WKU News

May 7th, 2020

A WKU senior education major says even though her in-person student teaching experience was cut in half, she feels prepared to take on her own classroom this fall. WKU’s Amy Bingham tells us why in this week’s View from the Hill.

May 6th, 2020

When applying for colleges four years ago, WKU senior Conner Hounshell from La Grange sought unique opportunities to learn paired with a personal education. After touring campus and meeting with the staff of the Mahurin Honors College, he discovered his p

May 6th, 2020

May 6th, 2020

Several alumni of WKU’s School of Media were part of The Courier Journal news staff that won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting on Monday.

May 6th, 2020

Hilltoppers, as we count down the days until we come together for Commencement this fall, join us in celebrating our nearly 2,700 spring 2020 graduates virtually.

May 6th, 2020

Gabriella Lynn, a graduating Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky student from Hopkinsville (University Heights Academy), has been admitted and fully funded to London’s prestigious Royal Veterinary College.

May 5th, 2020

May 5th, 2020

The Office of Head Start announced to Head Start Grantees and Delegates the 2019-2020 Program Information Report (PIR) will not be required this year.

May 5th, 2020

Teacher Appreciation Week marked the inaugural winners of WKU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences’ Distinguished Educator Awards.

May 4th, 2020

Ashlee Gilbert, a Criminology Major at WKU, has spent the spring interning at the County Attorney’s Office for Logan County, located in her hometown of Russellville, Ky.

May 4th, 2020

Latasha Bunton, a senior from Bowling Green who studies Human Resource Management, couldn’t have guessed how her last semester of college would go.

May 4th, 2020

WKU has maintained a STARS Silver rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE).

Apr 30th, 2020

Apr 30th, 2020

Dallas McKinney of Mayfield is being recognized as the spring 2020 Ogden Foundation Scholar, WKU’s top undergraduate academic award.

Apr 28th, 2020

Two Gatton Academy juniors qualified for the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair. Eleven other Gatton Academy students earned awards at regional and state fairs.

Apr 28th, 2020

WKU’s GIS program is playing a key role in connecting volunteers with people in need as part of an online COVID-19 Community Action Center for Bowling Green and Warren County.

Apr 27th, 2020

Apr 27th, 2020

WKU’s Greek community has announced its annual student and chapter awards for 2019-20.

Apr 27th, 2020

Apr 24th, 2020

In light of faculty concerns about how they and their students are coping with the impact of COVID-19, I wanted to summarize practical implications of some interesting research on resilience and how individuals cope with challenging times.