Media Highlights
Veteran Jackson Lee receives life-changing scholarship
Veterans of Foreign Wars | November 13, 2023
Veteran Jackson Lee receives “Sports Clips Help A Hero” scholarship, now pursuing Master of Science in Leadership and Management degree at the University of La Verne. Read More »
Marcie D. Graves Poole, Ed.D. ’07, named FUSD's first director of equity, diversity and inclusion
Fontana Herald News | November 09, 2023
Dr. Marcie D. Graves Poole, Ed.D. ’07, was recently appointed by the Board of Education as Fontana Unified School District’s first director of equity, diversity and inclusion. Read More »
Faculty member appointed as commissioner for Palm Springs Human Rights Commission
DT News | November 06, 2023
University of La Verne adjunct faculty member, Bobby Rimas, takes oath of office for the position of commissioner to serve on the Palm Springs Human Rights Commission at Palm Springs City Hall. Read More »
Clayton Welcomes Conrad Olmedo As New Planning Director
The Johnston County Report | November 03, 2023
Conrad Olmedo, MPA ’12, was recently named as the Planning Director for the town of Clayton, North Carolina. Read More »
President Mahdavi shared her newest book The Book of Queensduring Medora’s Book Club opening in Montecito
The Montecito Journal | October 31, 2023
President Pardis Mahdavi shared her newest book The Book of Queens: The True Story of the Middle Eastern Horsewomen Who Fought the War on Terror during Medora’s Book Club opening at Casa del Herrero in Montecito, California. Read More »
Current creative writing student shares self-published book about blindness and mental health
Whittier Daily News | October 30, 2023
Adrianna Procida is a current creative writing student at the University of La Verne who shared with Whittier Daily News the story behind her self-published and self-illustrated book “What Can’t Be Seen,” a story that aims to teach others about blindness and mental health. Read More »
President Emerita Devorah Lieberman Inducted into HACU's 2023 Hall of Champions
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities | October 20, 2023
University of La Verne President Emerita Devorah Lieberman was inducted into the 2023 Hall of Champions for the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) for her embodied commitment and contributions to Hispanic and Latinx success in higher education. Read More »
Professor Ben Jenkins shares new citrus industry book with Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | October 17, 2023
“Union Pacific, Santa Fe and the Pacific Electric all had excursions to Riverside, Redlands and San Bernardino,” Jenkins told me. “‘Come see the Orange Empire and pick an orange.’ If you’re in L.A. and you have time to kill, it was something to do.” Read More »
Spectrum News 1 reporter Ariel Wesler shares experience touring the the University of La Verne
Spectrum 1 | October 06, 2023
Spectrum News 1 reporter Ariel Wesler tours the the University of La Verne to learn from campus leaders about the institution and its latest Wall Street Journal high rankings. Read More »
LVTV-3 and University of La Verne Help Local Students Learn the Art of Video Production
California School News Report | October 03, 2023
Bonita High School students gained hands-on experience with video production through their partnership with LVTV-3 and the University of La Verne to produce Local Lens, a magazine show that highlights interesting people, stories and events in the community. Read More »