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March 31, 2013Article from "Fast Company" ranking WGU number 28 for "showing public schools another way to do business."
June 24, 1996The document that committed the founding governors to the creation of Western Governors University. The first three pages of this PDF are the original Draft Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Western…
July 17, 2009Reporter Tom Costello of "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" takes a close look at WGU as a flexible, cost-effective, accredited university for working adults who want to return to college to improve…
November 17, 2008Article from "Time" magazine describing WGU. The entire title of this article is "Go Western, Young Man. The best relatively cheap university you've never hear of. (Hint: it's only online)."
March 21, 2011Article from "Bloomberg Businessweek" describing the various merits of WGU. The complete title of this article is "Online Education, with a Low-Cost Twist, Western Governors University delivers online…