Statement from WICHE President Demarée Michelau: We are saddened by the tragic news that Dr. Sheila Stearns, one of our WICHE Commissioners from Montana, has passed away. Her death is a tremendous loss to all who knew her, and...

BOULDER, Colo. – Eastern Oregon University (EOU) has received the Colleagues’ Choice Innovation Award for its program that focuses on training culturally responsive teachers who work with students from diverse backgrounds. Students from diverse backgrounds make up a third...

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...

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...