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Making Life-Changing Experiences Accessible
Nothing should stand between you and a great education, even if you learn differently than others. For more than 50 years, Curry College’s Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL), has provided learning resources for students with diagnosed learning differences, executive function challenges and/or ADHD. As the first program of its kind in the country, we’re a leader in accessible student services. And it shows: 1 in 5 incoming Curry students participates in PAL.
Get the Support You Deserve:
PAL Academic Experience
PAL provides personalized academic support tailored to your needs, offering either one-on-one or small group sessions. Alongside your major requirements, PAL offers specialized classes emphasizing crucial skills such as reading comprehension, organization, and time management. These focused sessions ensure you receive the individualized attention necessary to thrive academically.
PAL Admission
If you’re a bright, college-ready student who happens to need accommodations to thrive, PAL may be for you. With limited space, we’re best able to serve students of average to superior intelligence who can grasp classroom concepts but require assistance demonstrating that knowledge.
Technology and Accommodations
Every student in PAL gets access to apps and other resources to make learning simpler. People are still at the core of everything we do, though: The PAL Assistive Technology (AT) Center provides personalized instruction to make sure you’re getting the most out of those tools.
Summer PAL
Get your Curry College experience off to a running start in our four-credit Summer PAL program. Make friends, meet faculty, prepare for college classwork and gain independence by living in a residence hall for three weeks. Space is limited—learn more today!
Value Added Services
PAL is for all learners, including adult students and individuals whose first language isn't English. We’re a community resource as well: PAL provides testing and evaluation services to children and adults who aren’t enrolled here.
Social Achievement in Learning (SAIL) Program
The Social Achievement in Learning (SAIL) program offers social coaching, transitional assistance, self-advocacy support, and sensory friendly housing to academically capable students with neurodiverse profiles who benefit from individualized support to reach their full potential in a college environment.
PAL Parents
PAL builds resourceful, independent students. Learn about the resources at PAL so you can encourage your child to take advantage of everything available.
Highlights in PAL
A Journey of Gratitude: How Curry and the PAL Program Changed the Life of Chris Menton ’77
If there’s one word that Dr. Chris Menton, Curry College Class of 1977, would use to describe himself, it’s grateful. Grateful for his education. Grateful for his career. Grateful for his family–his wife and two children–and the beautiful life he built for himself. After struggling for many years with his schooling, it was Curry College’s Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL) that gave Menton the opportunity to redirect his life and receive a truly valuable education.Neurodiversity Center for Excellence Appoints Maura McNamara as Executive Director
Curry College appointed Maura McNamara to serve as the inaugural Executive Director of the Neurodiversity Center for Excellence. This is an important role that will lead one of the College’s strategic plan initiatives that focuses on expanding Curry’s legacy of educating neurodiverse learners.Fall 2024 Faculty Accomplishments
Curry faculty are continuously recognized in their craft, showcasing their hard work, dedication, and commitment to scholarly growth. Through their publications, awards, and/or presentations, we celebrate the many achievements of our faculty who work tirelessly to shape our students in the classroom while also advancing knowledge in their fields.Summer 2024 Internship Spotlight
This summer, our students gained hands-on, professional work experience at various internship sites - see what some of them were up to!Curry College to be First in Massachusetts to Offer Job Guarantee
President Jay Gonzalez announced at his Inauguration this afternoon that Curry College will be the first college in Massachusetts to offer a job guarantee program, called The Curry Commitment, beginning with the current freshmen Class of 2027.Curry College Faculty Accomplishments Summer/Fall 2023
The cherished members of the Curry College faculty are known for their tireless dedication and support to our students - but they are also leading scholars, scientists, artists, and trailblazers in their respective fields. See their many accomplishments from this past summer and fall.Jay Gonzalez Appointed as President of Curry College
Curry College’s Board of Trustees announced the appointment of Jay Gonzalez as the College’s 15th president. The board’s unanimous decision was the culmination of a thoughtful and thorough search process that was conducted over the past eight months. Gonzalez has a deep breadth of experience in the law, government, education, politics, advocacy, and business leadership.Present, Publish, and Produce: Spring 2023 Faculty Accomplishments
Curry faculty are dedicated educators and caring mentors to students as well as leading scholars, scientists, artists, and trailblazers in their disciplines. They are regularly published in notable academic publications, quoted as experts in the media, and applauded among peers at prestigious industry conferences.Emma Keyes ’23 Stands Up for Neurodivergent Injustice with Self-Published Novel
Emma Keyes was tired of hearing the “Hollywood version” of Autism and thought the world deserved a genuine one. As a compassionate, caring, and motivated young woman, and also one living with Autism, she decided to do just that by self-publishing her first novel, entitled "Through My Eyes: A Different Perspective."Experience PAL
For more than 50 years, Curry College’s Program for Advancement of Learning (PAL), has provided learning resources for students with diagnosed learning differences, executive function challenges and/or AD/HD. As the oldest program of its kind in the country, we’re a leader in accessible student services.
