WKU News

Oct 13th, 2020

WKU Music Professor John Cipolla was one of 24 international clarinet artists invited to be included in a publication of new Italian clarinet studies.

Oct 12th, 2020

The College Heights Herald, the Talisman and Cherry Creative raked in five finalists for national Pacemaker awards -- the most finalists ever for WKU and more than any other program or school nationwide.

Oct 12th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team placed first in sweepstakes at the Illinois State University “Back to the Nest” tournament the weekend of Oct. 10-11. The team also competed successfully in debate at the Steve Hunt Classic, hosted by Lewis and Clark College.

Oct 12th, 2020

Oct 9th, 2020

Sarah Harne of Liberty was crowned WKU’s 2020 Homecoming queen on Friday night.

Oct 9th, 2020

Gatton Academy student Janessa Unseld (’21, South Warren HS) has reached the Top 15 of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science video competition.

Oct 9th, 2020

The 2020 Annual Campus Security and Fire Report is now available on the WKU Police website.

Oct 8th, 2020

Oct 8th, 2020

Oct 8th, 2020

“Maskerade” is the theme of Homecoming this week at Western Kentucky University. It’s extremely fitting for 2020 as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

Oct 8th, 2020

English major Hannah Van Winkle integrates her love of WKU and her skills as a PW major to create an internship which allows her to dedicate her talents to community service.

Oct 8th, 2020

Folk Studies MA student Taylor Burden is interning with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage on the project, "American Ginseng: Local Knowledge, Global Roots."

Oct 7th, 2020

WKU senior Rebekah Cowherd of Campbellsville was one of five recipients of a $1,000 2020 KAMP Scholarship presented during this year’s virtual Kentucky GIS Conference, hosted by the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals.

Oct 7th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team continued its fast start to the season by taking first place in sweepstakes at the Dr. Frank Thompson Jr. Crimson Classic and placed second at the second half of the Virginia is for Lovers swing tournament,

Oct 6th, 2020

Franklin native and teacher Charley Jo Allen is pursuing her master’s degree in special education through WKU’s Project PREP initiative.

Oct 6th, 2020

"A Line Unbroken: The Charles Forrester Story," an award-winning documentary film about the work and life of the prolific sculptor and longtime WKU professor, will premiere on WKU PBS at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Oct 6th, 2020

Oct 5th, 2020

WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences today announced two new scholarship programs -- “WKU Grow Your Own” and “WKU GameChangers Teaching Initiative."

Oct 5th, 2020

As we begin the seventh week of the fall semester, I have several updates to share with you.

Oct 5th, 2020