Media Highlights
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 »
University of La Verne Secures $8.5M in State Funding for Construction
Spaces 4 Learning | July 20, 2023
The University of La Verne in La Verne, Calif., will receive $8.5 million in state funding to go toward the construction of a new facility for the College of Health and Community Well-Being in Ontario, Calif., according to a news release. The funds were part of Senator Susan Rubio’s 2023–24 budget for District 22 and were approved last week by California Governor Gavin Newsom. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2024. Read More »
How much did your member of Congress get done last term?
Orange County Coast | July 05, 2023
Southern California members of Congress doing better than average in the 117th Congress isn’t a surprise to Marcia Godwin, a professor of public administration at the University of La Verne. Read More »
Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage
Diverse Issues in Higher Education | June 27, 2023
When Dr. Devorah Lieberman became president of University of La Verne in 2011, a private institution of approximately 8,000 students about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, she was in many ways seeing life come full circle. Read More »
Tigers name women’s water polo head coach
University of the Pacific | June 23, 2023
University of La Verne alumna Candice Vorbeck, a former Division I assistant coach, has been named head coach of the Pacific women’s water polo program, marking the first time Pacific has had separate men’s and women’s head coaches since 2013. She transferred to University of La Verne where she earned a degree in biology. Read More »
Longtime Hillsboro principal to lead Oregon City High School
Oregon City News | June 23, 2023
Oregon City High School’s new head principal Greg Timmons is coming from Hillsboro’s Liberty High School, where he served as principal for nine years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in social studies from Northwest Nazarene College in Idaho, and a master’s degree in educational management from the University of La Verne in California. Read More »
Best College Towns in California
World Atlas | June 20, 2023
Best College Towns in California ranks University of La Verne highly on their list. Read More »
Majoring in a Mission
Connect, Collaborate, Champion! Podcast | June 13, 2023
An interview with President Devorah Lieberman for the New American Colleges and Universities' podcast season-closing episode, dives deep into what it means to major in a mission. Read More »
Why Gavin Newsom, state leaders are paying attention to the California school board
The Mercury News | June 12, 2023
Marcia Godwin, a professor of public administration, shares insights on implications of state leaders' recent comments toward school board in Riverside County. Read More »