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News Releases and Announcements
Featured News Release | December 02, 2025
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...
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
WICHE Welcomes Malerie Barnes as New Director of Student Access Programs
Barnes brings expertise in scholarship development and student programming BOULDER, COLORADO — The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) has named Malerie Barnes, Ph.D., as its new director of Student Access Programs after a national search, marking a...
October 27, 2025
Media Mentions
Featured Media Mention | December 05, 2025
Accomplished First-Generation Montana State Student to Graduate Dec. 12
News release from Montana State University profiles graduating senior Carlos Rivas. Rivas is originally from Washington State and references the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE). View the original source.
Transfer Students: A Key NKU Strategy to Offset the Impending Enrollment Cliff
An article from The Northerner reports on enrollment data from the University of Northern Kentucky. Research from WICHE’s Knocking at the College Door: Projections of High School Graduate Students is cited. View original source.
December 04, 2025
Rural America, Growth Area?
An article from The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on the growing population of high school seniors in rural areas and how colleges are trying to serve their needs. WICHE Vice President, Policy Analysis and Research, Patrick Lane, is quoted. ...
December 03, 2025
Nevada System of Higher Ed Delivers Bang for the Buck
An opinion article published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal provides commentary on the value and affordability of higher education in Nevada. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) is mentioned. Read the article here ($). A free audio...
November 15, 2025
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