WKU News

Oct 18th, 2023

ArtWorks Inc.'s Fall Juried Exhibition has opened at the Kentucky Museum. An opening reception with awards will be held on Friday, October 20 from 5:30 to 7pm.

Oct 17th, 2023

Apollo talks about his experience with the Herald and the Office of Scholar Development and how they have helped him grow closer to achieving his goals.

Oct 17th, 2023

Dr. Cheryl Hopson shares what inspires her poetry and how she's used that experience to build her class environment.

Oct 17th, 2023

Madison Whittle was the first Western Kentucky University graduate whose degree read “user experience.”

Oct 17th, 2023

The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce has recognized 21 businesses that serve as the engine driving southcentral Kentucky’s economic success.

Oct 17th, 2023

Oct 16th, 2023

Oct 16th, 2023

PCAST: Empowered by PCAL, the official podcast for the Potter College of Art & Letters at WKU, released a new episode about the Big Red Marching Band's invitation to perform in the 2025 London New Year's Day Parade.

Oct 16th, 2023

WKU Forensics won two divisions in Lincoln-Douglas debate at the “Demougeot Debates” hosted by the University of North Texas October 14-15.

Oct 16th, 2023

The WKU Department of Folk Studies & Anthropology and the Kentucky Folklife Program will host a meet-up for oral historians in Southcentral and West Kentucky on November 17, with funding support from the Oral History Association.

Oct 13th, 2023

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents will conduct committee meetings on Friday, October 20, at 9:00 a.m. in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall.

Oct 11th, 2023

WKU's Big Red led a pep rally tour of all Barren County elementary schools to promote the upcoming Tops on Trojan Trail Red/White Basketball Scrimmage.

Oct 11th, 2023

Oct 10th, 2023

Ataullah Tahiri (MHC '25) talks about his incredible experience getting to complete an internship with the Global Entrepreneurship Organization in Washington, DC!

Oct 10th, 2023

The Kentucky Folklife Program in partnership with the International Communities Liaison Program and the WKU Folk Studies & Anthropology Department, will host a Hispanic Heritage Celebration titled, “Tejido por la Historia; Sobrevivido de Corazón ~ Wov

Oct 9th, 2023

The WKU Forensics team won the team sweepstakes championship at the Dr. Frank M. Thompson Jr. Crimson Classic hosted by University of Alabama on October 7-8.

Oct 9th, 2023

On Friday, October 20, Drs. Kristi Branham, Kelly Reames, Cheryl Hopson, and Leigh Johnson of the English Department will discuss their recent book, Navigating Women’s Friendships in American Literature and Culture, at the annual Genderations Luncheon.

Oct 6th, 2023

WKU’s Hardin Planetarium is reopening on Tuesday (October 10) after four weeks of closure for repairs to the projection system.

Oct 4th, 2023

The 2023 Annual Campus Security and Fire Report is now available on the WKU Police website.

Oct 4th, 2023

The Kentucky Folklife Program in partnership with WKU Folk Studies & Anthropology Department will host an interactive public ofrenda to celebrate Día de los Muertos and the vibrant Hispanic communities of Bowling Green, Kentucky.