WKU News

May 18th, 2019

On May 10th the Department of Folk Studies & Anthropology celebrated our graduates with an awards and hooding ceremony. Our BA and MA grads are going on to further graduate study or to careers in fields including museums, education, and industry.

May 17th, 2019

The Ashen Egg is an annual journal written by the WKU English Department showcasing undergraduate essays on literature, film, rhetoric, English pedagogy, linguistics, and popular culture.

May 16th, 2019

Sam Bush was days away from registering for his freshman year at WKU when he was invited to join a bluegrass band in Louisville. Last weekend Bush received an honorary doctorate as WKU's Amy Bingham tells us in the View from the Hill.

May 16th, 2019

Assistant Professor of Folk Studies Tim Frandy sat down with Esty Dinur, host of "A Public Affair" (WORT), earlier this month to discuss the Sámi, the indigenous peoples of the Nordic countries.

May 15th, 2019

Through a variety of fundraising efforts over the past year, WKU’s Student United Way raised enough money to award a grant in the amount of $1,000 to HOTEL INC’s Street Medicine Program.

May 14th, 2019

WKU’s Andrea Ambam is the most successful speech competitor in America today -- and the most successful in WKU's history.

May 14th, 2019

As part of WKU's Journey to the Vote celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, a proclamation signing will be held at 2 p.m. June 4 at the Kentucky Museum.

May 13th, 2019

WKU student Olivia Cahill will accomplish one goal when the WKU Storm Chase class begins its 10th journey across the Great Plains. Cahill is one of eight students who will leave the WKU campus May 18 for the annual two-week trip.

May 11th, 2019

Congratulations to Potter College graduates and especially English for Secondary Teachers majors Morgan Aldridge, Delaney Lauren Holt, and Allison C. Millay— all three were named Scholars of the College! Way to go!

May 11th, 2019

On Saturday, May 11, eighty-six students representing forty-three counties from across the Commonwealth of Kentucky were recognized during The Gatton Academy’s twelfth graduation ceremony in Van Meter Hall.

May 11th, 2019

WKU’s five academic colleges hosted special ceremonies Saturday at Diddle Arena to individually recognize their graduates and celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2019.

May 10th, 2019

WKU conferred degrees and certificates to 2,677 spring graduates and presented an honorary doctorate to award-winning musician Sam Bush on Friday night at its 185th Commencement.

May 10th, 2019

The WKU Board of Regents on Friday approved the recommendations of a comprehensive academic program review committee.

May 10th, 2019

May 9th, 2019

Ashley Gilliam is the recipient of the Senior Scholarship Award from Lambda Alpha, the national anthropology honorary society. This scholarship is awarded annually to the top applicant selected by members of the Lambda Alpha National Executive Council.

May 9th, 2019

It’s Commencement weekend at WKU with a record number of 2,677 spring graduates. Kyla Scanlon is receiving the top undergraduate academic award as the Ogden Foundation Scholar. WKU’s Amy Bingham talks to her in this week’s View from the Hill.

May 9th, 2019

WKU Public Broadcasting has announced the selection of five students to receive the inaugural Brinkley Student Employment Fellowships.

May 8th, 2019

The CEBS International Education Committee has awarded the first Passport to the World Scholarship to Emily Blake Williams, an Elementary Education major from Henderson.

May 7th, 2019

“I've always wanted to go higher academically. The Ed.D. program was a perfect fit,” said Zack Ward of Owensboro, who will graduate Friday with a Doctor of Education degree with an emphasis on Organizational Leadership.

May 6th, 2019

The WKU Board of Regents will hold its second quarterly meeting on Friday (May 10) in the Martin Regents Room, Jody Richards Hall. The meeting begins at 9 a.m.