Press
WrightU in the News
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January 11, 2022 - "EquityU: Tackling Higher Ed's Ills with New Start-Up--Wright University Item"
IngenioUs Podcast
Melissa Morriss-Olson hosted WrightU founders Caitlin O’R. B. Carter and Maren Rosenbach on her podcast, IngeniUs. She highlights how our founders are determined to build a new kind of higher-education institution in the Seattle area.
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November 29, 2021 - "Higher Education Is Facing an Equity Crisis"
eCampus News
Co-founders Caitlin, O’R. B. Carter, Ph.D. and Maren G. Rosenbach, MSL penned this OpEd.
“Financial mismanagement and the student debt crisis are dominating headlines…”
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November 15, 2021 - "U.S. higher education sees flurry of entrepreneurial activity with new startup colleges"*
The Business Journals and Boston Business Journal
“At least three groups across the U.S. are aiming to build and launch college and universities…”
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November 5, 2021 - "Seattle entrepreneurial duo looks to tackle higher ed’s struggles with new startup university"
New York Business Journal
“It’s not every day — or every decade — that you hear of a new university starting up.”
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October 27, 2021 - "A brand new Seattle university with an inclusiveness focus may open in 2023"
Curiocity
“Very rarely do we hear of new universities popping up, especially in Washington…”
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October 27, 2021 - "New University May Open in Seattle Area"
Inside Higher Ed
Plans are in the works to open a new university in the Seattle metro area in fall 2023 focused on serving minority students from underrepresented backgrounds, first-generation students, women, LGBTQ students and students with disabilities.
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October 25, 2021 - "Wright University Ushers in a New Era in Higher Education Built on Racial and Social Justice by Affording Access to Those Historically Excluded by Academia"
Press Release
Wright University Kicks-off Fundraising During Giving Season.