Media Highlights
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 »
Graduating San Bernardino seniors celebrated during coronavirus pandemic
San Bernardino Sun | May 12, 2020
San Bernardino active community member Tina Lopez and her good friend Treasure Ortiz, soon-to-be graduate of the University of La Verne’s doctoral program, are connecting San Bernardino residents to graduating seniors through their “Adopt a City of San Bernardino Senior” initiative on Facebook. Read More »
Student life may look a lot different on Inland college campuses this fall
Redlands Daily Facts | May 11, 2020
Universities and colleges moved instruction online in March, and closed their campuses to most students, as the novel coronavirus began to spread across the region. Now, with the start of the fall term just months away, institutional leaders and students wonder what college life will look like in the future. Read More »