{"id":8752,"date":"2019-05-23T16:23:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T23:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/?p=8752"},"modified":"2022-01-12T12:30:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T20:30:54","slug":"university-la-verne-one-countrys-impressive-colleges-says-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/news\/2019\/05\/23\/university-la-verne-one-countrys-impressive-colleges-says-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"University of La&nbsp;Verne is \u201cOne of the Country\u2019s Most Impressive Colleges,\u201d says New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Anyssa Ramirez, a recent University of La&nbsp;Verne graduate, is joining Teach for America this fall.\u00a0 Credit Max Whittaker New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The University of La&nbsp;Verne has been recognized as a top-performing institution by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/05\/23\/opinion\/sunday\/college-graduation-rates-ranking.html\"><em>New York Times<\/em> <\/a>for exceeding expected graduation rates, especially for low-income and middle-income students.<\/p>\n<p>The success comes from the university\u2019s long-standing commitment to students, including an intimate and caring educational environment and the university\u2019s signature La&nbsp;Verne Experience learning communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is connection \u2013 feeling like somebody cares,\u201d University President Devorah Lieberman said to the <em>Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The University of La&nbsp;Verne deepens students\u2019 relationships to others on campus through extracurricular activities, dedicated faculty, and advisors who work with each student from the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Times\u2019<\/em> analysis was done in partnership with the Urban Institute\u2019s Center on Education Data and Policy. 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