Media Highlights
Now the tables are turned and students get to accept or reject colleges such as UCLA and USC
LA Times | April 19, 2021
As new COVID-19 cases decline and state restrictions on gatherings ease, Claremont McKenna College and the University of La Verne are two of the few campuses that have brought back limited in-person tours. Read More »
Best Credit Cards: Ask The Experts
WalletHub | March 25, 2021
Q: What can we learn about the health of the economy from the terms offered by the market's best credit cards? A: The credit card offers you get to say more about your creditworthiness than anything else. When you start to become financially savvy and make smart financial decisions, you will receive more and more credit card offers with increasingly better terms. When this happens, you must continue to make financially sound decisions and use these offers to your advantage by eliminating high-interest debt and reaping the benefits of any promotional rates or rewards that might benefit you. Read More »
Best Cheap Car Insurance in California: Ask the Experts
WalletHub | March 16, 2021
Q: How do you think COVID-19 has affected consumer demand for car insurance? A: For people able to work from home during the pandemic, miles driven have fallen. Fewer miles mean lower car insurance premiums. People have received rebates and/or lower premiums when a new billing cycle started. Yet, for those who still needed to work in person, we have seen a large increase in the demand for used cars. In a pandemic, it is safer to drive yourself than to take the bus or train. For these individuals, they will need more insurance to cover "new" cars and more miles driven. Read More »
Miami Mayor: Tom Brady of Police Chiefs Gets Top Miami Job
US News & World Report | March 15, 2021
Acevedo, the Houston police chief who forged a national profile by calling for gun control, marching with protesters after George Floyd's death and criticizing President Donald Trump is taking the top job in the Miami Police Department, news outlets reported. “I think this is like getting the Tom Brady or the Michael Jordan of police chiefs,” Miami Mayor Francis Suarez told the Miami Herald. Read More »
Southern California Business Report & Guest Dr. Devorah Lieberman, President of ULV
Southern California Business Report (KMET 1490 AM) | March 09, 2021
Southern California Business Report with Daryl McCance and Yvette Walker interview special guest Dr. Devorah Lieberman, serving as President of the University of La Verne. Read More »
University of La Verne receives $400,000 grant to boost diversity among teachers
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | February 24, 2021
The college this month announced it will partner with the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, also known as BranchEd, for a three-year project. The grant will be awarded to the university’s LaFetra College of Education to revamp programming to be more inclusive of students of color and create pathways for them to teach in nearby communities. Read More »
When outside world gets chaotic, discussions pop up in classrooms
Atlanta Journal-Constitution | January 25, 2021
Kimberly White-Smith, dean of the education college at the University of La Verne in California, said no student is too young for a lesson about contemporary politics. Children see what’s happening and must be taught about the facts and must be equipped with skills to interpret and cope with them, said White-Smith, who is on the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. Read More »
Ben Hines, former Dodgers, La Verne coach passes away at 85
Daily Bulletin | January 14, 2021
Ben Hines, a very successful baseball coach at the University of La Verne and a member of Lasorda’s coaching staff for several seasons, died Wednesday night at age 85. Hines is the father of Bruce Hines, recently named the Angels’ first-base coach. Read More »
Fundraising Campaigns Move Forward Despite Pandemic Disruption
The Chronicle of Philanthropy | January 12, 2021
Lieberman saw a need to keep supporters close at a time when social-distancing measures forced them apart. “You cannot quarantine community” became fundraisers’ motto, she says. Since March, Lieberman estimates she has had at least 10 virtual coffees a week and roughly 120 virtual meals with supporters of the university. Read More »
Mothers’ stress may lead to preterm births, faster aging in children
UCLA Newsroom | November 30, 2020
“Women exposed to moderate stressors in their environment may have developed coping strategies that serve them well both before and during pregnancy, while exposure to more severe stress challenges even women who normally cope very effectively,” said lead author Nicole Mahrer, who conducted the research as a UCLA postdoctoral scholar in health psychology and is now an assistant professor of psychology at the University of La Verne. Read More »