WKU News

Oct 22nd, 2019

Dallas McKinney, a senior from Mayfield with a double major in Meteorology and Geographic Information Science (GIS), is involved in many activities and organizations at WKU, including the Ogden College Student Ambassadors, Meteorology Club, Honors Colleg

Oct 22nd, 2019

The WKU Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting on Friday (Oct. 25), prior to its regular committee meetings.

Oct 21st, 2019

On Thursday, October 17th, Dr. Michael Ann Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Folk Studies, Emeritus, was awarded the Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership at the 2019 American Folklore Society Annual Meeting in Baltimore.

Oct 21st, 2019

WKU President Timothy C. Caboni, representatives from the Board of Directors of LifeWorks at WKU and local officials broke ground Monday (Oct. 21) on a two-year residential program.

Oct 21st, 2019

The 23rd annual Mary Ellen and Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing was held Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the Kentucky Museum.

Oct 21st, 2019

The WKU Forensics Team won the team sweepstakes championships at both debate tournaments hosted by the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri, the weekend of Oct. 19-20.

Oct 19th, 2019

Allyson Taylor of Lancaster was crowned WKU’s 2019 Homecoming queen on Saturday (Oct. 19).

Oct 18th, 2019

Oct 17th, 2019

The Mahurin Honors College at WKU honored 27 students from 15 high schools in the Nashville area for their academic achievements.

Oct 17th, 2019

Oct 17th, 2019

"Decades of Spirit" is this year’s Homecoming theme at WKU, a chance to celebrate traditions from the University’s 113-year history. WKU’s Amy Bingham sits down with some former Homecoming queens to reminisce in this week’s View from the Hill.

Oct 16th, 2019

Oct 15th, 2019

Oct 15th, 2019

Being behind the scenes is the perfect place for senior management major Walker Newberry. The self-described shy kid with a passion for the country music industry serves as an Artist Manager Intern for Make Wake Artists, a boutique management service loc

Oct 15th, 2019

A report published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in September shows instances of fraud in the Head Start eligibility process, as revealed in an undercover investigation.

Oct 14th, 2019

The WKU Forensics Team won all four tournaments in both Muncie, Indiana, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the weekend of Oct. 12-13.

Oct 14th, 2019

WKU will become a tobacco-free, smoke-free campus beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

Oct 14th, 2019

Oct 10th, 2019

A relatively new competitive sport is sweeping through college campuses and WKU is helping lead the charge. The players are not your typical athletes as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

Oct 9th, 2019

“Our main goal is to have a family. We are all just a big family,” said Mercedes Mendez, WKU senior from Tell City, IN. Mendez serves as the president of the Hilltopper Organization of Latino American Students (HOLAS), and was referring to HOLAS as a fami