Potter College News

Dec 10th, 2020

The WKU Department of English hosted the 2020 Undergraduate Conference on Literature, Language, and Culture on November 13. After the event, the moderating WKU English MA and MFA students voted on three winning presentations.

Dec 8th, 2020

Hanna Van Winkle is a Senior double major in English Professional Writing and Communication Studies from Slaughters, KY.

Dec 8th, 2020

The Kentucky Museum is pleased to welcome Jackson Medel as the Luce Term Assistant Curator.

Dec 2nd, 2020

Western Kentucky University prepares for the final phases of the new “First Year Village” construction with the planned demolition of Barnes Campbell Hall.

Nov 30th, 2020

Two members of WKU’s Kentucky Archaeological Survey, Dr. David Pollack, KAS Director, and Dr. Justin N. Carlson, KAS Project Director, are co-editors of a new book on Ohio Valley archaeology.

Nov 19th, 2020

The Undergraduate Conference is an opportunity for students to share papers they have written in WKU English classes. MFA and English MA graduate students chose the presenters, moderated the event, and determined the "Best in Conference" presentations.

Nov 18th, 2020

Nov 17th, 2020

Mac Williams is a senior Professional Writing major with a minor in Creative Writing from Rineyville, KY. Last Spring, Williams received the Critical Language Scholarship which he had hoped to use to study Japanese language abroad.

Nov 16th, 2020

Nov 16th, 2020

Five students in the Department of English have received the Benjamin A. Gilman scholarship which offers grants of up to $5,000 for undergraduate students to pursue academic study abroad opportunities.