WKU News

Jan 13th, 2021

Jan 12th, 2021

Jan 12th, 2021

Children and young people with gifts and talents have unique social and emotional needs. Toss in a pandemic and virtual learning, and those needs are heightened. What can parents and families do to help their children? Join a school psychologist and a co

Jan 11th, 2021

Registration has opened for the eighth annual IdeaFestival Bowling Green to be held online from 9 a.m. to noon CST Feb. 17.

Jan 11th, 2021

Nominations for the WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences’ Distinguished Educator Awards will close Jan. 31.

Jan 7th, 2021

A nine-story residence hall that was dedicated at WKU back in 1967 is slowly being demolished. It’s a bittersweet step for some former students as WKU’s Amy Bingham reports in this week’s View from the Hill.

Jan 4th, 2021

"Perseverance to Reach Mars" will open Thursday night at WKU’s Hardin Planetarium.

Jan 4th, 2021

Demolition is scheduled to begin on Barnes Campbell Hall on January 6, 2021 at approximately 9:00 AM CST. There are three ways to tune in to watch the "first bite," on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube.

Jan 4th, 2021

Do you struggle with remembering details of all the books you've read over winter break? English Department intern Joseph Shoulders provides insight and help with keeping track of impressions, author intent, characters, and taking notes as you read!

Jan 4th, 2021

Dec 31st, 2020

A WKU student played a huge role in making changes to Kentucky’s tuition waiver program for foster children. It was a cause very near and dear to his heart as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.

Dec 24th, 2020

Kentucky’s only living and learning transition program for adults with autism opened at WKU this fall. It’s a continuation of services offered by the Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.

Dec 18th, 2020

Lifelong Civil Rights activist Dr. Charles Neblett was hosted by The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky on December 1. Neblett was a field secretary for the (SNCC) in the 1960s and a founding member of the Freedom Singers.

Dec 17th, 2020

WKU Nursing student Andi Barefoot had a front row seat for a historic moment this week as she administered some of first COVID-19 vaccines to Med Center Health employees.

Dec 17th, 2020

WKU is recognizing 14 fall 2020 graduates as Scholars of the College.

Dec 17th, 2020

The south end of WKU’s campus is being transformed thanks to two new residence halls anchoring what will be known as the First Year Village. WKU’s Amy Bingham takes us inside one of the halls in this week’s View from the Hill.

Dec 16th, 2020

Dr. Joseph Cangemi, WKU emeritus professor of psychology, will retire after teaching at WKU in various capacities for the last 51 years.

Dec 16th, 2020

Dr. Pamela Petty of the School of Teacher Education will retire from Western Kentucky University after nearly 21 years of service.

Dec 16th, 2020

WKU students finished first and third in the first photojournalism competition of the 2020-2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Dec 15th, 2020

High school yearbooks from Kentucky and Tennessee were recognized in an annual contest held by WKU's School of Media.