Media Highlights
Professor of History and University of La Verne Archivist Ben Jenkins has newest book reviewed during Metrolink train ride
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | September 16, 2023
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Reporter David Allen takes a moment to ride the Metrolink and reads Professor of History and University of La Verne Archivist’s newest book, “Octopus’s Garden: How Railroads and Citrus Transformed Southern California” along the way. Read More »
President Mahdavi sets focus on inclusion, access in higher education
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | September 07, 2023
University of La Verne President Pardis Mahdavi shares her vision for the university, her identity and background, and how she will use her experiences to influence the new age of higher education with a profile in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Read More »
The 2024 Best Colleges in America: Princeton, MIT and Yale Take Top Spots
The Wall Street Journal | September 06, 2023
“I felt like the professors were able to focus on all their students,” says Catalina Valera, who graduated from La Verne this year—the first college graduate in her family. “They helped me get [job] interviews, and I had an adviser that would send me things like internship opportunities that he knew were in my interest.” Read More »
Professor of History Allyson Brantley Shares how Labor Day has changed — and not changed — in its 140-year history
Marketplace | September 04, 2023
In September 1882, labor leaders, workers and supporters gathered in New York City for the world’s first Labor Day parade. According to Allyson Brantley, an associate professor of history at the University of La Verne in California, local activists organized a festival to amplify the presence of labor in the city and kick off an annual convention of the Knights of Labor, a workers rights organization. In the 140 years since that first Labor Day festival, Brantley said, the holiday has changed — and not changed — a lot. Read More »
The Legacy of Caspian Horses and Their Fearsome Female Riders
Time | August 29, 2023
University of La Verne President Pardis Mahdavi shares in this Time article, "Like my ancestors before me, the strength and resilience I have found in my life to move forward while not forgetting my past has come from the horses." Read More »
ABC News Segment at 5 p.m.
ABC News | August 22, 2023
ABC News at 5 p.m. segment discusses the AltaMed gift and how it is impacting the new University of La Verne Castulo de la Rocha College of Health and Community Well-Being. Read More »
New IEHP Health Career Academy to address critical health care needs
IEHP | August 11, 2023
To address the growing need for health care professionals in the region, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and University of La Verne are collaborating to create a brand-new resource: the IEHP Health Career Academy. Read More »
How Emotions Affect Negotiations
Harvard Law School | August 07, 2023
People tend to assume that empathic accuracy, or the ability to discern others’ feelings, is associated with intuition, University of La Verne professor Christine Ma-Kellams and Harvard University professor Jennifer Lerner found in one experiment on the topic. Read More »
What is a balance transfer?
WalletHub | July 31, 2023
Professors William Hippler and Ryan Lee discuss what a balance transfer is and how the transaction enables people to move existing debt to a new credit card. Read More »
Guest editorial: Elk calls have regional dialects
Park Record | July 20, 2023
Other studies have shown that whale, bat and bird calls have regional dialects, too, but a team led by Jennifer Clarke, a behavioral ecologist at the Center for Wildlife Studies and a professor at the University of La Verne in California, is the first to identify such differences in any species of ungulate. Read More »