WKU News

Aug 27th, 2021

WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences is proud to announce its first faculty class selected for membership to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD).

Aug 27th, 2021

The WKU Alumni Association, in partnership with the Department of Student Activities and WKU Athletics, has announced that the tradition of WKU Homecoming will be celebrated with a “Wild, Wild Western” theme throughout the week concluding on Oct. 30.

Aug 27th, 2021

Western Kentucky University celebrated the addition of two more Green Restaurant Certifications to its portfolio on Friday.

Aug 26th, 2021

WKU Football kicks off the season one week from tonight and it’s music to the ears of one group in particular. WKU’s Amy Bingham takes us to Big Red Marching Band Camp in this week’s View from the Hill.

Aug 26th, 2021

The U.S. Department of Education announced that WKU will receive three federal Talent Search grants totaling $5,051,000 to help more low-income students who would be the first members of their families to earn degrees to prepare for and enroll in college.

Aug 25th, 2021

A leader in higher education, a transformational marketing leader and a nationally recognized physician will join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni this fall. Howard Bailey, Michelle James and the late Dr. Rebecca Shadowen will be inducted Oct. 29.

Aug 24th, 2021

The WKU Army ROTC program will host its 11th Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 15.

Aug 23rd, 2021

Aug 23rd, 2021

Aug 20th, 2021

The Kentucky Folklife Program (KFP) is proud to release its third consecutive volume of the online publication.

Aug 20th, 2021

Gilman Scholarship winner Catherine Sheffield, a Clarksville, Tennessee senior and Creative Writing major studied abroad in the UK this summer. She shares her experience with studying abroad during a pandemic.

Aug 19th, 2021

The Office of Head Start is using the term “Equity” quite a bit these days. Here are a few resources for those working in early care and education.

Aug 19th, 2021

The annual Twice-Exceptional Students Seminar will host Dr. Claire Hughes, a national expert on gifted young people with one or more disabilities. She will present “Differentiating Twice: Instructional Strategies for Twice-Exceptional Learners.”

Aug 19th, 2021

When classes start on Monday at WKU, food options at the top of the Hill will look very different. WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us the unique approach being taken to make sure students have plenty of choices in this week’s View from the Hill.

Aug 18th, 2021

A retrospective exhibition of the sculpture and drawings of the late Charles H. Forrester will open Sept. 14 at the Downing Museum at the Baker Arboretum in Bowling Green.

Aug 16th, 2021

Aug 16th, 2021

WKU Volleyball Coach Travis Hudson doesn’t like surprises, but he got one Monday morning when he was recognized as this year’s recipient of the Spirit of WKU Award.

Aug 16th, 2021

In his annual Convocation address, WKU President Timothy C. Caboni provided a recap of the 2020-2021 academic year, while also previewing the year to come.

Aug 13th, 2021

Aug 12th, 2021