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Media Mentions
12Oct
2024

Iowa private college enrollment struggles in wake of pandemic, perception shifts

This article, from The Gazette, references WICHE’s research on high school graduation rates.

Media Mentions
11Oct
2024

UM President Bodnar touts growing enrollment, strong research

This article, from Missoula Current, references WICHE’s research on high school graduation rates. Original Source

Media Mentions
07Oct
2024

Community college tuition to hold steady for another year

This article, from Gillette News Record, references the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program as an option for reduced tuition in Wyoming. Original Source

Media Mentions
04Oct
2024

University of Cincinnati, other Ohio colleges enroll record number students this fall ($)

Patrick Lane, Vice President of Policy Analysis and Research, is featured in this article by the Cincinnati Enquirer regarding college enrollment. Origional Source

Media Mentions
23Sep
2024

ASU will charge students extra and close a campus due to state budget cuts

This article, from 12 News, cites the WICHE’s Tuition and Fees, Appropriations, and Financial Aid in the West, AY 2023-24: Trends and Implications publication. Original Source

Media Mentions
19Sep
2024

Inyo Promise offers free tuition for students

This article, from The Inyo Register, cites the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program as an option for lower tuition rates for locals within the Inyo County Office of Education. Original Source

Media Mentions
13Sep
2024

How Is Axim Collaborative Spending $800 Million From the Sale of EdX?

This article, from EdSurge, cites Executive Director, WCET and Vice President for Technology-Enhanced Education, Russ Poulin, in discussions about Axim Collaborative’s slow-moving progress. Original Source 

Media Mentions
12Sep
2024

Report: Closing Equity Gaps With Digital Tools

This article, from Inside Higher Ed, cites Every Learner Everywhere’s recent report of 12 case studies in which instructors implemented technology to benefit student success, particularly for historically disadvantaged students. Original Source

Media Mentions
06Sep
2024

Total SC college enrollment remains flat this fall, ‘nowhere near the cliff’

This article, from the South Carolina Daily Gazette, on South Carolina’s college enrollment remaining relatively stable, cites WICHE’s research on the declining number of high school graduates. Original Source 

Media Mentions
02Sep
2024

What matters in advancing self-directed learning

This commentary, by Community College Daily, references Every Learner Everywhere as a prominent place to learn about and understand open educational resources and online courseware. Original Source

Media Mentions
27Aug
2024

Digital Learning May Help Improve Outcomes Among the under-Resourced Students

This article, by Diverse Education, references a new resource, “The Impact of Digital Learning on Minoritized and Poverty-Affected College Students: 12 Instructors’ Stories” from Every Learner Everywhere. Original Source

Media Mentions
21Aug
2024

RCBH held open house for its Together with Veterans Resource Center

This article, by KYMA, is about the opening of the new Together with Veterans Rural Veteran Suicide Prevention Program Parker Resource Center in Arizona.  Original Source

Media Mentions
21Aug
2024

Colleges Chip Away at Nearly $1 Trillion Infrastructure Backlog

This article, from BNN Bloomberg, on colleges and universities facing a massive infrastructure funding gap of $750 billion to $950 billion, cites WICHE’s research on the declining number of high school graduates. Original Source

Media Mentions
11Aug
2024

US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off

Patrick Lane, Vice President of Policy Analysis and Research, is featured in this article by the Associated Press regarding program cuts at U.S. colleges. Original Source

Media Mentions
15Jul
2024

Why getting into a top U.S college is about to get even more difficult ($)

Peace Bransberger, interim director, programs and evidence, policy analysis and research, and programs and services, is featured in this article by the San Francisco Chronicle about the increasing challenges of gaining acceptance into top colleges. Original source- behind a...

Media Mentions
03Jul
2024

Schools are bracing for the looming “enrollment cliff”

Patrick Lane, vice president of policy analysis and research, is featured in this article by Axios regarding a peak and decline in high school graduates. Original source

Media Mentions
06Jun
2024

Ethnic Studies Associate Professor Ray Black selected as fellow in Mellon-funded humanities leadership program

Colorado State has been selected to participate in the WICHE Academy for Leaders in the Humanities, a program funded by the Mellon Foundation and hosted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Dr. Ray Black, an associate professor...

Media Mentions
24May
2024

WICHE and WYDENT Programs Help UW Grads Take Next Steps in Health Careers

Graduates of the University of Wyoming pursuing healthcare careers saved on tuition through the Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP). Original source

Media Mentions
22May
2024

Colleges Ramp Up Debt Sales In Frenzied Race For New Students

This article on college enrollment challenges cites WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door projections of high school graduates through 2037. Original source

Media Mentions
22May
2024

Lehman a Rising Star in Credit for Prior Learning

Lehman College (New York) was named a Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Equity Rising Star by WICHE and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). Original source

Media Mentions
07May
2024

This tool can boost adult learners’ completion. What’s getting in its way?

University Business cited WICHE and CAEL’s research on Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) as a potential tool for completing college credentials. Original source

Media Mentions
07May
2024

FAFSA rollout means fewer students will enroll in college next year

WICHE’s data is cited in this article from Brookings on the FAFSA rollout’s impact on college enrollment for the high school class of 2024. Original source

Media Mentions
26Apr
2024

Little-known program offers steep college tuition discounts for some colleges in Western states

ABC7 Los Angeles featured the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) as an opportunity for students to save on out-of-state tuition in the West. Original source

Media Mentions
25Apr
2024

Bill seeks to fund scholarships for students to attend medical school

Vice Speaker Tina Muña Barnes introduced a proposal to help Guam residents, beginning in the upcoming academic semester, attend medical school at a more affordable tuition rate through WICHE’s Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP). Original source

Media Mentions
21Apr
2024

OIA announces $3.8M in TAP grants for territories, FAS

The U.S. Department of the Interior approved a grant to support WICHE membership dues for the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States, including Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,...

Media Mentions
10Apr
2024

Ban on Transcript Holds Will Help Students, but Make It Harder for Colleges to Collect on Debt

WICHE and AACRAO’s research conducted for the No Holding Back project is cited in this article from The Chronicle of Higher Education. Original source

Media Mentions
27Mar
2024

Preventing Administrative Holds from Holding Up Student Success

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) held a presentation on administrative holds, featuring WICHE’s No Holding Back project. Original source

Media Mentions
20Mar
2024

Just 47% of public schools rate themselves highly on college prep

This article from Higher Ed Dive references WICHE’s Navigating Learning Loss and Changing Demographics in Education report, which focuses on the effect of pandemic-related K-12 learning loss on projections of high school graduates. Original source

Media Mentions
10Mar
2024

If enrollment drops, what happens to funding for Nevada’s colleges and universities?

The Nevada Independent cites WICHE’s 2020 Knocking at the College Door report in this article on the state’s enrollment challenges. Original source

Media Mentions
01Mar
2024

Psychology programs prep for steep drop in college students

This article from the American Psychological Association cites WICHE’s 2020 Knocking at the College Door data. Original source

Media Mentions
28Feb
2024

K-12 learning loss could create headaches for colleges

K-12 Dive reports on WICHE’s Navigating Learning Loss and Changing Demographics in Education policy brief.

Media Mentions
26Feb
2024

How can higher ed stop the bleeding from K12 learning loss?

This article from University Business covers WICHE’s Navigating Learning Loss and Changing Demographics in Education report. Original source

Media Mentions
20Feb
2024

Pandemic learning loss could create another enrollment hurdle. What can higher ed do?

Higher Ed Dive reports on WICHE’s Navigating Learning Loss and Changing Demographics in Education policy brief. Original source

Media Mentions
08Feb
2024

Iowa community college enrollment represents shifting needs, interests, demographics

WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door report data is mentioned in this article about community college enrollment in Iowa. Original source

Media Mentions
02Feb
2024

Population decline concerns Mississippi universities

WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door report data is mentioned in this article about college enrollment in Mississippi. Original source

Media Mentions
16Jan
2024

College tuition savings program provides options for students in Nevada, other western states

This story features the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) as an option to reduce college costs for students in Nevada and other Western states. Original source

Media Mentions
10Jan
2024

College enrollment could take a big hit in 2025. Here’s why.

Changing America discusses college enrollment declines and references WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door report data. Original source

Media Mentions
10Jan
2024

Community Colleges Primed For, but Struggling With, Tech Adoption

Russell Poulin, vice president for technology-enhanced education at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, speaks to Inside Higher Education about the challenges faced by community colleges as the demand for online programs, reliable WiFi, and campus technology grows....

Media Mentions
05Jan
2024

U.S. Focused on Consumer Protection, Accountability in Rules Overhaul

WCET’s Cheryl Dowd, senior director, State Authorization Network and WCET Policy Innovations; Russ Poulin, executive director, WCET, and vice president for technology-enhanced education, WICHE; and Van Davis, chief strategy officer, WCET and service design and strategy officer, Every Learner...

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