WKU News

Mar 8th, 2024

WKU philosophy faculty member publishes a new co-edited essay collection.

Mar 7th, 2024

Research studies can be difficult, especially if a student has never conducted a research study before. Thankfully, the Naylor Workshop is here to help students learn how to conduct these studies and explore research in writing studies as a whole.

Mar 6th, 2024

Seven WKU students and two staff members traveled to Louisville on March 2 for the 2024 Multicultural Retreat, sponsored by the Student Activities office.

Mar 6th, 2024

A delegation from Western Kentucky University’s Department of Housing & Residence Life attended the annual Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) conference in Charleston, SC, held February 27-March 1, 2024.

Mar 5th, 2024

WKUCCC received notice on March 1, 2024, that they have earned a 5 STAR rating in Kentucky’s All Star Child Care Quality Rating System.

Mar 5th, 2024

Dr. Liz Sturgeon has been named the new director of the WKU School of Nursing and Allied Health (SONAH) in the WKU College of Health and Human Services.

Mar 5th, 2024

The 10th annual Dance Big Red, a student-led fundraising event, will be held from 6 p.m. to midnight Friday at WKU’s Preston Health and Activities Center.

Mar 5th, 2024

WKU will participate in the statewide tornado safety drill on Wednesday (March 6). At approximately 9:07 a.m. (Central time), WKU will test its emergency communications network, including the outdoor warning speakers.

Mar 4th, 2024

Dr. Gary Saul Morson, Lawrence B. Dumas Professor of the Arts and Humanities at Northwestern University, is the winner of the 2023 Warren-Brooks Award, presented each year by the Robert Penn Warren Center at Western Kentucky University.

Mar 4th, 2024

In their monthly newsletter, American Mathematical Society (AMS) highlights one or two AMS Student Organizations. This month they have spotlighted WKU's Chapter! Click here for more.

Mar 4th, 2024

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Mar 4th, 2024

WKU’s School of Media & Communication and The John B. Gaines Family Lecture Series will present an exhibition of photographs and an evening presentation showcasing Jabin Botsford and Demetrius Freeman’s photographic journey from Western to the White

Mar 4th, 2024

Mar 4th, 2024

The Kentucky Museum announced the winners of the 2024 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts juried exhibition during an awards ceremony on March 1.

Mar 1st, 2024

At its first quarterly meeting of the calendar year, the WKU Board of Regents approved a number of new academic programs, including a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and a Bachelor of Science in Data Science.

Mar 1st, 2024

The 22nd annual Posters-at-the-Capitol event will be held March 7 in Frankfort.

Feb 28th, 2024

WKU and SKYCTC received the Partnership for Transfer award during the 2024 Student Success Summit, CPE’s signature event that promotes innovative approaches to student success.

Feb 28th, 2024

First-generation college student with a foster care background is among the 22 recipients of the Gilman scholarship award from the Fall 2023 cycle.

Feb 28th, 2024

In recognition and celebration of Black History month, join GFCB as we share the stories of our faculty/staff, student, and alumni. This is Dasia's story!

Feb 27th, 2024