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News Releases and Announcements
Featured News Release | February 13, 2025
Ashley Wenger-Slaba, Rural Health System Senior Vice President, to Represent South Dakota on WICHE Commission
BOULDER, Colorado — Ashley Wenger-Slaba, who serves as Sanford Health’s senior vice president of employee experience, education, and workforce relations, has been appointed as a commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE is a regional...
Rural New Mexico Behavioral Health Internship Program Receives National Accreditation
SANTA FE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Health Care Authority and the New Mexico Psychology Internship Consortia announce full accreditation from the American Psychology Association for their psychology internship program, dedicated to training, recruiting, and retaining behavioral health...
February 05, 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...
January 22, 2025
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
Media Mentions
Featured Media Mention | March 15, 2025
Not A Do or Die Moment: Despite Failed Merger, Bluffton University Remains Financially Stable
THE LIMA NEWS article referencing the research conducted by WICHE for the 11th edition of its Knocking on the College Door report on high school projections.
SC’s Largest Colleges Celebrate Record Applicants for Fall 2025. Most Aren’t From SC.
SOUTH CAROLINA DAILY GAZETTE article referencing the research conducted by WICHE for the 11th edition of its Knocking on the College Door report on high school projections.
March 10, 2025
The Online Overhaul
This CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION article references a cost price study and explores how virtual courses used to be the exception, but now, they’re an expectation.
March 07, 2025
SIUE Financial Deficit Spurs Budget Cuts, Layoffs as Enrollment Declines
THE DAILY EGYPTIAN article referencing the research conducted by WICHE for the 11th edition of its Knocking on the College Door report on high school projections.
March 04, 2025
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