Potter College News

May 25th, 2022

Miriam Dawson and Autumn Eichhorn, students in the Chinese Flagship Program at WKU, have been awarded $25,000 David L. Boren Scholarships to fund intensive language study in the United States and abroad during the 2022-2023 academic year. Heather Keen has

May 23rd, 2022

The WKU Department of Modern Languages recognized outstanding papers from the following students for 2022: Emily Arnold, Lauren Varner, Carli Street, Ashley Austin, Cassandra Davies, Abigail Yarborough, Gwendolyn Lamb, and Miriam Dawson.

May 18th, 2022

Noelle Fleek, Ira Meadows, Morgan Todd, & Vivian Zheng earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2022 application cycle.

May 2nd, 2022

Congratulations to the winners of our Chinese Study Abroad Scholarships. We are so proud of their hard work and accomplishments thus far, and we are excited for the opportunity to help fund their study abroad programs. We know they will learn and grow so

Apr 18th, 2022

On Thursday, April 14, WKU Modern Languages hosted a session with three native Spanish speakers—Florence Laramore, Annette Garcia, and Franklin Serrano—on why heritage speakers and Spanish majors should consider becoming Spanish educators at the K-12

Apr 13th, 2022

Zoe Ward, a WKU senior from Frankfort, Ky., was recently awarded acceptance into the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program. The JET program is a competitive employment opportunity that allows young professionals to work as Assistant Language Teachers

Apr 5th, 2022

Gatton Academy Student Recognized As 2021 ACTR Russian Scholar Laureate The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science student Hayden Flickinger (’22, Marshall County HS) was recently recognized as a 2021 American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR)

Mar 24th, 2022

Arabic majors Kirby Gilstrap and Heather Keen, along with Chinese major Olivia Blackmon, have been selected for Critical Language Scholarships for summer 2022.

Mar 1st, 2022

Modern Languages Alumnus Noah Moore and Modern Languages senior Kerby Gilstrap are among 9 WKU students and recent graduates who have been recognized as 2022-23 Fulbright Semi-Finalists!

Mar 1st, 2022

Gatton Academy students took part in the 40th National Russian Essay Contest (NREC) under the direction of the Professor Ekaterina Myakshina. This program is organized annually by the American Councils of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) and allows students to