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Utah Commissioner of Higher Education Geoffrey Landward Joins WICHE Commission

16 May 2024

BOULDER, Colo. – Geoffrey Landward, Utah’s Commissioner of Higher Education, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) by Gov. Spencer Cox. Landward joins Utah Commissioners Patricia Jones, CEO, Women’s Leadership Institute; and Ann Millner,...

2024 Veterinary Medicine Advisory Council Meeting

29 May 2024

WICHE has provided students in the Western region with affordable access to veterinary medicine programs for over 70 years through its Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP; www.wiche.edu/psep). To date, more than 3,850 DVMs have been educated through WICHE at...

Distance Ed at a Crossroads: The Changing Landscape of New Regulations

30 Jul 2024

Significant changes are being proposed for distance education courses and programs. If implemented, these new regulations will majorly affect your online courses, programs, and services to students. Join the WCET and SAN policy team for an in-person event to...

2024 Legislative Advisory Committee Meeting

11 Sep 2024

The Legislative Advisory Committee (LAC) informs the WICHE Commission and staff about significant legislative issues related to higher education and offers a forum for members to discuss promising initiatives from across the region and to learn about policy-relevant research....

Rural Mental Health in the United States: 2006-2022

May 16, 2024

This volume, Rural Mental Health in the United States: 006–2022, is the fourth in a series, first published in 1979, intended to provide an overview of the field of rural mental health and access to its literature through an annotated bibliography.

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2024 CPL Equity Award Winners

Report and Webinar

May 13, 2024

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) and WICHE announce the inaugural winners of the Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Equity Awards, recognizing strategies that have been proven to put CPL in reach of key adult learner populations and/or increase their CPL credit-earning.

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Explore Our Region

Select a WICHE member on the clickable map to explore individual highlights of our long-standing partnerships. As an interstate compact, WICHE collaborates with partners across the West to share knowledge, create resources, and develop innovative solutions that address some of our society’s most pressing needs.

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