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NOLS Names Melissa Gray Interim President
NOLS announces that the Board of Trustees has appointed Melissa Gray as Interim President. Gray brought Wilderness Medicine to NOLS in 1999 and spent the next 27 years building it ...
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NOLS Names Melissa Gray Interim President
NOLS announces that the Board of Trustees has appointed Melissa Gray as Interim President. Gray brought Wilderness Medicine to NOLS…
NOLS President Sandy Colhoun to Step Down at Year’s End
NOLS announces that Sandy Colhoun will step down as President. After reflection with his family this past August, Colhoun informed…
NOLS Announces New Members of the Board of Trustees
NOLS is thrilled to welcome three remarkable leaders to its Board of Trustees: Meriwether Hardie, Betsy Jaffee and Dr. Anne…
The Next Call to Serve
LANDER, Wyo.—When Isaac Cantrell set out to use his GI Bill, he wasn’t looking for a lecture hall. The 29-year-old…
NOLS Expands Course Credit Options Through New Central Wyoming College Partnership
Lander, Wyo. — A new agreement between NOLS and Central Wyoming College is set to broaden how students can earn…
Keeping Public Lands Public
Cheyenne, Wyo.—The Wyoming Legislature has overwhelmingly approved a measure urging Washington to respect existing land-management frameworks and local community voices…
Big Air, Backcountry Roots
CALGARY, ALBERTA–When Rochelle “Rocke” Weinberg drops into the 22-foot SuperPipe at the Junior World Championships this week, she won’t be…
NOLS Appoints Molly Barnes as Interim Vice President for Wilderness Medicine
President Sandy Colhoun is pleased to announce that Molly Barnes has been named interim vice president for Wilderness Medicine, effective…
More Than Just Memories
What actually shapes us more in the backcountry: the summit—or the struggle? That question sits at the heart of new…
