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News Releases and Announcements

American Samoa Joins WICHE Under Pacific Island Membership

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...

December 06, 2023

Antwan Jefferson of the University of Colorado Denver to Chair WICHE Commission

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...

November 14, 2023

WICHE Awarded $79,912 Grant from Arizona-Based Mercy Care

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...

November 06, 2023

Media Mentions

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

March 01, 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.

February 28, 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

February 26, 2024

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