Media Highlights
Eloise Gómez Reyes announces 2024 run for California State Senate
The Sun | December 01, 2022
[Reyes] has served in the Assembly since 2016 and won reelection to a fourth term on Nov. 8. If she wins the Senate seat in 2024, Reyes will be eligible for a single four-year term, due to state term limits for legislators. Read More »
Rep. Pete Aguilar, former Redlands mayor, becomes No. 3 Democrat in House leadership
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin | November 30, 2022
Rep. Pete Aguilar’s new position has been years in the making, according to Marcia Godwin, a professor of public administration at the University of La Verne. Read More »
Together, 104 Schools Pursue Inclusive Undergraduate Science Education
Howard Hughes Medical Institute | November 30, 2022
104 schools are receiving six-year grants as part of HHMI’s Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative. IE3 challenges US colleges and universities to substantially and sustainably build capacity for student belonging, especially for those who have been historically excluded from the sciences. Read More »
CCCOE Awarded $9.8 Million to Share Literacy Strategies Throughout California
East County Today | November 17, 2022
The new effort, titled Project ARISE (Accelerating Reading Intervention for Systemic Excellence), will feature partnerships between CCCOE and San Diego County Office of Education; Glenn County Office of Education; the University of La Verne; the University of California, San Francisco; Turnaround for Children; TNTP (formerly known as The New Teacher Project), and National Center on Intensive Intervention. The teamed approach will support student acceleration of literacy learning and evidence-based professional learning to administrators, teachers, and paraeducators in the areas of reading interventions. Read More »
New Health Care Schools Open with Emphasis on Workforce Development, Addressing Inequities
Insight Into Diversity | November 16, 2022
In response to the widespread shortage of health care professionals across the country, a number of higher education institutions over the past year have opened new colleges and schools to educate and train the next generation of health industry professionals — and they are prioritizing the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as part of their efforts to address health care inequities and workforce concerns. Read More »
Stagflation in Economics: History, Causes & Characteristics
MoneyGeek | November 16, 2022
A period of stagflation can stunt economic growth through high inflation rates and high unemployment rates simultaneously. Consumers can prepare their finances ahead of time. Read More »
Federal Funds Rate: Definition, History & Impact
MoneyGeek | November 16, 2022
The federal funds rate doesn’t just affect banks — it affects you, too. When banks loan excess reserve funds to each other overnight, the interest they charge is called the “federal funds rate.” It's what media outlets refer to when they mention interest rates. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) determines its upper and lower limits. In turn, the federal funds rate affects short-term and long-term financial interest rates, such as those on your personal loans, mortgages and credit cards. Read More »
Midterm vote raises questions about Orange County’s political direction
Orange County Register | November 12, 2022
“The traditional pattern for a midterm electorate is that they’re more conservative than the voters in general elections,” said Marcia Godwin, a professor of public policy at the University of La Verne who studies and writes about politics in Southern California and elsewhere. Read More »
Hot Topics - Inland Empire Magazine
Inland Empire Magazine | November 10, 2022
Area legal experts weigh in on fiery issues the U.S. Supreme Court is tackling that could result in thorny outcomes - all part of the great experiment we call democracy. Read More »
PASADENA HERITAGE CELEBRATES CITY’S RICH ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE WITH SPRAWLING EVENT SERIES
Pasadena Now | November 09, 2022
This is the third annual ‘Preservation Pasadena: Craftsman to Modern,’ which begins Thursday evening at the historic Blinn House, Pasadena Heritage’s headquarters, where Dr. Ben Jenkins, University Archivist and Associate Professor at the University of La Verne, conducts a lecture based on his book, “California’s Citrus Heritage.” Read More »