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...

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),...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...