Tag: Aracely Gutiérrez
Trump administration cancels University HSI grants
In September the U.S. Department of Education canceled two federal grants the University of La Verne had used for programs to help students with academic, professional and personal development.
First generation college students overcome unique obstacles
As a first-generation college student and an only child, my decision to go to college was not just for myself but also for my family.
New pub at Barbara’s Place pours up local breweries
Barbara’s Place, in the Abraham Campus Center, has opened a pub for students and faculty who are 21 and older to enjoy beer and hard cider from local breweries and cider houses.
University honors First-Gen Day
Students gathered Wednesday to celebrate National First-Generation Day. First-generation students, who make up over 40% of the University of La Verne’s student body, are those whose parents or guardians did not complete a four-year college degree.
La Verne reflects on its artful past
University of La Verne staff and faculty introduced “An Artful Reframing,” a collaborative effort to reflect on the University's history and shine a light on previously underrepresented voices, before about 25 community members in the Campus Center Ballroom Monday, with 19 more who joined via Zoom.
La Verne leans into its Hispanic Serving Institution status
As the University of La Verne wraps up its first full year back since the COVID-19 pandemic threw the University, with most of higher education, into the unknown territory of remote learning for more than a year, the traditional undergraduate population of this Hispanic Serving Institution has remained mostly intact.