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The University of La Verne hosted its 27th annual Scholarship Gala event Saturday outdoors on third street between Founders Hall and the Ludwick center, beneath a tent to protect guests from the evening’s light rain.

The University hosted its annual scholarship luncheon Tuesday in the Campus Center Ballroom. About 70 people attended, including students who received named scholarships and the donors who helped fund them.

The price of attending the University of La Verne will not increase in the 2021-22 academic year, President Devorah Lieberman announced this week in an email to the community.

The University of La Verne took the annual Scholarship Gala – traditionally a black tie dinner event – to a virtual realm this year, and still raised $605,000 in donations for the scholarship fund, exceeding the goal of $100,000 for Saturday’s event. 

Donations from Trustees, alumni, students and other supporters of the University helped raise $907,000 at the annual Scholarship Gala, Saturday in the Sheraton Fairplex conference hall. The night kicked off with a reception where select students, and guests mingled and snacked on hors d’oeuvres.

Taghi Mirsepassi founded and established the Heshmat Mirsepassi Endowed Scholarship for Muslim Students at the University of La Verne in honor of his late wife Heshmat.