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August 25, 2011Article from "The New York Times" describing the WGU mentor role. This is a adapted and reprinted with permission.
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…
June 4, 1998Article from the June 4, 1998 issue of "USA TODAY."
August 27, 2012Article from "Bloomberg Businessweek" describing the underlying principle of WGU, to "help adult students."
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…