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News Releases and Announcements
Featured News Release | February 02, 2026
JB Holston, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, to Represent Colorado on the WICHE Commission
BOULDER, COLORADO — JB Holston, executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education who has decades of business, civic, and education leadership experience, has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) as a Commissioner for the state by...
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...
December 02, 2025
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
Media Mentions
Featured Media Mention | March 31, 2026
UI Makes 10 Consecutive Semesters of Enrollment Growth
An article from The Argonaut on how the Western Undergraduate Exchange has impacted the University of Idaho’s enrollment growth. View original source.
How NAU is Making Grad School More Affordable
An article from The NAU Review reports on Northern Arizona University joining the Western Regional Graduate Program, which will launch in Fall 2026. The Western Undergraduate Exchange is also mentioned. View original source.
March 18, 2026
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.
December 05, 2025
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
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