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News Release
05Dec
2022

Executive Director of the Idaho State Board of Education Elected to Lead WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colorado – Matt Freeman, executive director of the Idaho State Board of Education, has been elected as the 2023 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public...

News Release
15Nov
2022

Winners Announced for the Eighth Annual SANsational Awards

BOULDER, Colo. – The State Authorization Network (SAN), a division of WCET – the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, is pleased to announce the winners of the eighth annual SANsational Awards: Campbell University (North Carolina), University of Cincinnati (Ohio),...

News Release
08Nov
2022

Dr. Kevin Carman to Represent Wyoming on the WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Kevin Carman has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing the state of Wyoming. As part of the commission, Carman will join WICHE as one of 48 commissioners from the...

News Release
31Oct
2022

Creator of ‘Stellar Student Experience’ at Community College of Denver Wins Bernice Joseph Leadership Award

Dr. McKnight-Tutein (center) stands with Lynn Colgin, senior vice president, Quottly and Carli Schiffner, 2022 vice chair of the Alliance executive committee and deputy executive director of education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical...

News Release
03Oct
2022

Senator Kalani Kaneko from the Republic of the Marshall Islands Joins the WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education welcomes Senator Kalani Kaneko from the Republic of the Marshall Islands as its newest commissioner. As part of the WICHE Commission, Kaneko represents the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely...

News Release
16Sep
2022

Michael Meotti To Represent Washington on the WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colo. – Michael Meotti has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing the state of Washington. The commission is comprised of 48 commissioners from the 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories...

News Release
13Sep
2022

Dr. Pearl Brower To Represent Alaska on the WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Pearl Brower has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing Alaska. The commission is comprised of 48 commissioners from the 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely...

News Release
19Aug
2022

12 Institutions Selected to Participate in ‘No Holding Back’ Project

Community of Practice to Build on Existing Work Examining the Impacts of Administrative Holds on College Students   Institution staff met at WICHE's offices in Boulder, Colorado. BOULDER, Colorado – Twelve postsecondary institutions within the...

News Release
17Aug
2022

2023 Forum Annual Meeting – Call for Proposals

The Western Academic Leadership Forum (Forum) is an interstate membership group of higher education leaders at four-year institutions based in the West. Roughly 60 chief academic officers and provosts at WICHE-region public and private doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s level...

News Release
28Jun
2022

WICHE Welcomes the Republic of Palau into the Pacific Islands Membership

U.S. Department of Interior Grant Renewed to Cover Membership Fees for U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States BOULDER, Colorado – The Republic of Palau has joined the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), which will expand student...

News Release
17Jun
2022

WICHE Receives $1.5 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation

Funding Will Establish Leadership Program for Academics in the Humanities BOULDER, Colorado – The Mellon Foundation has generously awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to develop a leadership program for senior...

News Release
14Jun
2022

Danita Bye is Appointed to the WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colo. – Danita Bye has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing North Dakota. The WICHE Commission is comprised of 48 commissioners appointed by the governors of the 15 Western states and the...

News Release
10Jun
2022

Dr. Molly Hall-Martin Selected as Director, WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement

BOULDER, Colorado – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is pleased to announce that Molly Hall-Martin, Ph.D., has been selected as the director for the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA). Previously, Dr. Hall-Martin (Kul Wicasa Oyate/Lower...

News Release
27May
2022

OIA Funds WICHE Membership Fees for Insular Areas

BOULDER, Colorado – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) announced a grant award of $174,000 to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to cover membership fees for territories and freely associated states...

News Release
12May
2022

WICHE and AACRAO Receive $452,500 in Grants to Study Administrative Holds

BOULDER, Colorado – Lumina Foundation and Ascendium Education Group have jointly awarded $452,500 in grants to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) to help institutions better...

News Release
27Apr
2022

University of North Dakota’s Leadership on Open Educational Resources Wins Innovation Award

Efforts Have Saved UND Students Almost $11 Million Gail Burd (left) stands with Eric Link of the University of North Dakota and Brittany Winkelman of TIAA, which sponsored the Forum meeting. BOULDER, Colo. – The...

News Release
11Apr
2022

Kyle Davison to represent North Dakota on the WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colorado – Kyle Davison, a member of the North Dakota Senate, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. WICHE’s Commissioners are leaders in higher education and include state higher education executive officers, college and...

News Release
23Mar
2022

José Luis Cruz Rivera is appointed to the WICHE Commission

BOULDER, Colorado – Dr. José Luis Cruz Rivera, president of Northern Arizona University (NAU), has been appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. WICHE’s 48 commissioners are appointed by the governors of the...

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