WKU News

Mar 31st, 2021

In its 14th year, WKU offices and Hope Harbor, Inc., plan Sexual Assault Prevention Month activities in April for students and community members to learn more about sexual assault and how to prevent it.

Mar 31st, 2021

WKU has selected 15 students as recipients of the 2021-22 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award.

Mar 31st, 2021

Jordyn Hurley, a senior from Lexington, is earning a double major in physics and chemistry with a concentration in pre-medicine at WKU. As a cancer survivor, she said she knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a career in medicine.

Mar 30th, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines are now available on campus for students, faculty, staff, contract employees and their families.

Mar 30th, 2021

Mar 30th, 2021

WKU’s Midnight on the Hill raised $80,608 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Mar 26th, 2021

On Wednesday, Mar. 24, WKU hosted a Virtual Liberal Arts Job Fair for graduating and graduate students. The event provided job prospects for students graduating with liberal arts degrees.

Mar 26th, 2021

WKU English Students host a discussion on "Quarter Life Poetry." The short films explore "quarter-life" experiences from the perspective of their creator, Samantha Jane.

Mar 26th, 2021

WKU will conduct its 51st Annual Student Research Conference on April 9-10 in a virtual format.

Mar 26th, 2021

Mar 25th, 2021

WKU response to a ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court in a case involving the University of Kentucky and its student newspaper.

Mar 25th, 2021

Instant friends, a support system and deep connections. Sounds like a recipe for success for an incoming college freshman. It’s also what Living and Learning programs are all about, and WKU’s new residence halls will offer them in abundance.

Mar 25th, 2021

Nominations are now open for the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame 2021 class.

Mar 24th, 2021

For Joey Dilliha, WKU is more than just a school. A senior marketing major and economics minor from Russellville, Dilliha has a long-time family history with WKU.

Mar 24th, 2021

Students studying Arabic language and culture at the Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY) will have scholarship opportunities to attend camp thanks to a grant from Qatar Foundation International (QFI).

Mar 23rd, 2021

During her undergraduate years as a social work student, Robin Lester discovered her desire to make connections and help others.

Mar 22nd, 2021

On Tuesday, March 16, R.K. Nickel and William Stribling met with members of the WKU Department of English on Zoom to discuss screenwriting. The visiting writers described the projects they have worked on and offered advice to creative writing students.

Mar 19th, 2021

WKU biology professor Noah Ashley has been awarded a three-year, $429,768 R15 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue research that investigates how stress is involved in regulating the inflammatory response to sleep loss.

Mar 18th, 2021

The English Department has two part-time graduate assistantships specially designed for current EST teachers who completed their initial certification program at WKU and would like to earn the Masters in English to achieve rank.

Mar 18th, 2021

WKU’s Talley Family Counseling Center implemented weekly virtual sessions known as “Talley Talks” and they have been a huge success as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.