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News Release
11Dec
2020

Higher Education Compacts Come Together to Help Students Succeed with Open Educational Resources

BOULDER, Colo. – State leaders, postsecondary education institutions, and education leaders are working across state lines to promote the adoption of open educational resources (OER) to help millions of students access high-quality learning materials that are free to use,...

News Release
20Nov
2020

President of The CIRI Foundation named next chair of WICHE

Susan Anderson of Alaska takes the helm of the 48-member interstate compact commission in the West. BOULDER, Colo. – Susan Anderson, President/CEO of The CIRI Foundation (TCF), was elected as the 2021 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for...

News Release
18Nov
2020

Tanya Spilovoy honored with Outstanding Service Award from Midwestern Higher Education Compact

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Tanya Spilovoy, Director of Open Policy at the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET), received the Midwestern Higher Education Compact’s (MHEC) Outstanding Service Award on November 9, during the commission’s Annual Commission Meeting, held virtually due...

News Release
27Oct
2020

Dr. John Morton appointed to the WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. John Morton, Vice President Emeritus of Community Colleges of the University of Hawai‘i, was recently appointed by Governor David Ige to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), an interstate compact of Western states...

News Release
20Aug
2020

New Mexico State University joins the Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – New Mexico State University has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. NMSU becomes the 59th member of the Network and...

News Release
20Aug
2020

Western Colorado University is newest member of the Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – Western Colorado University, located in Gunnison, Colorado, has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Western becomes the 56th member of...

News Release
20Aug
2020

Los Angeles Community College District joins Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – The Los Angeles Community College District – made up of nine colleges serving the greater Los Angeles County area – has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities...

News Release
06Aug
2020

University of Nevada, Reno joins Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Nevada, Reno has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. The University becomes the 58th member of the...

News Release
05Aug
2020

Truckee Meadows Community College joins Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – Truckee Meadows Community College has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Truckee Meadows becomes the 56th member of the Network,...

News Release
04Aug
2020

Nevada State College joins Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – Nevada State College (NSC) has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. NSC becomes the 57th member of the Network, signing...

News Release
22Jul
2020

Chaminade University of Honolulu joins Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – Chaminade University of Honolulu has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Chaminade University becomes the first private institution from the...

News Release
22Jul
2020

College of Eastern Idaho joins Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – The College of Eastern Idaho joins the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Located in Idaho Falls, the College of Eastern Idaho...

News Release
22Jul
2020

Casper College joins the Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – Casper College, located in Casper, Wyoming, has joined the Interstate Passport Network, a national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Casper College is also the third institution...

News Release
21Jul
2020

Washington State University joins Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – Washington State University (WSU) has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. WSU becomes the first institution from the State of...

News Release
08Jul
2020

National Call to Action to eliminate college transfer barriers now

COVID-19 spurs need for immediate solutions to costly transfer inquiries BOULDER, Colo. – If ever there were a time to simplify how students transfer between colleges, this is it. As a result of COVID-19, thousands upon thousands of students...

News Release
29Jun
2020

American Council on Education to use Passport Learning Outcomes as a workforce framework

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the American Council on Education (ACE) announce a collaboration to help more students with prior learning attain high-quality postsecondary credentials. WICHE’s Interstate Passport Network®, with 46 members...

News Release
11Jun
2020

University of Alaska Fairbanks joins Interstate Passport Network

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) becomes the second higher education institution from the state of Alaska to join the Interstate Passport Network. With seven campuses across the state, UAF enrolls more than 8,500 students from all...

News Release
02Jun
2020

University of Alaska Southeast is newest member of Interstate Passport

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Alaska Southeast is the 42nd higher education institution in the country to join the Interstate Passport Network. The third regional university of the University of Alaska system, the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) joins...

News Release
19May
2020

WICHE Commission approves resolution supporting flexibility in postsecondary education in the West due to COVID-19 outbreak

BOULDER, Colo.—The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on our nation’s education systems, including the nearly 400 public and private colleges and universities in 16 Western states and territories. Prospective students face uncertainty about their academic future in...

News Release
05May
2020

University of Hawai’i System joins Interstate Passport

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Hawaiʻi System becomes the third higher education system to join the Interstate Passport Network. Joining Leeward Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu in the Network are eight additional institutions: Hawaiʻi...

News Release
27Feb
2020

WICHE, WCET part of efforts to develop national network to support scaling, adoption of OER

BOULDER, Colo. – College and university leaders are working across state lines to reduce barriers faced by students and to empower faculty with access to a wide range of instructional materials. WICHE and its sister regional higher education compact organizations...

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