![19th President of University of La Verne, Dr. Pardis Mahdavi in the Abraham Campus Center.](https://laverne.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/06/Untitled-design.jpg)
University of La Verne Names 19th President
The University of La Verne Board of Trustees announced the selection of higher education leader and scholar Pardis Mahdavi, PhD, as the university’s 19th president today. She will assume the presidency on August 15.