University of La Verne Appoints Dr. Marquisha Frost as Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Mission Integration
La Verne, CA听鈥�听The University of La Verne is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr.
Marquisha Frost as the new Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Mission
Integration, effective August 4, 2025.
Dr. Frost brings more than a decade of leadership experience in higher education, nonprofit
strategy, and听inclusive excellence.听She most recently served as Senior Vice President of Strategic
Engagement and Initiatives and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the Nebraska Children
and Families Foundation, where she led statewide initiatives to promote equity, well–being, and
systemic change.
A former adjunct professor at the University of La Verne and Youth Coordinator at the La Verne
Church of the Brethren, Dr. Frost is deeply familiar with the university鈥檚 mission and听the
surrounding听community. Her return marks a homecoming to听a campus she describes as having
鈥淟a Verne Magic.鈥�
In her new role, Dr. Frost will report to the听provost听and work closely with听leadership across
campus听on听strategic efforts that advance the university鈥檚 core values鈥�Ethical Reasoning,
Diversity and Inclusivity, Lifelong Learning, and Civic and Community Engagement. She will
oversee several key offices, including Title IX, Civic and Community Engagement, Multicultural
Services, Religious and Spiritual Life,听and听the Randall Lewis Center for Well–Being and听Research.
Dr. Frost holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Claremont Graduate University,
along with听master鈥檚 degrees in counseling and education. Her research and professional work
have focused on student success, inclusive leadership, and听institutional transformation.
鈥淲别鈥�re thrilled to welcome Dr. Frost back听to 春色视频,鈥� said听Ken O鈥橠onnell, Provost of the University
of La Verne. 鈥�She combines听visionary leadership with听down–to–earth personal commitment, and
a knack for connecting with people.听She鈥�s ideally suited to听lend her听voice and direction to the
values that听distinguish听us as a university.鈥�
