WKU News

Oct 29th, 2022

Calleigh Powell of Vevay, Indiana, was crowned WKU’s 2022 Homecoming queen on Saturday.

Oct 28th, 2022

Oct 28th, 2022

Western Kentucky University dedicated Munday Hall on Friday, October 28, in honor of Margaret E. Munday, the first Black undergraduate student to enroll at the university.

Oct 27th, 2022

Western Kentucky University hosted an event Thursday to honor the people, the community and the legacy of Jonesville.

Oct 27th, 2022

Oct 27th, 2022

It’s Homecoming weekend and WKU is leaning into Halloween with this year’s theme “Nightmare on Normal Street.” WKU’s Amy Bingham has the spooky details in this week’s View from the Hill.

Oct 27th, 2022

WKU will celebrate Homecoming 2022 with a “Nightmare on Normal Street” theme throughout the week concluding Saturday, Oct. 29, when the Hilltoppers take on Conference USA rival University of North Texas.

Oct 26th, 2022

Western Kentucky University is a core partner in the launch of a new nonprofit organization with a mission to foster innovation in Kentucky’s growing metals industry.

Oct 25th, 2022

The MHC's Honors 106 trip was able to travel to St. Louis this year and were able to experience the city's many amazing art museums and exhibits!

Oct 25th, 2022

Oct 25th, 2022

Bowling Green novelist Courtney “Court” Stevens will be the featured guest reader at the 26th annual Mary Ellen and Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing at 2 p.m. Sunday (October 30) on the WKU Campus in Cherry Hall, Room 125.

Oct 24th, 2022

The National Pan-Hellenic Council will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 27, for the NPHC Facility at 1566 Normal St.

Oct 24th, 2022

Western Kentucky University will hold a dedication ceremony for Munday Hall, named after the university’s first African American undergraduate student, at 9:30 a.m. Friday (October 28).

Oct 24th, 2022

On Thursday (October 27), the Honoring Jonesville: Our People, Our Community, Our Legacy event will feature the “What Happened to Jonesville?” exhibit and reception at the Kentucky Museum.

Oct 22nd, 2022

The 2022 Fleischaker/Greene Award for Courageous International Reporting has added a second recipient -- Olga Rudenko and the staff of the Kyiv Independent in Ukraine.

Oct 21st, 2022

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents conducted committee meetings on Friday, October 21.

Oct 21st, 2022

Hosted by MHC scholars taking Honors 251 this semester, deliberative dialogues are presented with a social problem and three options for addressing the issue. These dialogues are open to WKU community members to attend pending their registration.

Oct 20th, 2022

Oct 20th, 2022

Today’s 20-year anniversary celebration of WKU in Glasgow’s campus home on Hilltopper Way was the perfect backdrop to launch an early college program for juniors and seniors. WKU’s Amy Bingham has details in this week’s View from the Hill.

Oct 20th, 2022