Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

Michelau appointed new president of WICHE

Dr. Demarée Michelau
WICHE president

At WICHE's Fall Commission meeting November 9, Dr. Demarée Michelau was appointed president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, a role she will assume by January 1, 2019. Michelau will lead WICHE’s 65-member staff from WICHE’s Boulder, Colo. office and manage WICHE’s $27+ million annual budget. 

A 16-year veteran of WICHE, Michelau brings outstanding higher education and leadership acumen to this role, most recently in her current role as WICHE's vice president of policy analysis and research in which she has led the thought-leadership and production of numerous higher education initiatives on behalf of state and institutional partners throughout the Western United States. 

Out Now: Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West 2018-19

Each November, WICHE curates tuition and fees data from the 350-plus public colleges and universities in 16 Western U.S. states and territories, then publishes these data to enable comparisons, not only school-by-school but also across states, institutional sectors, and Carnegie classifications. In doing so, WICHE provides the West’s most definitive resource on college tuition and fees. Complete results can be found in the Tuition and Fees in the West, 2018-19: Detailed Data Tables report. Read More: Tuition and Fees in Public Higher Education in the West 2018-19

WICHE to colead new Mental Health Tech Transfer Center, thanks to shared $3.8M federal award

The WICHE Behavioral Health Program and the University of North Dakota College of Nursing and Professional Disciples have been selected by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) to co-administer a new Mountain Plains Mental Health Technology Transfer Center. The selection is accompanied by a five-year funding commitment from SAMHSA of $3.8 million. 

Student savings surpass $400 million for WICHE
out-of-state tuition-discount programs in 2017-18

America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-discount programs set records in 2017-18 for students enrolled and dollars saved. 42,240 students saved more than $403 million—up 7 percent from 2016-17—on three programs managed by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) in its 16 member states and territories.