WGU Texas News Releases

4/26/12 WGU Texas Announces Advisory Board

3/30/12 WGU Texas Joins E3 Alliance in Regional Education Effort to Increase Student Outcomes

2/1/12 WGU Texas Celebrates First Grads from Online, Competency-Based Prelicensure Nursing Degree Program

9/21/11 WGU Texas, State’s Newest University, to Celebrate Launch and Formalize Community College Partnership

8/29/11 Western Governors University Announces Investment in WGU Texas

8/3/11 Gov. Perry Announces Creation of WGU Texas

3/24/10 Western Governors University Graduate Wins Science Teaching Award from Texas Medical Association

WGU News Releases

5/1/12 WGU Receives 21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning from USDLA

3/26/12 31 Scholarships Awarded to Help Native Americans Attend Online University

3/12/12 WGU’s New Online IT Master’s Degree Program Emphasizes Network Management

1/17/12 WGU a Top Military-Friendly School for Fifth Straight Year

12/15/11 WGU Enters Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership

12/6/11 Western Governors University Enrollment Reaches 30,000 Students

10/10/11 Online Degree Programs Helping Meet President Obama’s Challenge to Train 100,000 Math, Science Teachers in 10 Years

9/29/11 Post-9/11 GI Bill Expands Veterans’ Housing Stipend to Online Students

8/30/11 For Students Heading Back to School, Mounting College Debt Highlights Need to Keep College Affordable

8/22/11 Bright Spots Remain in Job Market for Teachers

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