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News Releases and Announcements
Featured News Release | September 10, 2025
Kate Siegel Shimko, CSU Vice Chancellor, to Represent Colorado on WICHE Commission
Siegel Shimko has a decade of experience in state and national politics Boulder, Colorado — Kate Siegel Shimko, the vice chancellor for administration and governmental relations for the Colorado State University (CSU) System, has been selected to serve as...
WICHE Announces New Vice President, Finance and Administration
Ashley Clark is an experienced finance and operations leader BOULDER, COLORADO — The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has selected Ashley Clark as its new Vice President, Finance and Administration, following an extensive national search conducted by...
August 12, 2025
University of Hawai’i President Wendy Hensel Appointed to WICHE Commission
Hensel is a distinguished academic leader and legal scholar BOULDER, COLORADO — University of Hawaiʻi President Wendy Hensel has been selected to represent her state as a Commissioner to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE is...
July 31, 2025
Academy Kicks Offs 10th Year of Higher Ed Leadership Development
19 participants hail from across the West representing a range of areas from nursing education, the arts, campus libraries, and career readiness services BOULDER, COLORADO — The Western Academic Leadership Academy has selected its 10th cohort of chief academic...
July 22, 2025
Media Mentions
Featured Media Mention | September 26, 2025
Guaranteed SJSU Admission for Eligible Morgan Hill Students
A local news story from KTVU in Morgan Hill, CA, reports that the Morgan Hill Unified School District and San Jose State University have announced a new partnership, guaranteeing eligible graduates a spot at the university starting next fall....
Lake Tahoe Community College Looks Back at 50 Years, Forward to the Future During State of the College Address
A story from the Tahoe Daily Tribune reports on the State of the College Address at Lake Tahoe Community College. Data from Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduate Students is cited. View the original source...
September 19, 2025
Guam is a ‘Go-To’ Destination for Psychology Interns
Article from the Guam Daily Post about the Guam Psychology Internship Consortium (GPIC), which, through partnership with the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (GBWHC) and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), graduated the first two students...
August 31, 2025
Elon University Prepares for Demographic Cliff
An article from the Elon News Network about high school graduates and college enrollment cites the 11th edition of Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduates. Read the original article here.
August 29, 2025
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