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President Devorah Lieberman addressing graduates in first ever virtual commencement for University of La Verne

Î÷¹ÏÓ°ÊÓ;Verne Graduates 2,337 in First Virtual Commencement

Spread across thousands of miles and dressed not in cap and gown but in whatever suited their fancy, 2,337 graduates of the Î÷¹ÏÓ°ÊÓ;Verne celebrated their achievements in the university’s first-ever virtual commencement live-streamed on January 30.


The Î÷¹ÏÓ°ÊÓ;Verne Celebrates Renovation of New Sara and Michael Abraham Center for Veteran Student Success with Groundbreaking Ceremony

On November 11, the Î÷¹ÏÓ°ÊÓ;Verne celebrated Veterans Day with a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the renovation of the newly renamed Sara and Michael Abraham Center for Veteran Student Success. To celebrate the start of construction safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on the central campus in La Verne and streamed it online for public viewing.


Î÷¹ÏÓ°ÊÓ;Verne Endows College of Law Dean

Thanks to a significant gift from attorney and alumnus Frank J. Lizarraga, Jr. ’80, the Î÷¹ÏÓ°ÊÓ;Verne has endowed its first dean. Lizarraga’s gift supports the dean of the College of Law, a position currently held by Kevin S. Marshall, JD, MPA, PhD. Effective immediately, Marshall assumes the title of the Frank Lizarraga Endowed Dean of the College of Law.