Membership Now Includes All Eligible U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States BOULDER, Colorado – American Samoa has passed the necessary legislation to officially join the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE programs allow American Samoa residents...

Barbara Damron of the University of New Mexico to Become Vice Chair BOULDER, Colorado – Antwan Jefferson, associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion and a clinical associate professor in the School of Education & Human Development at the...

Grant to Support ‘Expansion of Competency and Evidence-Based Practices in Trauma-Informed Treatment’ Program     BOULDER, Colorado – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has been awarded a 2023 Mercy C.A.R.E.S. Community Reinvestment Grant in the amount...

CAEL and WICHE are seeking institutional nominations for the inaugural Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Equity Awards. The awards will recognize institutions effectively using CPL to improve outcomes for underrepresented student populations in postsecondary education.  Our organizations’ 2020 PLA...

BOULDER, CO – The State Authorization Network (SAN), a division of WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 State Authorization Network SANsational awards: Post University (CT), Sinclair Community College (OH), The...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Lisa Skari, president of Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC), has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek. Skari joins Oregon Commissioners Ben Cannon, executive director, Oregon...

Join experts from WICHE, AACRAO on October 10 for this virtual event BOULDER, Colo. – No Holding Back, a yearlong collaboration between 12 public higher ed institutions in the West, has resulted in the development of innovative online tools...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. John Carmichael, president of Evergreen State College, has been appointed to represent the state of Washington on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) by Gov. Jay Inslee. Carmichael steps into the vacancy left...

BOULDER, Colo. – The healthcare industry is experiencing a dramatic increase in the demand for nurses, brought on by factors including mass retirements, wage disparities, and challenging work environments. These pressures are also affecting the colleges and universities that...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Joseph “Joe” Schaffer, president of Laramie County Community College (LCCC), has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) by Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon. Schaffer joins Wyoming Commissioners Fred Baldwin, Wyoming state...

Best Practices For Academic Leaders Developing Academic Continuity Plans BOULDER, Colo. – Academic continuity planning is an essential component of the business continuity plans of colleges and universities, and yet hundreds of institutions were not prepared for the months-long...

Guam College Students Can Apply for Post-graduate Financial Assistance in Healthcare Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signs Bill 158, known as the Biråda Act, on April 7, 2022 Guam residents currently pursuing a professional medical degree,...

BOULDER, Colo. – Todd Haynie, president of Eastern Arizona College, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. Haynie joins Kathleen Goeppinger, president/CEO of Midwestern University, and John Arnold, executive...

BOULDER, Colo. – Tom Begich has been appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing Alaska. Begich is the executive director of the Nick Begich Scholarship Intern Fund, a position he has...

BOULDER, Colo. – Sean Parnell, chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), has been selected to represent Alaska on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Since his appointment as chancellor of UAA,...

Boulder, CO (Jun 21, 2023) – Dr. Karen Cangialosi has been named director of Every Learner Everywhere, a network of partner organizations advocating for equitable outcomes in U.S. higher education through advances in digital learning. Every Learner works to...

First Cohort to Explore Higher Education Administration through Fellowship BOULDER, Colo. – Eight humanities faculty from postsecondary institutions within the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) region have been selected to participate in a leadership development program for...

Focus Instead Will Be on Development of Resources About Credit Mobility for College Students and Postsecondary Institutions BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is ending its national program focused on simplifying the transfer process...

BOULDER, Colo. – William “Bill” Soules, a state senator with the New Mexico Legislature, has been appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to represent the state with the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). A semi-retired teacher, Soules...

Statement from WICHE President Demarée Michelau: We are saddened by the tragic news that Dr. Sheila Stearns, one of our WICHE Commissioners from Montana, has passed away. Her death is a tremendous loss to all who knew her, and...

  Data based on annual survey of 350+ public postsecondary schools in the West BOULDER, Colo. – The most recent data on tuition, appropriations, and state grant aid present an economic outlook that appears favorable in the West, according...

BOULDER, Colo. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) has received the Colleagues’ Choice Innovation Award for its program that focuses on training culturally responsive teachers who work with students from diverse backgrounds. Students from diverse backgrounds make up a third...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has released the latest Student Access Programs: By the Numbers report, which outlines key data elements about the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), and...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has released a new analysis, How the Pandemic Compounds Education Pipeline Challenges. This report is based upon updated data that suggests potentially greater long-term public school enrollment challenges,...

Event Simulates Challenges, Responses in Cyber Attack Module BOISE, Idaho – Higher education leaders from across Idaho recently gathered to learn about the cybersecurity threat landscape in higher education and study simple steps school leaders can take to measurably...

Roughly 60 chief academic officers at WICHE-region college and technical schools and related systems offices and state agencies gather each year for the Alliance annual meeting. This highly rated, intimate annual meeting leads to constant idea generation around pressing...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dale Erquiaga has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education by Gov. Steve Sisolak, representing Nevada. Erquiaga, who currently serves as acting chancellor for the Nevada System of Higher Education, will become one...