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News Releases and Announcements
Featured News Release | February 02, 2026
JB Holston, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, to Represent Colorado on the WICHE Commission
BOULDER, COLORADO — JB Holston, executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education who has decades of business, civic, and education leadership experience, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) as a Commissioner for the state by...
Jennifer White, Executive Director of Idaho State Board of Education, Appointed as WICHE Commissioner
BOULDER, COLORADO — Jennifer White, executive director of the Office of the State Board of Education of Idaho, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) as a commissioner. As the executive director of the...
December 02, 2025
Retired State Sen. Michael Dembrow Appointed to WICHE Commission to Represent Oregon
BOULDER, COLORADO — Michael Dembrow, a member of the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission who served in the Oregon Legislature as a state representative and state senator for 16 years, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for...
November 21, 2025
Sen. Ann Millner of Utah Elected as 2026 Chair of WICHE Commission
Frankie Eliptico, Representing the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States, to Serve as Vice Chair BOULDER, Colorado – Sen. F. Ann Millner of Utah has been elected as the 2026 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher...
November 17, 2025
Media Mentions
Featured Media Mention | April 27, 2026
Lessons from State Tuition Recovery Funds for Consumer Protection in Higher Education
This report by The American Enterprise Institute discusses cases for expanding state-level tuition recovery funds to the federal level. Knocking at the College Door is cited. View original source here.
Aagard Presents on Zero-textbook-cost Degrees
An article from Boise State News on Hans Aagard with the Boise State University eCampus Center, and Greg Wilson, assistant dean at the College of Western Idaho School of Arts and Humanities, presenting their research on “z-degrees” at the...
April 14, 2026
No Tuition Hike at NWC
In this article from Cody Enterprise, Lisa Watson and Shelby Wetzel, president and executive director of the Northwest College (NWC) Foundation, discuss how NWC and the NWC Foundation are going to cover the cost associated with the tuition increase recently...
April 13, 2026
Trends in Higher Education: Interiors are Becoming More Human, More Flexible and More Strategic
An article from Floor Daily on how higher education interiors are being utilized as recruiting and retention tools amidst demographic pressure. Knocking at the College Door is cited. View original source.
April 01, 2026
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