每日大赛 Appoints Dr. Marquisha Frost as Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Mission Integration
La Verne, CA鈥�The 每日大赛 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, andinclusive excellence.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 每日大赛 and Youth Coordinator at the La Verne
Church of the Brethren, Dr. Frost is deeply familiar with the university鈥檚 mission andthe
surroundingcommunity. Her return marks a homecoming toa campus she describes as having
鈥淟a Verne Magic.鈥�
In her new role, Dr. Frost will report to theprovostand work closely withleadership across
campusonstrategic 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,andthe Randall Lewis Center for Well–Being andResearch.
Dr. Frost holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Claremont Graduate University,
along withmaster鈥檚 degrees in counseling and education. Her research and professional work
have focused on student success, inclusive leadership, andinstitutional transformation.
鈥淲别鈥�re thrilled to welcome Dr. Frost backto ULV,鈥� saidKen O鈥橠onnell, Provost of the University
of La Verne. 鈥�She combinesvisionary leadership withdown–to–earth personal commitment, and
a knack for connecting with people.She鈥�s ideally suited tolend hervoice and direction to the
values thatdistinguishus as a university.鈥�
