Tag: pell grants

After nearly two years serving as interim president, Risa Dickson was officially named 20th president of the University of La Verne earlier this month. 

University of La Verne students were happy to hear about President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan announced late last month.

President Joe Biden’s American Families Plan, announced April 28, is a big step forward in investing in American families and education.

The current Republican administration in this nation is proposing three things which could be highly problematic for all students attending (or planning to attend) college.

A March Department of Education report highlighted the University of La Verne as an exemplary school for low-income students. ULV joins other private institutions such as Converse College in South Carolina, Agnes Scott College in Georgia and the Sage Colleges in New York as private institutions that have more than 40 percent Pell Grant recipients, with half of those recipients graduating in less than six years.

Although most political talk in recent weeks has centered around the health care debate, Obama’s other piece of legislation may also have some helpful results, especially for college students.