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...

This article from one of WICHE's sister compacts, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), features Patrick Lane and Liliana Diaz from the recent SREB OER and dual enrollment conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

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...

BOULDER, Colorado – Matt Freeman, executive director of the Idaho State Board of Education, has been elected as the 2023 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public...

BOULDER, Colo. – The State Authorization Network (SAN), a division of WCET – the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, is pleased to announce the winners of the eighth annual SANsational Awards: Campbell University (North Carolina), University of Cincinnati (Ohio),...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Kevin Carman has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing the state of Wyoming. As part of the commission, Carman will join WICHE as one of 48 commissioners from the...

Dr. McKnight-Tutein (center) stands with Lynn Colgin, senior vice president, Quottly and Carli Schiffner, 2022 vice chair of the Alliance executive committee and deputy executive director of education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education welcomes Senator Kalani Kaneko from the Republic of the Marshall Islands as its newest commissioner. As part of the WICHE Commission, Kaneko represents the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely...

BOULDER, Colo. – Michael Meotti has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing the state of Washington. The commission is comprised of 48 commissioners from the 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Pearl Brower has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing Alaska. The commission is comprised of 48 commissioners from the 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely...

Community of Practice to Build on Existing Work Examining the Impacts of Administrative Holds on College Students   Institution staff met at WICHE's offices in Boulder, Colorado. BOULDER, Colorado – Twelve postsecondary institutions within the...

The Western Academic Leadership Forum (Forum) is an interstate membership group of higher education leaders at four-year institutions based in the West. Roughly 60 chief academic officers and provosts at WICHE-region public and private doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s level...

U.S. Department of Interior Grant Renewed to Cover Membership Fees for U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States BOULDER, Colorado – The Republic of Palau has joined the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), which will expand student...

Funding Will Establish Leadership Program for Academics in the Humanities BOULDER, Colorado – The Mellon Foundation has generously awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to develop a leadership program for senior...

BOULDER, Colo. – Danita Bye has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing North Dakota. The WICHE Commission is comprised of 48 commissioners appointed by the governors of the 15 Western states and the...

BOULDER, Colorado – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is pleased to announce that Molly Hall-Martin, Ph.D., has been selected as the director for the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA). Previously, Dr. Hall-Martin (Kul Wicasa Oyate/Lower...

BOULDER, Colorado – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) announced a grant award of $174,000 to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to cover membership fees for territories and freely associated states...

BOULDER, Colorado – Lumina Foundation and Ascendium Education Group have jointly awarded $452,500 in grants to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) to help institutions better...

Efforts Have Saved UND Students Almost $11 Million Gail Burd (left) stands with Eric Link of the University of North Dakota and Brittany Winkelman of TIAA, which sponsored the Forum meeting. BOULDER, Colo. – The...

BOULDER, Colorado – Kyle Davison, a member of the North Dakota Senate, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. WICHE’s Commissioners are leaders in higher education and include state higher education executive officers, college and...

BOULDER, Colorado – Dr. José Luis Cruz Rivera, president of Northern Arizona University (NAU), has been appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. WICHE’s 48 commissioners are appointed by the governors of the...

BOULDER, Colo. – David Lassner, president of the University of Hawaiʻi, where he leads both the 10-campus system that is the state’s sole provider of public postsecondary education and its flagship R1 research university, was elected as the 2022...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education is pleased to announce that Dr. Raymonda “Ray” Burgman has been selected as its new Vice President, Programs and Services. Burgman brings over 20 years of experience in a...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Federated States of Micronesia has joined the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, allowing more students in the Pacific Islands region access to tuition savings, workforce development, and behavioral health programs. The Federated States of...

BOULDER, Colo. – Starting July 1, the Republic of the Marshall Islands is joining the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education as part of its Pacific Island membership, which allows more students access to tuition savings, workforce development, and...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education has released two reports examining efforts to improve the college experience and increase graduation rates of American Indian and Alaska Native students. These works are both part of WICHE’s...

BOULDER, Colo. –  The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and New Mexico State University (NMSU), in collaboration with its branch community colleges, are partnering on an important effort to bring more undergraduate transfer students in Science, Technology,...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Melody Rose, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), has been appointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE’s 48 commissioners are appointed by the governors...

BOULDER, Colo. – “Building Bridges in the Dark: Actions that Held Together a Theater Department in a Pandemic” from Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) in Colorado is a winning submission in this year’s Academic Leaders Toolkit. RRCC was recognized...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Nevada, Reno was recognized for its innovative one-credit course designed to better prepare first-year students for the rigors of college life. NevadaFIT (which stands for “Freshman Intensive Transition”) is a winning submission in...

BOULDER, Colo. – Cathy Dinauer, the Executive Director of the Nevada State Board of Nursing, was recently appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), an interstate compact of Western states and territories...

ECMC Foundation awards $500,000 grant to expand participation among Minority Serving Institutions in the Interstate Passport® Network   BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from ECMC Foundation to support...

BOULDER, Colo. – State leaders, postsecondary education institutions, and education leaders are working across state lines to promote the adoption of open educational resources (OER) to help millions of students access high-quality learning materials that are free to use,...

Susan Anderson of Alaska takes the helm of the 48-member interstate compact commission in the West. BOULDER, Colo. – Susan Anderson, President/CEO of The CIRI Foundation (TCF), was elected as the 2021 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Tanya Spilovoy, Director of Open Policy at the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET), received the Midwestern Higher Education Compact’s (MHEC) Outstanding Service Award on November 9, during the commission’s Annual Commission Meeting, held virtually due...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. John Morton, Vice President Emeritus of Community Colleges of the University of Hawai‘i, was recently appointed by Governor David Ige to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), an interstate compact of Western states...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Los Angeles Community College District – made up of nine colleges serving the greater Los Angeles County area – has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities...

BOULDER, Colo. – Western Colorado University, located in Gunnison, Colorado, has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Western becomes the 56th member of...

BOULDER, Colo. – New Mexico State University has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. NMSU becomes the 59th member of the Network and...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Nevada, Reno has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. The University becomes the 58th member of the...

BOULDER, Colo. – Truckee Meadows Community College has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Truckee Meadows becomes the 56th member of the Network,...

BOULDER, Colo. – Nevada State College (NSC) has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. NSC becomes the 57th member of the Network, signing...

BOULDER, Colo. – Casper College, located in Casper, Wyoming, has joined the Interstate Passport Network, a national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Casper College is also the third institution...

BOULDER, Colo. – The College of Eastern Idaho joins the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Located in Idaho Falls, the College of Eastern Idaho...

BOULDER, Colo. – Chaminade University of Honolulu has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Chaminade University becomes the first private institution from the...

BOULDER, Colo. – Washington State University (WSU) has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. WSU becomes the first institution from the State of...

COVID-19 spurs need for immediate solutions to costly transfer inquiries BOULDER, Colo. – If ever there were a time to simplify how students transfer between colleges, this is it. As a result of COVID-19, thousands upon thousands of students...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the American Council on Education (ACE) announce a collaboration to help more students with prior learning attain high-quality postsecondary credentials. WICHE’s Interstate Passport Network®, with 46 members...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) becomes the second higher education institution from the state of Alaska to join the Interstate Passport Network. With seven campuses across the state, UAF enrolls more than 8,500 students from all...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Alaska Southeast is the 42nd higher education institution in the country to join the Interstate Passport Network. The third regional university of the University of Alaska system, the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) joins...

BOULDER, Colo.—The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on our nation’s education systems, including the nearly 400 public and private colleges and universities in 16 Western states and territories. Prospective students face uncertainty about their academic future in...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Hawaiʻi System becomes the third higher education system to join the Interstate Passport Network. Joining Leeward Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu in the Network are eight additional institutions: Hawaiʻi...

BOULDER, Colo. – College and university leaders are working across state lines to reduce barriers faced by students and to empower faculty with access to a wide range of instructional materials. WICHE and its sister regional higher education compact organizations...

Camille Preus, of Oregon, named chair; Susan Anderson, of Alaska, named vice chair; Ray Holmberg, of North Dakota, to serve as immediate past chair Camille Preus, executive director of the Oregon Community College Association (OCCA), has been elected as...

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

BOULDER, Colo. – Jessica Rowland Williams has been named director of Every Learner Everywhere (Every Learner), a network of 12 partners strengthening digital learning in postsecondary institutions. WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) serves as the intermediary for Every Learner Everywhere....

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

BOULDER, Colo. – The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) becomes the first institution in Illinois to join the Interstate Passport Network (IPN), a nationwide network of two- and four-year colleges and universities that allows students to transfer lower-division...

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

North Dakota State Sen. Ray Holmberg, chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), convened the interstate agency’s semi-annual meeting on May 20-21 at Bismarck State College. One of four regional higher education compacts in the U.S.,...

Seven new commissioners were recently appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a federal interstate compact of 16 Western state and territorial members that work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of...

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) today appointed Russ Poulin vice president of technology-enhanced education for WICHE and executive director of WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies), WICHE President Demarée Michelau announced at the agency’s biannual...

A faculty-productivity reporting tool developed at the University of Idaho was honored by the Western Academic Leadership Forum (the Forum) Thursday at the group’s annual meeting in Boulder, Colo.

An innovative first-term advising program at Williston State College in North Dakota was honored by the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (the Alliance) at its annual meeting last Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Dennis Mohatt, WICHE vice president for behavioral health, was nominated and selected for the 2019 Distinguished Contributions to Practice in Community Psychology Award by the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), American Psychological Association Division 27 representing the field of community psychology....

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This is the February 2019 edition of WICHE's bimonthly newsletter.

This WICHE effort, launched in 12/18, incorporates a landscape analysis of postsecondary education recognition of learning policy and practice, and an evaluation of primary learning assessment methods and their impact on student and workforce outcomes.

Five new commissioners were recently appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a federal interstate compact of 16 Western states and territories that work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of the...

America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-savings programs set records in 2018-19 for students enrolled and dollars saved.

This is the December 2018 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This EdSource story comprehensively featured WICHE's Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program, and its value in serving California students.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This Inside Higher Ed article features WCET Open Policy Director Tanya Spilovoy commenting on a North Dakota state audit that found significant cost savings to be had through use of open educational resources.

North Dakota State Sen. Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks, N.D. was elected Nov. 9 as the new chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), at WICHE’s biannual commission meeting last week in Broomfield, Colo. WICHE, a...

This ACT Center for Equity in Learning blog post is authored by Ken Pepion, who recently retired after 25 years of service to WICHE.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has appointed Dr. Demarée Michelau president of the regional interstate higher education agency serving 16 Western members, including U.S. states, territories, and freely associated states and their 80 million residents.

This is the October 2018 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This is the August 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The first annual Native American-Serving, Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) National Summit was held July 26-27 at the Westin Denver Downtown Hotel, attracting nearly 100 higher education leaders to discuss, debate, and problem-solve issues unique to 24 Native-Serving colleges and universities.

This is the June 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Ben Cannon, executive director of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission since 2013, has been appointed by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) commission.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has selected three states—Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming—through a competitive RFP process to participate in its new Task Force on Closing Postsecondary Attainment Gaps.

The commissioners of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) unanimously appointed Dr. David A. Longanecker interim president of the primary interstate higher education agency serving 16 states and territories.

Data Fellows for Student Success, a California State University Long Beach program that deploys institutional data in innovative and collaborative ways to support student success, was honored by the Western Academic Leadership Forum.

A Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) program to aid retention and mentorship of underrepresented faculty throughout the system was honored by the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders.

This is the April 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. 

Dr. Rick Aman, president of the newly created College of Eastern Idaho, has been appointed by Idaho Gov. C.L. (“Butch”) Otter to the governing body of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).

America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-discount programs set records in 2017-18 for students enrolled and dollars saved.

This is the February 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This month, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) will initiate a Task Force on Closing Postsecondary Attainment Gaps—thanks to a $400,000 Lumina Foundation grant.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education will soon launch a new consortium for colleges and universities that heavily serve Native American Indians and Alaska Natives.

This is the December 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian was elected Nov. 10 as new chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).

This is the October 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the August 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the June 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Academic Leadership Forum (the Forum) presented the 2017 Academic Leaders Tool of the Year Award to Portland State University for its Desk Manuals Tool on Thursday, April 27, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This is the April 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (the Alliance) presented the 2017 Bernice Joseph Award to the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges for its Sector Mapping Tool on Thursday, March 23, in Long Beach, Calif.

This is the February 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The steady growth in high school graduates that led to significant expansion of higher education in the United States in recent decades is coming to an abrupt halt.

This is the December 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

New Mexico State University (NMSU) College of Engineering Assistant Dean Patricia A. Sullivan on Nov. 10 was elected chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Montana’s Commissioner of Higher Education Clay Christian on Nov. 10 was elected vice chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the August 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Lost academic credits and tuition dollars, delayed graduations, and dampened students’ hopes and aspirations have been commonplace for thousands of transfer students because of the reluctance of many colleges and universities to accept course credits earned elsewhere.

This is the June 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the March 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the January 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) today announced that Colorado Lt. Gov. Joseph A. Garcia will become the seventh executive to lead the organization in its 62 years.

Patricia Sullivan, Associate Dean for Outreach and Public Service in the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University (NMSU), was elected the vice chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, on Nov. 3 was elected the chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) during the commission’s semi-annual meeting held in Boulder.

This is the November 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has been awarded a grant totaling $2.99 million from the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, to scale and enhance the Interstate Passport.

This is the September 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

New Mexico and Wyoming have been approved by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to become members of the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA).

This is the April 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the February 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

Arizona, Oregon and South Dakota have been approved by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to become members of the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA).

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has just launched the Interstate Passport, a new block transfer framework based on learning outcomes, not courses and credits.

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education has released COVID-19 and Public School Enrollments and Graduates, a follow-up analysis to the Knocking at the College Door report. Released in December 2020, the data in WICHE’s Knocking...

Report sheds light on multiple possible factors why Black and lower-income adult students have lower rates of credit receipt in credit for prior learning programs designed to save time and money in earning postsecondary credentials INDIANAPOLIS – The Council...

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...

This article from one of WICHE's sister compacts, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), features Patrick Lane and Liliana Diaz from the recent SREB OER and dual enrollment conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

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...

BOULDER, Colorado – Matt Freeman, executive director of the Idaho State Board of Education, has been elected as the 2023 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public...

BOULDER, Colo. – The State Authorization Network (SAN), a division of WCET – the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, is pleased to announce the winners of the eighth annual SANsational Awards: Campbell University (North Carolina), University of Cincinnati (Ohio),...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Kevin Carman has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing the state of Wyoming. As part of the commission, Carman will join WICHE as one of 48 commissioners from the...

Dr. McKnight-Tutein (center) stands with Lynn Colgin, senior vice president, Quottly and Carli Schiffner, 2022 vice chair of the Alliance executive committee and deputy executive director of education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education welcomes Senator Kalani Kaneko from the Republic of the Marshall Islands as its newest commissioner. As part of the WICHE Commission, Kaneko represents the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely...

BOULDER, Colo. – Michael Meotti has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing the state of Washington. The commission is comprised of 48 commissioners from the 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Pearl Brower has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing Alaska. The commission is comprised of 48 commissioners from the 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely...

Community of Practice to Build on Existing Work Examining the Impacts of Administrative Holds on College Students   Institution staff met at WICHE's offices in Boulder, Colorado. BOULDER, Colorado – Twelve postsecondary institutions within the...

The Western Academic Leadership Forum (Forum) is an interstate membership group of higher education leaders at four-year institutions based in the West. Roughly 60 chief academic officers and provosts at WICHE-region public and private doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s level...

U.S. Department of Interior Grant Renewed to Cover Membership Fees for U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States BOULDER, Colorado – The Republic of Palau has joined the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), which will expand student...

Funding Will Establish Leadership Program for Academics in the Humanities BOULDER, Colorado – The Mellon Foundation has generously awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to develop a leadership program for senior...

BOULDER, Colo. – Danita Bye has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing North Dakota. The WICHE Commission is comprised of 48 commissioners appointed by the governors of the 15 Western states and the...

BOULDER, Colorado – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is pleased to announce that Molly Hall-Martin, Ph.D., has been selected as the director for the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA). Previously, Dr. Hall-Martin (Kul Wicasa Oyate/Lower...

BOULDER, Colorado – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) announced a grant award of $174,000 to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to cover membership fees for territories and freely associated states...

BOULDER, Colorado – Lumina Foundation and Ascendium Education Group have jointly awarded $452,500 in grants to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) to help institutions better...

Efforts Have Saved UND Students Almost $11 Million Gail Burd (left) stands with Eric Link of the University of North Dakota and Brittany Winkelman of TIAA, which sponsored the Forum meeting. BOULDER, Colo. – The...

BOULDER, Colorado – Kyle Davison, a member of the North Dakota Senate, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. WICHE’s Commissioners are leaders in higher education and include state higher education executive officers, college and...

BOULDER, Colorado – Dr. José Luis Cruz Rivera, president of Northern Arizona University (NAU), has been appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. WICHE’s 48 commissioners are appointed by the governors of the...

BOULDER, Colo. – David Lassner, president of the University of Hawaiʻi, where he leads both the 10-campus system that is the state’s sole provider of public postsecondary education and its flagship R1 research university, was elected as the 2022...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education is pleased to announce that Dr. Raymonda “Ray” Burgman has been selected as its new Vice President, Programs and Services. Burgman brings over 20 years of experience in a...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Federated States of Micronesia has joined the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, allowing more students in the Pacific Islands region access to tuition savings, workforce development, and behavioral health programs. The Federated States of...

BOULDER, Colo. – Starting July 1, the Republic of the Marshall Islands is joining the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education as part of its Pacific Island membership, which allows more students access to tuition savings, workforce development, and...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education has released two reports examining efforts to improve the college experience and increase graduation rates of American Indian and Alaska Native students. These works are both part of WICHE’s...

BOULDER, Colo. –  The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and New Mexico State University (NMSU), in collaboration with its branch community colleges, are partnering on an important effort to bring more undergraduate transfer students in Science, Technology,...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Melody Rose, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), has been appointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE’s 48 commissioners are appointed by the governors...

BOULDER, Colo. – “Building Bridges in the Dark: Actions that Held Together a Theater Department in a Pandemic” from Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) in Colorado is a winning submission in this year’s Academic Leaders Toolkit. RRCC was recognized...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Nevada, Reno was recognized for its innovative one-credit course designed to better prepare first-year students for the rigors of college life. NevadaFIT (which stands for “Freshman Intensive Transition”) is a winning submission in...

BOULDER, Colo. – Cathy Dinauer, the Executive Director of the Nevada State Board of Nursing, was recently appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), an interstate compact of Western states and territories...

ECMC Foundation awards $500,000 grant to expand participation among Minority Serving Institutions in the Interstate Passport® Network   BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from ECMC Foundation to support...

BOULDER, Colo. – State leaders, postsecondary education institutions, and education leaders are working across state lines to promote the adoption of open educational resources (OER) to help millions of students access high-quality learning materials that are free to use,...

Susan Anderson of Alaska takes the helm of the 48-member interstate compact commission in the West. BOULDER, Colo. – Susan Anderson, President/CEO of The CIRI Foundation (TCF), was elected as the 2021 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Tanya Spilovoy, Director of Open Policy at the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET), received the Midwestern Higher Education Compact’s (MHEC) Outstanding Service Award on November 9, during the commission’s Annual Commission Meeting, held virtually due...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. John Morton, Vice President Emeritus of Community Colleges of the University of Hawai‘i, was recently appointed by Governor David Ige to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), an interstate compact of Western states...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Los Angeles Community College District – made up of nine colleges serving the greater Los Angeles County area – has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities...

BOULDER, Colo. – Western Colorado University, located in Gunnison, Colorado, has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Western becomes the 56th member of...

BOULDER, Colo. – New Mexico State University has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. NMSU becomes the 59th member of the Network and...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Nevada, Reno has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. The University becomes the 58th member of the...

BOULDER, Colo. – Truckee Meadows Community College has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Truckee Meadows becomes the 56th member of the Network,...

BOULDER, Colo. – Nevada State College (NSC) has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. NSC becomes the 57th member of the Network, signing...

BOULDER, Colo. – Casper College, located in Casper, Wyoming, has joined the Interstate Passport Network, a national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Casper College is also the third institution...

BOULDER, Colo. – The College of Eastern Idaho joins the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Located in Idaho Falls, the College of Eastern Idaho...

BOULDER, Colo. – Chaminade University of Honolulu has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Chaminade University becomes the first private institution from the...

BOULDER, Colo. – Washington State University (WSU) has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. WSU becomes the first institution from the State of...

COVID-19 spurs need for immediate solutions to costly transfer inquiries BOULDER, Colo. – If ever there were a time to simplify how students transfer between colleges, this is it. As a result of COVID-19, thousands upon thousands of students...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the American Council on Education (ACE) announce a collaboration to help more students with prior learning attain high-quality postsecondary credentials. WICHE’s Interstate Passport Network®, with 46 members...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) becomes the second higher education institution from the state of Alaska to join the Interstate Passport Network. With seven campuses across the state, UAF enrolls more than 8,500 students from all...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Alaska Southeast is the 42nd higher education institution in the country to join the Interstate Passport Network. The third regional university of the University of Alaska system, the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) joins...

BOULDER, Colo.—The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on our nation’s education systems, including the nearly 400 public and private colleges and universities in 16 Western states and territories. Prospective students face uncertainty about their academic future in...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Hawaiʻi System becomes the third higher education system to join the Interstate Passport Network. Joining Leeward Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu in the Network are eight additional institutions: Hawaiʻi...

BOULDER, Colo. – College and university leaders are working across state lines to reduce barriers faced by students and to empower faculty with access to a wide range of instructional materials. WICHE and its sister regional higher education compact organizations...

Camille Preus, of Oregon, named chair; Susan Anderson, of Alaska, named vice chair; Ray Holmberg, of North Dakota, to serve as immediate past chair Camille Preus, executive director of the Oregon Community College Association (OCCA), has been elected as...

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

BOULDER, Colo. – Jessica Rowland Williams has been named director of Every Learner Everywhere (Every Learner), a network of 12 partners strengthening digital learning in postsecondary institutions. WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) serves as the intermediary for Every Learner Everywhere....

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

BOULDER, Colo. – The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) becomes the first institution in Illinois to join the Interstate Passport Network (IPN), a nationwide network of two- and four-year colleges and universities that allows students to transfer lower-division...

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

North Dakota State Sen. Ray Holmberg, chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), convened the interstate agency’s semi-annual meeting on May 20-21 at Bismarck State College. One of four regional higher education compacts in the U.S.,...

Seven new commissioners were recently appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a federal interstate compact of 16 Western state and territorial members that work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of...

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) today appointed Russ Poulin vice president of technology-enhanced education for WICHE and executive director of WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies), WICHE President Demarée Michelau announced at the agency’s biannual...

A faculty-productivity reporting tool developed at the University of Idaho was honored by the Western Academic Leadership Forum (the Forum) Thursday at the group’s annual meeting in Boulder, Colo.

An innovative first-term advising program at Williston State College in North Dakota was honored by the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (the Alliance) at its annual meeting last Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Dennis Mohatt, WICHE vice president for behavioral health, was nominated and selected for the 2019 Distinguished Contributions to Practice in Community Psychology Award by the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), American Psychological Association Division 27 representing the field of community psychology....

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This is the February 2019 edition of WICHE's bimonthly newsletter.

This WICHE effort, launched in 12/18, incorporates a landscape analysis of postsecondary education recognition of learning policy and practice, and an evaluation of primary learning assessment methods and their impact on student and workforce outcomes.

Five new commissioners were recently appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a federal interstate compact of 16 Western states and territories that work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of the...

America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-savings programs set records in 2018-19 for students enrolled and dollars saved.

This is the December 2018 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This EdSource story comprehensively featured WICHE's Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program, and its value in serving California students.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This Inside Higher Ed article features WCET Open Policy Director Tanya Spilovoy commenting on a North Dakota state audit that found significant cost savings to be had through use of open educational resources.

North Dakota State Sen. Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks, N.D. was elected Nov. 9 as the new chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), at WICHE’s biannual commission meeting last week in Broomfield, Colo. WICHE, a...

This ACT Center for Equity in Learning blog post is authored by Ken Pepion, who recently retired after 25 years of service to WICHE.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has appointed Dr. Demarée Michelau president of the regional interstate higher education agency serving 16 Western members, including U.S. states, territories, and freely associated states and their 80 million residents.

This is the October 2018 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This is the August 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The first annual Native American-Serving, Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) National Summit was held July 26-27 at the Westin Denver Downtown Hotel, attracting nearly 100 higher education leaders to discuss, debate, and problem-solve issues unique to 24 Native-Serving colleges and universities.

This is the June 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Ben Cannon, executive director of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission since 2013, has been appointed by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) commission.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has selected three states—Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming—through a competitive RFP process to participate in its new Task Force on Closing Postsecondary Attainment Gaps.

The commissioners of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) unanimously appointed Dr. David A. Longanecker interim president of the primary interstate higher education agency serving 16 states and territories.

Data Fellows for Student Success, a California State University Long Beach program that deploys institutional data in innovative and collaborative ways to support student success, was honored by the Western Academic Leadership Forum.

A Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) program to aid retention and mentorship of underrepresented faculty throughout the system was honored by the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders.

This is the April 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. 

Dr. Rick Aman, president of the newly created College of Eastern Idaho, has been appointed by Idaho Gov. C.L. (“Butch”) Otter to the governing body of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).

America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-discount programs set records in 2017-18 for students enrolled and dollars saved.

This is the February 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This month, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) will initiate a Task Force on Closing Postsecondary Attainment Gaps—thanks to a $400,000 Lumina Foundation grant.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education will soon launch a new consortium for colleges and universities that heavily serve Native American Indians and Alaska Natives.

This is the December 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian was elected Nov. 10 as new chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).

This is the October 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the August 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the June 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Academic Leadership Forum (the Forum) presented the 2017 Academic Leaders Tool of the Year Award to Portland State University for its Desk Manuals Tool on Thursday, April 27, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This is the April 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (the Alliance) presented the 2017 Bernice Joseph Award to the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges for its Sector Mapping Tool on Thursday, March 23, in Long Beach, Calif.

This is the February 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The steady growth in high school graduates that led to significant expansion of higher education in the United States in recent decades is coming to an abrupt halt.

This is the December 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

New Mexico State University (NMSU) College of Engineering Assistant Dean Patricia A. Sullivan on Nov. 10 was elected chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Montana’s Commissioner of Higher Education Clay Christian on Nov. 10 was elected vice chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the August 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Lost academic credits and tuition dollars, delayed graduations, and dampened students’ hopes and aspirations have been commonplace for thousands of transfer students because of the reluctance of many colleges and universities to accept course credits earned elsewhere.

This is the June 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the March 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the January 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) today announced that Colorado Lt. Gov. Joseph A. Garcia will become the seventh executive to lead the organization in its 62 years.

Patricia Sullivan, Associate Dean for Outreach and Public Service in the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University (NMSU), was elected the vice chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, on Nov. 3 was elected the chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) during the commission’s semi-annual meeting held in Boulder.

This is the November 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has been awarded a grant totaling $2.99 million from the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, to scale and enhance the Interstate Passport.

This is the September 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

New Mexico and Wyoming have been approved by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to become members of the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA).

This is the April 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the February 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

Arizona, Oregon and South Dakota have been approved by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to become members of the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA).

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has just launched the Interstate Passport, a new block transfer framework based on learning outcomes, not courses and credits.

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education has released COVID-19 and Public School Enrollments and Graduates, a follow-up analysis to the Knocking at the College Door report. Released in December 2020, the data in WICHE’s Knocking...

Report sheds light on multiple possible factors why Black and lower-income adult students have lower rates of credit receipt in credit for prior learning programs designed to save time and money in earning postsecondary credentials INDIANAPOLIS – The Council...

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...

This article from one of WICHE's sister compacts, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), features Patrick Lane and Liliana Diaz from the recent SREB OER and dual enrollment conference in Atlanta, Georgia.

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...

BOULDER, Colorado – Matt Freeman, executive director of the Idaho State Board of Education, has been elected as the 2023 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). By promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public...

BOULDER, Colo. – The State Authorization Network (SAN), a division of WCET – the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies, is pleased to announce the winners of the eighth annual SANsational Awards: Campbell University (North Carolina), University of Cincinnati (Ohio),...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Kevin Carman has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing the state of Wyoming. As part of the commission, Carman will join WICHE as one of 48 commissioners from the...

Dr. McKnight-Tutein (center) stands with Lynn Colgin, senior vice president, Quottly and Carli Schiffner, 2022 vice chair of the Alliance executive committee and deputy executive director of education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education welcomes Senator Kalani Kaneko from the Republic of the Marshall Islands as its newest commissioner. As part of the WICHE Commission, Kaneko represents the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely...

BOULDER, Colo. – Michael Meotti has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing the state of Washington. The commission is comprised of 48 commissioners from the 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Pearl Brower has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing Alaska. The commission is comprised of 48 commissioners from the 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely...

Community of Practice to Build on Existing Work Examining the Impacts of Administrative Holds on College Students   Institution staff met at WICHE's offices in Boulder, Colorado. BOULDER, Colorado – Twelve postsecondary institutions within the...

The Western Academic Leadership Forum (Forum) is an interstate membership group of higher education leaders at four-year institutions based in the West. Roughly 60 chief academic officers and provosts at WICHE-region public and private doctoral, master’s, and bachelor’s level...

U.S. Department of Interior Grant Renewed to Cover Membership Fees for U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States BOULDER, Colorado – The Republic of Palau has joined the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), which will expand student...

Funding Will Establish Leadership Program for Academics in the Humanities BOULDER, Colorado – The Mellon Foundation has generously awarded a $1.5 million grant to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to develop a leadership program for senior...

BOULDER, Colo. – Danita Bye has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), representing North Dakota. The WICHE Commission is comprised of 48 commissioners appointed by the governors of the 15 Western states and the...

BOULDER, Colorado – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is pleased to announce that Molly Hall-Martin, Ph.D., has been selected as the director for the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA). Previously, Dr. Hall-Martin (Kul Wicasa Oyate/Lower...

BOULDER, Colorado – The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) announced a grant award of $174,000 to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to cover membership fees for territories and freely associated states...

BOULDER, Colorado – Lumina Foundation and Ascendium Education Group have jointly awarded $452,500 in grants to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) to help institutions better...

Efforts Have Saved UND Students Almost $11 Million Gail Burd (left) stands with Eric Link of the University of North Dakota and Brittany Winkelman of TIAA, which sponsored the Forum meeting. BOULDER, Colo. – The...

BOULDER, Colorado – Kyle Davison, a member of the North Dakota Senate, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. WICHE’s Commissioners are leaders in higher education and include state higher education executive officers, college and...

BOULDER, Colorado – Dr. José Luis Cruz Rivera, president of Northern Arizona University (NAU), has been appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. WICHE’s 48 commissioners are appointed by the governors of the...

BOULDER, Colo. – David Lassner, president of the University of Hawaiʻi, where he leads both the 10-campus system that is the state’s sole provider of public postsecondary education and its flagship R1 research university, was elected as the 2022...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education is pleased to announce that Dr. Raymonda “Ray” Burgman has been selected as its new Vice President, Programs and Services. Burgman brings over 20 years of experience in a...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Federated States of Micronesia has joined the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, allowing more students in the Pacific Islands region access to tuition savings, workforce development, and behavioral health programs. The Federated States of...

BOULDER, Colo. – Starting July 1, the Republic of the Marshall Islands is joining the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education as part of its Pacific Island membership, which allows more students access to tuition savings, workforce development, and...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education has released two reports examining efforts to improve the college experience and increase graduation rates of American Indian and Alaska Native students. These works are both part of WICHE’s...

BOULDER, Colo. –  The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and New Mexico State University (NMSU), in collaboration with its branch community colleges, are partnering on an important effort to bring more undergraduate transfer students in Science, Technology,...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. Melody Rose, chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), has been appointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE’s 48 commissioners are appointed by the governors...

BOULDER, Colo. – “Building Bridges in the Dark: Actions that Held Together a Theater Department in a Pandemic” from Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) in Colorado is a winning submission in this year’s Academic Leaders Toolkit. RRCC was recognized...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Nevada, Reno was recognized for its innovative one-credit course designed to better prepare first-year students for the rigors of college life. NevadaFIT (which stands for “Freshman Intensive Transition”) is a winning submission in...

BOULDER, Colo. – Cathy Dinauer, the Executive Director of the Nevada State Board of Nursing, was recently appointed by Governor Steve Sisolak to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), an interstate compact of Western states and territories...

ECMC Foundation awards $500,000 grant to expand participation among Minority Serving Institutions in the Interstate Passport® Network   BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from ECMC Foundation to support...

BOULDER, Colo. – State leaders, postsecondary education institutions, and education leaders are working across state lines to promote the adoption of open educational resources (OER) to help millions of students access high-quality learning materials that are free to use,...

Susan Anderson of Alaska takes the helm of the 48-member interstate compact commission in the West. BOULDER, Colo. – Susan Anderson, President/CEO of The CIRI Foundation (TCF), was elected as the 2021 chair of the Western Interstate Commission for...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Tanya Spilovoy, Director of Open Policy at the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET), received the Midwestern Higher Education Compact’s (MHEC) Outstanding Service Award on November 9, during the commission’s Annual Commission Meeting, held virtually due...

BOULDER, Colo. – Dr. John Morton, Vice President Emeritus of Community Colleges of the University of Hawai‘i, was recently appointed by Governor David Ige to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), an interstate compact of Western states...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Los Angeles Community College District – made up of nine colleges serving the greater Los Angeles County area – has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities...

BOULDER, Colo. – Western Colorado University, located in Gunnison, Colorado, has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Western becomes the 56th member of...

BOULDER, Colo. – New Mexico State University has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. NMSU becomes the 59th member of the Network and...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Nevada, Reno has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. The University becomes the 58th member of the...

BOULDER, Colo. – Truckee Meadows Community College has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Truckee Meadows becomes the 56th member of the Network,...

BOULDER, Colo. – Nevada State College (NSC) has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. NSC becomes the 57th member of the Network, signing...

BOULDER, Colo. – Casper College, located in Casper, Wyoming, has joined the Interstate Passport Network, a national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Casper College is also the third institution...

BOULDER, Colo. – The College of Eastern Idaho joins the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Located in Idaho Falls, the College of Eastern Idaho...

BOULDER, Colo. – Chaminade University of Honolulu has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. Chaminade University becomes the first private institution from the...

BOULDER, Colo. – Washington State University (WSU) has joined the Interstate Passport Network, the national program of two- and four-year colleges and universities that streamlines the transfer process for students. WSU becomes the first institution from the State of...

COVID-19 spurs need for immediate solutions to costly transfer inquiries BOULDER, Colo. – If ever there were a time to simplify how students transfer between colleges, this is it. As a result of COVID-19, thousands upon thousands of students...

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and the American Council on Education (ACE) announce a collaboration to help more students with prior learning attain high-quality postsecondary credentials. WICHE’s Interstate Passport Network®, with 46 members...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) becomes the second higher education institution from the state of Alaska to join the Interstate Passport Network. With seven campuses across the state, UAF enrolls more than 8,500 students from all...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Alaska Southeast is the 42nd higher education institution in the country to join the Interstate Passport Network. The third regional university of the University of Alaska system, the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) joins...

BOULDER, Colo.—The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on our nation’s education systems, including the nearly 400 public and private colleges and universities in 16 Western states and territories. Prospective students face uncertainty about their academic future in...

BOULDER, Colo. – The University of Hawaiʻi System becomes the third higher education system to join the Interstate Passport Network. Joining Leeward Community College and the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu in the Network are eight additional institutions: Hawaiʻi...

BOULDER, Colo. – College and university leaders are working across state lines to reduce barriers faced by students and to empower faculty with access to a wide range of instructional materials. WICHE and its sister regional higher education compact organizations...

Camille Preus, of Oregon, named chair; Susan Anderson, of Alaska, named vice chair; Ray Holmberg, of North Dakota, to serve as immediate past chair Camille Preus, executive director of the Oregon Community College Association (OCCA), has been elected as...

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

BOULDER, Colo. – Jessica Rowland Williams has been named director of Every Learner Everywhere (Every Learner), a network of 12 partners strengthening digital learning in postsecondary institutions. WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) serves as the intermediary for Every Learner Everywhere....

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

BOULDER, Colo. – The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (TCSPP) becomes the first institution in Illinois to join the Interstate Passport Network (IPN), a nationwide network of two- and four-year colleges and universities that allows students to transfer lower-division...

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

North Dakota State Sen. Ray Holmberg, chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), convened the interstate agency’s semi-annual meeting on May 20-21 at Bismarck State College. One of four regional higher education compacts in the U.S.,...

Seven new commissioners were recently appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a federal interstate compact of 16 Western state and territorial members that work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of...

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) today appointed Russ Poulin vice president of technology-enhanced education for WICHE and executive director of WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies), WICHE President Demarée Michelau announced at the agency’s biannual...

A faculty-productivity reporting tool developed at the University of Idaho was honored by the Western Academic Leadership Forum (the Forum) Thursday at the group’s annual meeting in Boulder, Colo.

An innovative first-term advising program at Williston State College in North Dakota was honored by the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (the Alliance) at its annual meeting last Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Dennis Mohatt, WICHE vice president for behavioral health, was nominated and selected for the 2019 Distinguished Contributions to Practice in Community Psychology Award by the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), American Psychological Association Division 27 representing the field of community psychology....

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This is the February 2019 edition of WICHE's bimonthly newsletter.

This WICHE effort, launched in 12/18, incorporates a landscape analysis of postsecondary education recognition of learning policy and practice, and an evaluation of primary learning assessment methods and their impact on student and workforce outcomes.

Five new commissioners were recently appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), a federal interstate compact of 16 Western states and territories that work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of the...

America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-savings programs set records in 2018-19 for students enrolled and dollars saved.

This is the December 2018 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This EdSource story comprehensively featured WICHE's Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program, and its value in serving California students.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This Inside Higher Ed article features WCET Open Policy Director Tanya Spilovoy commenting on a North Dakota state audit that found significant cost savings to be had through use of open educational resources.

North Dakota State Sen. Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks, N.D. was elected Nov. 9 as the new chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), at WICHE’s biannual commission meeting last week in Broomfield, Colo. WICHE, a...

This ACT Center for Equity in Learning blog post is authored by Ken Pepion, who recently retired after 25 years of service to WICHE.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has appointed Dr. Demarée Michelau president of the regional interstate higher education agency serving 16 Western members, including U.S. states, territories, and freely associated states and their 80 million residents.

This is the October 2018 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

This is the August 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The first annual Native American-Serving, Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) National Summit was held July 26-27 at the Westin Denver Downtown Hotel, attracting nearly 100 higher education leaders to discuss, debate, and problem-solve issues unique to 24 Native-Serving colleges and universities.

This is the June 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Ben Cannon, executive director of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission since 2013, has been appointed by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) commission.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has selected three states—Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming—through a competitive RFP process to participate in its new Task Force on Closing Postsecondary Attainment Gaps.

The commissioners of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) unanimously appointed Dr. David A. Longanecker interim president of the primary interstate higher education agency serving 16 states and territories.

Data Fellows for Student Success, a California State University Long Beach program that deploys institutional data in innovative and collaborative ways to support student success, was honored by the Western Academic Leadership Forum.

A Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) program to aid retention and mentorship of underrepresented faculty throughout the system was honored by the Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders.

This is the April 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. 

Dr. Rick Aman, president of the newly created College of Eastern Idaho, has been appointed by Idaho Gov. C.L. (“Butch”) Otter to the governing body of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).

America’s largest interstate higher education tuition-discount programs set records in 2017-18 for students enrolled and dollars saved.

This is the February 2018 edition of the newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This month, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) will initiate a Task Force on Closing Postsecondary Attainment Gaps—thanks to a $400,000 Lumina Foundation grant.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education will soon launch a new consortium for colleges and universities that heavily serve Native American Indians and Alaska Natives.

This is the December 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Montana Commissioner of Higher Education Clayton Christian was elected Nov. 10 as new chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).

This is the October 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the August 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the June 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Academic Leadership Forum (the Forum) presented the 2017 Academic Leaders Tool of the Year Award to Portland State University for its Desk Manuals Tool on Thursday, April 27, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This is the April 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Alliance of Community College Academic Leaders (the Alliance) presented the 2017 Bernice Joseph Award to the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges for its Sector Mapping Tool on Thursday, March 23, in Long Beach, Calif.

This is the February 2017 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The steady growth in high school graduates that led to significant expansion of higher education in the United States in recent decades is coming to an abrupt halt.

This is the December 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

New Mexico State University (NMSU) College of Engineering Assistant Dean Patricia A. Sullivan on Nov. 10 was elected chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Montana’s Commissioner of Higher Education Clay Christian on Nov. 10 was elected vice chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the August 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Lost academic credits and tuition dollars, delayed graduations, and dampened students’ hopes and aspirations have been commonplace for thousands of transfer students because of the reluctance of many colleges and universities to accept course credits earned elsewhere.

This is the June 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the March 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the January 2016 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) today announced that Colorado Lt. Gov. Joseph A. Garcia will become the seventh executive to lead the organization in its 62 years.

Patricia Sullivan, Associate Dean for Outreach and Public Service in the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University (NMSU), was elected the vice chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, on Nov. 3 was elected the chair of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) during the commission’s semi-annual meeting held in Boulder.

This is the November 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has been awarded a grant totaling $2.99 million from the U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, to scale and enhance the Interstate Passport.

This is the September 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

New Mexico and Wyoming have been approved by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to become members of the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA).

This is the April 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

This is the February 2015 edition of the biannual newsletter of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

Arizona, Oregon and South Dakota have been approved by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to become members of the WICHE State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (W-SARA).

The newsletter from WICHE serving Western states, students, and institutions since 1953.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has just launched the Interstate Passport, a new block transfer framework based on learning outcomes, not courses and credits.

BOULDER, Colo. – The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education has released COVID-19 and Public School Enrollments and Graduates, a follow-up analysis to the Knocking at the College Door report. Released in December 2020, the data in WICHE’s Knocking...

Report sheds light on multiple possible factors why Black and lower-income adult students have lower rates of credit receipt in credit for prior learning programs designed to save time and money in earning postsecondary credentials INDIANAPOLIS – The Council...