We are pleased to announce that the Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) recently received notification, effective January 27, 2014, that the Council has been granted recognition from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
NWSL became the first U.S. professional women's soccer league to reach nine teams with the expansion of the MLS-backed Houston Dash in 2014; expansion interest, particularly from MLS teams, has continued.
For the bowling association, see World Ninepin Bowling Association. The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is a professional women's basketball league in the United States. It is currently composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA), and league play started in 1997.