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Jun 5th, 2025
The Western Kentucky University Bands continues to celebrate 100 Years (1925-2025) with a series of two summer concerts in June with the Southern Kentucky Concert Band at WKU.
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Jun 3rd, 2025
Western Kentucky University has released the honors lists for the spring 2025 semester.
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Jun 3rd, 2025
The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky recently recognized 30 educators from across the Commonwealth for their support of high ability students. The educators were recognized at the program’s May 10 Commencement in Van Meter Hall.
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Jun 3rd, 2025
Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, June 3 through Saturday, June 21.
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Jun 2nd, 2025
Grayce Basham uses music, leadership, and honors learning to build community and connection. From choir to coffee shops, she helps others feel heard, seen, and at home.
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May 29th, 2025
For the second year in a row, WKU is a Top Performing Institution of Boren Awards, a Department of Defense National Security Education Program initiative, with six Scholars awarded $25,000 each for immersive language study abroad.
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May 28th, 2025
Shwe Win, a two-time Public Health graduate of Western Kentucky University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship to Thailand.
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May 27th, 2025
WKU’s Peyton Dover studies forensic psych and criminology, researches wrongful convictions, and earned a Gilman to study crime in Italy—paving the way for a career in criminal justice reform.
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May 27th, 2025
On Saturday, May 10, The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science graduated 83 students from across Kentucky in their eighteenth graduating class. The ceremony took place at Van Meter Hall and was broadcast online for friends and family to enjoy.
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May 27th, 2025
24 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2025 application cycle, more than all other public universities in Kentucky combined. Combined, their scholarships totaled $83,000.
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May 23, 2025 (Bowling Green, KY) – The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University honored more than 300 students for outstanding academic achievement Friday at Van Meter Auditorium.
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May 23rd, 2025
Nguyen Ngoc Minh Nguyen has been selected for a Fulbright US Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Taiwan for the 2025-26 academic year.
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May 22nd, 2025
Western Kentucky University’s School of Media & Communication continued its tradition of national success in the annual Hearst Journalism Awards Program with a second-place finish in the 2025 Overall Intercollegiate Competition.
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May 21st, 2025
Mykah Carden has been named a Udall scholar. The Udall Undergraduate Scholarship recognizes outstanding students studying the environment, Native American Tribal policy, and health care. Mykah is the first WKU student to receive this award since 2010.
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Ten middle school teachers from ten states have been selected to participate in the prestigious National STEM Scholar Program.
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