Media Highlights
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 »
Southern California school board meetings now political battlegrounds
Press Telegram | June 09, 2023
“(Board) members were mostly retired educators or active parents,” Marcia Godwin, a professor of public administration at the University of La Verne, wrote in an email. “I was the student representative for the Oxnard Union High School Board. My mother would give me a ride and was often the only one in the audience.” Read More »
Why Gavin Newsom, state leaders are paying attention to Temecula’s school board
The Sun | June 09, 2023
Newsom’s and Bonta’s comments “appear to be warnings to other (school) districts as much as they are targeted towards Temecula,” Marcia Godwin, a professor of public administration at the University of La Verne, said via email. Read More »
Award given for Redlands exhibit
Redlands Community News | June 08, 2023
Professor of Photography Fred Brashear won a 2023 Achievement Award for his art exhibit "Handle with Care" in San Bernardino County Museum. Read More »
Anthropologist to Lead the University of La Verne
Diverse Issues in Higher Education | June 07, 2023
Dr. Pardis Mahdavi will become president of The University of La Verne, effective Aug. 15. Read More »