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Publication
No-Cost/Low-Cost and OER Impact on Time-to-Credential: An Event History Modeling Study
10
Jan 2025
This study explores the efficacy of no-cost/low-cost (NCLC) programs on student credential completion and persistence. The study looked at...
News Release
Terrence George, President and CEO of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, Joins WICHE Commission
09
Jan 2025
BOULDER, Colorado – Terrence George, president and CEO of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, the largest private foundation in Hawai’i, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a regional interstate compact...
News Release
Executive Director of Arizona Board of Regents Chad Sampson Joins WICHE Commission
08
Jan 2025
BOULDER, Colorado — Chad Sampson, executive director of the Arizona Board of Regents, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). Sampson joins Arizona Commissioners Todd Haynie, president of Eastern Arizona College,...
News Release
Report: U.S. high school graduates will peak next year, then most states will see steady declines through 2041
11
Dec 2024
Knocking at the College Door authors say the report adds urgency to efforts by state, campus, and business leaders...
Early bird pricing for 2025 Academic Partnerships Annual Meeting ends February 28
Discover the power of collaboration and resource sharing at this year’s annual convening of higher education leaders from two-year and four-year institutions across the West! The 2025 Academic Partnerships Annual Meeting, to be held April 23-25 in Reno, Nevada, brings together members of WICHE’s two membership organizations, the Western Academic Leadership Forum (Forum) and the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (Alliance). With sessions about AI, workforce development, strategic finance, infrastructure investment, new credentials and more, all presentations will have a special focus on working together to produce positive student outcomes. Register today.