WKU News

Feb 9th, 2024

Tiara Shellman is one of 22 WKU students who were selected for a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship in Fall 2023. She shares her journey toward this award and her hopes for her abroad experience.

Feb 9th, 2024

Feb 8th, 2024

Nine WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.

Feb 8th, 2024

Feb 8th, 2024

Bowling Green, KY — The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University will welcome more than 850 middle and high school students to campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, February 15, for the 11th annual IdeaFestival® Bowling Green.

Feb 7th, 2024

The website for the College Heights Herald, WKUHerald.com, has been named a finalist for the 2024 Online Pacemaker from Associated Collegiate Press. WKU Student Publications is one of the nation's most honored college media groups.

Feb 7th, 2024

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Western Kentucky University among the top 100 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs in the nation – and No. 2 in Kentucky.

Feb 6th, 2024

When May joined WKU as a college student, she decided to study Computer Science and Professional Writing in English. May says that these two fields interact more than some would think.

Feb 6th, 2024

Twenty-two Western Kentucky University students are candidates for the 2024 Coming Home King.

Feb 6th, 2024

Dr. Kim Link is working on a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) funded grant to address farmer stress, decrease mental health challenges, and reduce mental health access barriers.

Feb 5th, 2024

Since the program launched in 2012, 81 Student Publications staffers have been awarded fellowships.

Feb 2nd, 2024

Business Pacemaker Finalist a first for WKU Student Publications

Feb 2nd, 2024

The Kentucky Museum has received a $1,600 grant from the IBMA Foundation to support "Bowling Green in Song," part of the upcoming Sonic Landscape exhibition. The grant was written in part by History graduate student Logan Johnson.

Feb 1st, 2024

The application window for the 2024-2025 Drs. Du-Powell Scholarship in Anthropology opened on February 1 and applications will be accepted until February 29, 2024.

Feb 1st, 2024

WKU Varsity Esports program had a successful fall semester as the Varsity League of Legends and Rocket League teams won division championships.

Feb 1st, 2024

Feb 1st, 2024

Jan 30th, 2024

WKU will kick off its celebration of Black History Month 2024 on January 31. Events continue through February and conclude March 2.

Jan 29th, 2024

Jan 29th, 2024

Two weeks are left to register for the 2024 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts juried exhibition, hosted at the Kentucky Museum.