WGU Texas In the News
5/22/13 Huffington Post Blog, "It's Time to Go Beyond the Credit Hour"
5/2/13 The Miami Herald, "Looking for college credit? Welcome to the buffet”
5/1/13 Los Angeles Times, "Using technology to fight cheating in online education”
5/1/13 Sky Magazine, "The New Classroom? Will Online Education Make Us Better Students”
5/1/13 Fast Company, Bill Gates on Education: “We Can Make Massive Strides”
3/21/13 Valley Morning Star, "DRIVE TO SUCCEED: Moses Mendoza"
2/28/13 The Daily Beast, "Readers Offer More Overlooked Colleges & Programs"
2/2/13 Amarillo Globe-News, Guest Column, "Administrators: Aim high in educational endeavors"
12/5/12 Hays Free Press, "The non-traditional path to higher education"
11/29/12 The New York Times, "An 80-Year-Old Graduate With an Online Marketing Degree Kept His Promise"
11/22/12 The Wall Street Journal, "The Cost of Dropping Out"
11/18/12 Lufkin Daily News, "Proud Angelina County Resident First in His area to Graduate from WGU Texas"
11/11/12 The Texas Tribune, "State's Online University Graduates its First Students"
11/10/12 Austin American-Statesman, "Western Governors University’s Texas branch marks 1st commencement"
10/30/12 The Gates Notes, "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses" (Review by Bill Gates)
10/4/12 The Orange Leader, "Gov. Perry Promotes Competency-Based Learning and Technology as Keys to Improving Higher Education"
10/4/12 Austin American-Statesman, "Perry to call for competency-based model in higher education"
10/1/12 The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Reflections on the First Year of a New-Model University"
9/26/12 Human Resources Journal, "New Program for Human Resources Personnel"
9/25/12 The Texas Tribune, "ACC Developing Go-at-Your-Own-Pace Courses"
9/21/12 Austin American-Statesman, "ACC gets $4.5 million to develop innovative courses"
9/18/12 Dallas Business Journal, "WGU Texas Offers Scholarships for Human Resources Professionals Looking to Continue Their Education and Gain Credentials"
7/18/12 Campus Technology, "Analytic, Blended Learning Keys to Educational Success"
6/8/12 Houston Chronicle.com, "Want to do well on the job? Then finish school first"
4/22/12 Austin American-Statesman, "Texas branch of Western Governors University making mark in cyberspace"
4/20/12 San Antonio Express News, "Getting higher education credential crucial"
3/7/12 Austin American-Statesman, "Rethink education with technology, chancellor says"
3/7/12 Educate Texas, "Embracing Student Access and Success"
2/16/12 Austin American-Stateman, "Rhodes, Milliron: Crossing the finish line"
2/7/12 CNN, "Students go at own pace at school without boundaries"
"My mentors were fabulous and they were very supportive. Going back to school having a family and being an older student, there are always obstacles that can knock you off track. My mentors played a very pivotal role in getting me to graduation."
— Phyllis Boone
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies (K-8) Graduate
"The education [at WGU] focuses on relevant education. As you progress through the coursework, you are actually gaining work experience. You’re fully prepared to go out and start working from day one."
— Jay Patel
M.S. Information Security & Assurance Graduate
"I spent years trying to finish a degree, but WGU took away all the obstacles—I love the nonprofit status, tuition is reasonable, and being competency-based I could use my experience without having anything to slow me down."
— Melissa Richards
B.S. Business Management Graduate
