Media Highlights
California college classes go online only in counties where coronavirus not under control
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | August 08, 2020
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties remain on the state’s coronavirus watch list and would need to see declining infection rates for more than two weeks before their colleges and universities could resume indoor classes. Read More »
AACTE Kimberly White-Smith Promotes Leading for Justice During Global Pandemic
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education | August 04, 2020
Kimberly White-Smith, dean of the LaFetra College of Education, speaks about leadership during the current social justice revolution and COVID-19 pandemic. Read More »
California colleges, fearing enrollment loss this fall, are trying hard to bond with students this summer
EdSource | July 21, 2020
For example, University of La Verne, a Southern California private institution which hopes it can hold a hybrid fall semester with some classes face to face, is offering all incoming freshmen a free online class about Covid-19 this summer. The four-credit course will examine the pandemic’s national impacts on health, politics, economics and social life. Read More »
The Goya boycott is something much more than cancel culture
The Washington Post | July 16, 2020
When corporate executives or companies take controversial political or cultural stances, activists across the political spectrum often respond by calling for a boycott. But the history of corporate boycotts run far deeper. Read More »
Zandra - a Role Model for Students & Colleagues
Interfaith Youth Core | July 16, 2020
If you’re a staff person wondering how interfaith work can look on your campus, look no further than our friend, Zandra Wagoner. What we love about this profile is how it expresses Zandra’s keen ability to both serve students on the ground and create institutional change—all through genuine, warm relationships. Read More »
The La Verne Tar Pits
The David Allen Blog / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | July 11, 2020
At the University of La Verne, the Cultural and Natural History Collections staff is using four vitrines in the window of the Campus Center for a series of mini-exhibits. Read More »
2020’s States with the Best & Worst Taxpayer ROI
WalletHub | July 08, 2020
For more insight into how taxpayer funds are turned into government services as well as how taxpayers can measure the efficiency with which their money is used, we turned to a panel of economics and public-policy experts. Read More »
Even a global pandemic couldn’t stop these Tigard teens from celebrating senior milestones
The Oregonian/OregonLive | July 06, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic gave Oregon’s high school class of 2020 a year like no other. For some, school closures meant the loss of a promising competitive season. Others took the time to reflect on their place in the world and pick up a new hobby. But the Water Girls, so named because of their collective desire to provide hydration for the football team at University of La Verne, dared the global pandemic to rob them of milestones Tigard High seniors enjoyed long before them. Read More »
As students fill summer courses, many ask: Why aren’t all colleges open in the summers?
The Hechinger Report | June 25, 2020
The University of La Verne has discounted summer tuition for continuing students and is offering a free course about Covid-19 for incoming freshmen. The school expects about 100 students to take the class, said Mary Aguayo, vice president of strategic enrollment management. Read More »
Protests: Why are some white people randomly gifting black people money?
USA Today | June 12, 2020
As demonstrations over killings of unarmed black people by police persist across the globe, presumably well-intentioned white allies are giving money and other gifts to black people in a show of solidarity. Read More »