Media Highlights
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 »
Formula for volatile week of protests had been percolating years, race-relations experts say
Los Angeles Daily News | June 08, 2020
It was a trifecta of tragedy that sparked a week of protests volatile and peaceful alike, but decades of racial inequality and systemic injustices created a tinderbox that allowed it to flourish — and it’s going to take significant social reforms to get the fuel out of the fire, local race-relations experts said this week. Read More »
Board Elects NACU 2020-21 Executive Committee and Officers
New American Colleges and Universities | June 08, 2020
The New American Colleges and Universities (NACU) Board of Directors recently elected its 2020-21 executive officers and executive committee which are responsible for oversight of the national consortium of private, comprehensive colleges and universities. Read More »
Why California Needs to Invest in Independent Colleges and Universities
CalMatters | May 20, 2020
California’s 85 nonprofit colleges and universities award 20% of all undergraduate degrees and more than 50% of graduate degrees statewide. Read More »
2020's Best Cheap Car Insurance in California
WalletHub | May 15, 2020
Ryan Lee, assistant professor of applied business sciences and economics at the University of La Verne, provides his expertise and insight on inexpensive car insurance tips for Californians. Read More »