Newspaper article from Associated Press writer Matthew Brown about Utah Governor Mike Leavitt creating a "10th university" for the state of Utah. This university would eventually become WGU.
Article from the "Denver Post" discussing the Western Governors' Association meeting in Las Vegas where the resolution to create a "virtual university" was unanimously approved.
Article from the Associated Press journalist Michelle DeArmond, published in the "Rocky Mountain News," concerning the Western Governors' Association (WGA) meeting where a resolution was unanimously passed that would eventually create WGU.
Article from "The Washington Times" about Western Governors' Association meeting where the virtual university that would eventually become WGU is discussed.
Article from the "Administration" section of "The Chronicle of Higher Education" reporting on the Western Governors' Association's (WGA) initial discussion for the creation of a "virtual university." These discussions would eventually lead to the creation of WGU.
Article from "The Salt Lake Tribune" reporting on the Tuesday, January 30, 1996 announcement of Dr. Jeffrey Livingston as the executive assistant for higher education technology.
Article from a Colorado newspaper discussing the Western Governors' Association's publication of the February 6, 1996 "From Vision to Reality" work plan.
Article from the "Los Angeles Times" discussing the February 6, 1996 Western Governors' Association (WGA) meeting where plans to establish WGU were announced.
Article from the "Reno Gazette Journal" concerning the June 24, 1996 Western Governors' Association meeting where the original "Western Governors University Memorandum of Understanding" will be signed.
Article from the "Idaho Statesman" discussing the June 1996 meeting of the Western Governors' Association (WGA). Boise State University is enthusiastic about the prospect of an online university.
Article from "Education Week" discussing the June 24, 1996 meeting of the Western Governors' Association where the original "Western Governors University Memorandum of Understanding" was signed.
Article from "The New York Times" discussing the problems traditional brick-and-mortar college institutions have accommodating increased enrollment demands, and that WGU may be a solution to these problems.
Article from "The Dallas Morning News" describing the Western Governors' Association approaching then Texas Governor George W. Bush about joining the WGU initiative.
Article from the July 3, 1997 issue of "The Chronicle of Higher Education" concerning collaborations between Western Governors University, Britain's Open University, the Open Learning Agency in British Columbia, Canada, and Japan's Suwun and Tokai Universities.
"From the boardroom to the back office, Americans are returning to school for quick, practical courses that allow them to keep up with the competition - and with the rapid changes in technology and business."
From the Business Report section of the July 20, 1998 issue of "Time" magazine.
The cover of the magazine reads "Cool School, Can an online university, funded by state governments and high-tech companies, change the face of education?" Cover story from the September 1, 1998 issue of "CIO WebBusiness."
Article from the September 12, 1998 issue of the "Omaha World Herald" describing the enrollment of Dr. Teresa Holtrop, the first student to enroll in WGU.
Article from the Winter 1998 issue of "National Crosstalk" discussing the "problems facing this ambitious attempt at non-traditional higher education..."
National Crosstalk, A Publication of the Higher Education Policy Institute
Interview taken from "Cause/Effect" magazine, Vol. 21 No. 3, 1998. "Sir John Daniel, Governor Michael Leavitt, and Governor Roy Romer, interviewed by Polley Ann McClure."
Article from June 12, 2000 issue of "The Chronicle of Higher Education" discussing the Inter-Regional Accrediting Committee's (IRAC) decision to postpone making a decision regarding WGU's Candidacy for Accreditation status.
Article from "The Chronicle of Higher Education" discussing the Inter-Regional Accrediting Committee's (IRAC) decision to delay a decision regarding WGU's Candidacy for Accreditation status.
Article from the September 22, 2000 issue of the "Deseret News" describing "They [WGU backers] suspect report on online university was politically motivated."
Article by Eric A. Benhamou, Ph.D., Chairman and CEO, 3Com Corporation and Samuel H. Smith, Ph.D., President Emeritus, Washington State University. This article discusses WGU's responsiveness to the "electronic-based economy."
Article from the November 28, 2000 issue of "The Chronicle of Higher Education" describing WGU passing a "crucial milestone in its quest for accreditation."
Article from April 13, 2001 issue of "The Chronicle of Higher Education" describing how "Distance educators see the need to prove that they teach effectively."
Two article from the "Deseret News." One titled "Grand vision is scaled back, but WGU chugs on" by Jerry D. Spangler and James Thalman. The other article is titled "WGU blazing trails toward competency education," by James Thalman and Jerry D. Spangler.
Press release from Utah Governor Mike Leavitt's website announcing the creation of the WGU Teachers College to address the nation's shortage of teachers.
Article from the "Deseret News" discussing the need for "Strengthening Utah's capability for producing engineers, computer scientists and general scientists..."
United States Department of Education press release announcing the launch of the WGU Teachers College. Complete headline reads "Online Teachers College Open for Business, Western Governor's University launches new teacher preparation program with U. S. Education Dept. grant; Scholarships available."
Article from the "Las Vegas Sun" discussing the election of Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn as the co-chairman of WGU. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will serve as co-chairman of WGU.
Article from "Government Technology" describing the election of Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as co-chairs of WGU. They replace Washington Governor Gary Locke and Utah Governor Michael Leavitt.
Article from "The Salt Lake Tribune" describing the launch of five new bachelor degree programs. These programs are degrees in finance, accounting, marketing, business management and professional business studies.
Press release from the U.S. Department of Education's U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announcing the formation of the Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. WGU President Robert Mendenhall served as a member of the 19-member commission.
Article from "CAEL Forum and News" authored by Chip Johnstone, Provost and Academic Vice President, Western Governors University. This article was published circa March 2006.
Article from "National Crosstalk" discussing WGU. This article was published in the Spring 2006. "National Crosstalk" is a publication of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
Press release from WGU, published in "Utah Business Magazine," discussing the donation of initial funds to launch the WGU College of Health Professions.
Article from "Education Daily" discussing the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education's (NCATE) decision to award accreditation to WGU.
Article from "The Chronicle of Higher Education." Robert Mendenhall, president of WGU, answered reader questions during a "Brown Bag" hosted by "The Chronicle of Higher Education."
Article from "Education Week" describing the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education's (NCATE) awarding of accreditation to WGU. From "Education Week" volume 26, number 14.
Article by Dr. Robert Mendenhall, from "Distance Learning Today." This is an advertising supplement brought to you by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). This is volume 1, issue 1 of this publication.
Press release from WGU, published on "Yahoo! Finance," describing a $400,000 grant from the Lumina Foundation to "pinpoint what factors in the WGU model are effective for these populations and identify any necessary changes and improvement to the WGU model to enable sustainable success in serving those populations over time."
Press release from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) describing the awarding of a $3 million grant to WGU to "expand distance-learning to students in the teaching profession."
Press release from "eSchool News Online," describing the three million dollar grant from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to train educators in rural areas.
Article from "eSchool News staff and wire service reports," describing the United States Department of Labor (DOL) awarding a grant to WGU to train rural educators.
Article from the "AACTE Briefs" describing the partnership between the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), United States Department of Labor (DOL) and WGU.
The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
Press release from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announcing the awarding of a $725,000 grant to WGU to design, develop, test, and roll out the Multi-state Appraoch to the Preparation of Bachelors Level Registered Nurses (MAP-RN) program.
Press release from WGU, published on "Yahoo! Finance," describing the hiring of Dr. Sal Monaco as the new provost and vice-president of academic affairs.
Press release from WGU, published on "The Hill, Capitol Hill Broadcasting Network," describing the election of Governor Bill Ritter, Jr. (Democrat) to the Board of Trustees of WGU.
Press release from WGU, published by "AOL - money & finance," discussing the milestone of having approximately 1,200 students enrolled in the WGU Teachers College.
Press release from WGU, published on "Yahoo! Finance," describing WGU receiving the 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning. Dr. Janet Schnitz, the Executive Director of the WGU Teachers College, received an award for Outstanding Leadership by an Individual in the Field of Distance Learning.
Press release from WGU, published on Salt Lake City's "examiner.com," discussing the election of Emily Stover DeRocco, to the WGU Board of Trustees. Emily Stover DeRocco is the President of the Manufacturing Institute and Senior Vice President of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).
Article from "eSchool News" describing legislation that would require sophisticated monitoring of online test takers. This article is from "eSchool News" but has been reprinted in California State University Northridge's "CSUN University News Clippings."
Press release from WGU, published on "msnbc.com," describing a "New White Paper Commissioned by Western Governors University on Employer Acceptance of Online Degrees."
Press release from WGU, published on "IT Industry Today," describing WGU being named one of the Top 20 Military Friendly Colleges and Universities for 2008 by the "Military Advanced Education Magazine."
Article 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)."
Press release from the United States Department of Labor announcing the awarding of $10 million in grants to increase access to technology-based learning. WGU received $500,000 of this pool of grant money.
Press release announcing the partnership between the California Governor's Task Force for the California Nurse Education Initiative, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), Tenet Health Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and WGU to develop the nation's first accredited, on-line baccalaureate degree nursing program.
Press release from WGU, published on "Nurses.com," announcing a $500,000 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission and a pilot program for the nation's first competency-based Bachelor of Science, Nursing leading to RN licensure set to begin in Texas in the Fall 2009.
From the article: "The following is an excerpt from the forthcoming 'DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education' by Anya Kamenetz."
Article from "Inside Higher Ed" describing a talk given by Hilary Pennington, who directs the Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation's efforts in higher education.
Press release from WGU describing an award bestowed upon WGU President Dr. Robert W. Mendenhall by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). The award is for Outstanding Leadership by an Individual in the Field of Distance Learning.
Press release from the McGraw-Hill Companies announcing that Dr. Robert Mendenhall, President of WGU, will be receiving an award "for creating educational ideas that work and scaling them up to improve student achievement."
Article from "The Salt Lake Tribune" describing two awards that WGU received; which are the McGraw Hill Prize in Education from the McGraw-Hill Companies, and the Ralph E. Gomory Award for Quality Online Education from the Sloan Consortium.
Article from "Inside Higher Ed" discussing the National Education Association's (NEA) disdain for working with for-profit education institutions. WGU is mentioned briefly when describing a program where NEA members can earn online degrees at a discount.
Forum from "The Chronicle of Higher Education" where the question of the quality of online learning is addressed. Robert W. Mendenhall, President of WGU responds on the second and third page.
Article 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 education at a fraction of the cost of for-profit players, and cash-strapped states are taking notice.
Article from "State Legislatures" magazine discussing how "Lawmakers will need to make decisions soon to comply with federal regulations for the growing world of online higher education."
Article from "The Texas Tribune" discussing the launch of WGU Texas. This announcement was made by Governor Rick Perry, Representative Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo.
Article from the "San Antonio Express-New" describing a $4.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to WGU Texas. This article has a "Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education" banner.
Article from the "Washington Monthly" describing how "by offering adults an education that is faster, cheaper, and better than the likes of Kaplan, Phoenix, or Capella, the nonprofit Western Governors University just might eat their lunch."
Article from "The New York Times" discussing a meeting between President Obama, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, WGU President Robert Mendenhall, a dozen other college presidents, and other leaders from nonprofit education organizations. They met to discuss the costs of higher education and increasing graduation rates.
Article from "The Chronicle of Higher Education" describing Robert Mendenhall's tenure, and success, at WGU. Article also appeared under with the title "A President Brings a Revolutionary University to Prominence."
Article from "The Salt Lake Tribune" discussing the July 14, 2012 WGU graduation celebration. This article also discusses the competency-based model of education that WGU pioneered.
Interview from "WiredAcademic" which was edited by Paul Glader via email. This interview discusses WGU's 15th anniversary, growth, and the future of higher education.
Article from "The Seattle Times" describing a "Web publishing company that rates online colleges and universities says Western Governors University is the nation's top-performing online school."
Article from NPR about free college. WGU is mentioned as an alternative to traditional universities, in that WGU charges less and does not take any public subsidies.
Article posted by Meris Stansbury on "eCampus News" discussing postsecondary skill training programs ranked by the Obama Administration. WGU is listed number nine alphabetically.
Article from "The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal" describing North Carolina's need for "qualified math, science, and special education teachers," and how WGU could help address these shortages.
Article from "U.S. News & World Reports" discussing what a prospective student should consider before enrolling in a competency-based education (CBE) program.
Article from "The Tennessean" describing competency-based education (CBE). The article is authored by Kimberly K. Estep, Ph.S., the Chancellor of WGU Tennessee.
One page advertisement from "The Economist" in support of a forum titled "Disrupting Traditional Models." Robert Mendenhall was a speaker at this event.
Article from "Inside Higher Ed" discussing the Office of Inspector General at the United States Department of Education, competency-based education (CBE), faculty, and WGU.
Article from "tedcurran.net" discussing competency-based education (CBE), the United States Department of Education's Office of the Inspector General, and WGU.
Article from eCampus News highlighting the SXSW EDU panel where WGU President Scott Pulsipher, and WGU Provos and Chief Academic Officer Marni Baker Stein, discussed using data to improve the WGU student experience.
