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News Releases and Announcements
Featured News Release | January 22, 2025
Mike Smith, Vice President for Governmental Affairs and Community Engagement at the University of Wyoming, Appointed to the WICHE Commission
BOULDER, Colorado – Mike Smith, vice president for governmental affairs and community engagement at the University of Wyoming, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a regional interstate compact serving the...
Terrence George, President and CEO of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, Joins WICHE Commission
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...
January 09, 2025
Executive Director of Arizona Board of Regents Chad Sampson Joins WICHE Commission
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,...
January 08, 2025
Laura DaVinci Named Director of Every Learner Everywhere
Boulder, CO (December 17, 2024) – Laura DaVinci has been named Director of Every Learner Everywhere, a network of partner organizations that advocates for equitable outcomes in U.S. higher education through advances in digital learning. WCET – the WICHE...
December 17, 2024
Media Mentions
Featured Media Mention | December 05, 2024
UNM professor becomes first nurse to be elected as WICHE Commission chair
This article, from Health Sciences Newsroom, references Barbara Damron, who was recently appointed as WICHE Commission chair and is the first nurse to hold this position. Original Source
Affluent White Students Are Skipping College, and No One Is Sure Why
This article, from The Chronicle of Higher Education, references WICHE’s research on high school graduate projections. Original Source
December 03, 2024
UH hosts WICHE meeting, highlights trends and $27.7M tuition savings
This article, from University of Hawai’i News, references the recent WICHE Commission meeting and reflects on the meeting highlights. Original Source
November 19, 2024
Top Ways to Qualify for Reduced College Tuition Fees
This article, from the University Herald, references the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program as a way to reduce tuition costs. Original Source
November 19, 2024
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