WKU News

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.

Mar 18th, 2021

Online applications are now available for summer camps offered by The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU. These camps are designed to inspire a lifelong love of learning and encourage high-interest and high-ability students to explore their academic passio

Mar 18th, 2021

WKU’s Department of Physics & Astronomy will host the 2021 Western Kentucky Physics Olympics as a virtual competition over two Saturday mornings, March 20 and March 27.

Mar 17th, 2021

“I feel like these opportunities really did help shape my success here on the Hill,” Keith said. “I’m already a very social person, but the extra networking pays off. [Working with NSLS] has opened many doors for me, and it’s truly been a bless

Mar 17th, 2021

Hannah Good, a WKU English Department alum, is joining The Washington Post as a multi-platform editor for The Lily! Hannah Good graduated from WKU in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree English and was editor-in-chief for the WKU Talisman

Mar 17th, 2021

Mar 17th, 2021

Western Kentucky University has named Robert “Bud” U. Fischer Jr. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs beginning July 1.

Mar 16th, 2021

Keylee Garrison, a senior English major minoring in Spanish, explains how her English degree has helped her study of another language. She also provides phenomenal advice for current and incoming English majors.

Mar 16th, 2021

On Tuesday, President Timothy C. Caboni announced the food venues that will occupy the WKU Commons at Helm Library.

Mar 16th, 2021

Mar 16th, 2021

Mar 15th, 2021

Mar 15th, 2021

Commencement provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the hard work and persistence of our students and to celebrate our university’s core mission of transforming lives through the WKU Experience.

Mar 15th, 2021

On Thursday, March 11, students met via Zoom for the third English Salon hosted by the WKU Department of English. English Salon events allow students to discuss books, movies, TV shows, songs, paintings, video games, or any other media forms.

Mar 15th, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team captured first place in team sweepstakes at the NFA-LD Grand Prix hosted virtually by The Spicer Debate Forum of Missouri State University on March 13-14.

Mar 12th, 2021

WKU’s School of Media has won the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s Intercollegiate Photojournalism Competition for the fifth straight year and the 27th time in the past 32 years.

Mar 11th, 2021

A senior at The Gatton Academy is making history this week by being one of 40 finalists in the nation’s most prestigious science and math competition. WKU’s Amy Bingham talks to him in this week’s View from the Hill.