WKU News

Mar 8th, 2023

Cierra Waller, Associate Director for Student Success in WKU’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, was honored recently during the 26th Annual Trailblazers Black History Month program.

Mar 8th, 2023

The Learning Center at Western Kentucky University has been recertified by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA).

Mar 7th, 2023

Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science and Bardstown High School Senior, Reagan Phelps, received the honor of being nominated to the United States Military Academy by Congressman Brett Guthrie of the Commonwealth’s 2nd Congressional District.

Mar 7th, 2023

The Kentucky Museum will hold the awards ceremony for the Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts on this Friday, March 10, from 6 to 8 pm.

Mar 6th, 2023

Mar 6th, 2023

Doug Tate, Assistant Director of Housing Administration at Western Kentucky University, received the SEAHO Service Award at the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers annual conference in Richmond, Virginia, held March 1-3, 2023.

Mar 3rd, 2023

Meeting at Western Kentucky University’s Innovation Campus, the WKU Board of Regents voted today (March 3) to award University Distinguished Professor status to Biology Professor Dr. Thomas Keith Philips.

Mar 2nd, 2023

On February 27th, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón came to WKU on behalf of the PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series to do a reading of her poetry and to lead a poetry workshop.

Mar 2nd, 2023

Lamont “Jack” Pearley, a graduate student in the WKU folklore studies program and a collaborator with the WKU Innovation Campus, has been named the first recipient of the prestigious MIT OpenDocLab Kentucky-based fellowship.

Mar 2nd, 2023

Bowling Green has one of the largest per capita refugee populations in the United States. In this week’s View from the Hill, WKU’s Amy Bingham has details on some well-timed legislation that is making it possible for some refugees to study at WKU.

Mar 1st, 2023

Mar 1st, 2023

Dr. Qingfang Song, Associate Professor of Child and Family Services at Western Kentucky University, was recently selected to receive a grant through the Kentucky IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (KY INBRE).

Mar 1st, 2023

WKU has selected 18 students as recipients of the 2023-24 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award.

Mar 1st, 2023

Mar 1st, 2023

WKU Student Publications today announces a class of 10 Student Publications fellows for Summer 2023.

Feb 28th, 2023

Feb 28th, 2023

Feb 27th, 2023

The WKU Forensics Team won the 2023 Kentucky Forensic Association State Tournament hosted by Owensboro Community and Technical College on February 24-25.

Feb 27th, 2023

Feb 27th, 2023