WKU News

Feb 9th, 2023

Close to 300 WKU students have been able to study abroad after receiving money from the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program. WKU’s Amy Bingham introduces us to a recent Gilman Scholar whose passion for teaching will take her to Spain.

Feb 9th, 2023

WKU Global Learning and International Affairs (WKU Global) will present Global Fest at the Honors College and International Center (HCIC) on Wednesday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Feb 7th, 2023

Entries for the 2023 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts are due Friday, February 10, 2023 by 11:59 pm CST online.

Feb 6th, 2023

Feb 6th, 2023

The eighth annual initiative recognizes 25 societal impact leaders from across the globe.

Feb 3rd, 2023

Feb 3rd, 2023

Dr. Gwynn Henderson, Education Director for the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, is the 2023 recipient of the Society for American Archaeology Distinguished Achievement in Public Archaeology Award.

Feb 3rd, 2023

Feb 2nd, 2023

Feb 2nd, 2023

Congratulations to Lynne Swetmon for being a Christopher Ware Staff Star Award recipient for February! We thank you for all you do for WKU!

Feb 2nd, 2023

WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences is pleased to announce some of its online programming is ranked among the best in the nation and in Kentucky.

Feb 2nd, 2023

ACPA-College Student Educators International announced that Western Kentucky University Living Learning Communities has won the 2023 ACPA Collaborative Excellence Award.

Feb 2nd, 2023

The national theme of Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance. That was highlighted at Wednesday night’s opening ceremony at WKU. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more in this week’s View from the Hill.

Feb 1st, 2023

Researchers at Western Kentucky University have partnered with Adelphi Technology, a company based in California, to create a portable electronic “sniffer” to accurately detect gases in the air.

Feb 1st, 2023

Amy Combs of WKU Public Broadcasting (PBS/NPR) joins other distinguished public media leaders from across the country to participate in the Public Media Diversity Leaders Initiative (PMDLI), a program of the Riley Institute at Furman University.

Feb 1st, 2023

KET’s “Kentucky Life” episode this week will feature the work of two WKU graduates, along with an interview with WKU History professor Anthony Harkins.

Feb 1st, 2023

WKU's celebration of Black History Month 2023 will begin February 1.

Feb 1st, 2023

WKU in Owensboro will be closed today, February 1. WKU in Somerset will open at 10 am EST. All other WKU campuses will remain open.

Feb 1st, 2023

Jan 31st, 2023

Raechel Anne Jolie, author of the critically-acclaimed memoir Rust Belt Femme, will give a public lecture and lead a Creative Writing MFA seminar on Wednesday, February 15.