WKU News

Nov 14th, 2025

WKU's fall enrollment numbers won’t be official until November 17, when data are submitted to the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, but preliminary figures released this week point to new heights in student retention.

Nov 12th, 2025

Here’s a reminder that WKU provides a number of ways you can find out if classes are delayed, canceled or if a campus is closed.

Nov 11th, 2025

Members of the campus community gathered Tuesday morning for a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Guthrie Bell Tower as Western Kentucky University honored the heroes who answered the call to defend freedom.

Nov 11th, 2025

"His journey reminds us all that courage takes many forms — and sometimes, the bravest thing a person can do is begin again.”

Nov 7th, 2025

The WKU Board of Regents will conduct committee meetings on Friday, November 14 at 9:00 a.m. in the Martin Regents Room located in Jody Richards Hall.

Nov 7th, 2025

Three longtime educators joined the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame during its 2025 induction ceremony Friday at Western Kentucky University.

Nov 5th, 2025

Growing up on a small cattle farm in Aurora, Indiana, WKU sophomore Remi Hensley discovered early on that caring for animals was more than just part of her daily life. It was her calling.

Nov 4th, 2025

The Kentucky Museum at WKU will host a Veterans Event on Saturday, November 8, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., following the 2025 Bowling Green Veterans Parade to celebrate and honor our region’s veterans.

Nov 1st, 2025

Rayna Taylor of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was crowned WKU’s 2025 Homecoming Queen on Saturday (November 1).

Aug 27th, 2025

WKU will celebrate Parent & Family Weekend September 19-21 with numerous events, highlighted by recognition of the 2025 Family of the Year during WKU Football’s game against Nevada.

Aug 25th, 2025

The Jody Richards Hall Student Technology Center has a new look and name.

Aug 11th, 2025

Today, Western Kentucky University President Timothy C. Caboni officially launched the university’s 119th academic year during the annual Faculty and Staff Convocation.

Aug 8th, 2025

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents today approved naming the new home of the Gordon Ford College of Business as Amy and David Chandler Hall.

Aug 8th, 2025

At the WKU Board of Regents meeting today (Aug. 8), the philanthropic naming of the new facility to house the Gordon Ford College of Business was approved as Amy and David Chandler Hall.

Aug 8th, 2025

The WKU Army ROTC program will host its 15th Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 13.

Jul 30th, 2025

Hardin Planetarium is hosting the planetarium show, "Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon:' 50 Years in a Heartbeat" every Friday night at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. central time, until mid-July 2026.

Jul 25th, 2025

Western Kentucky University surpassed its previous record of private support in a fiscal year with a new high of more than $44.5 million raised from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

Jul 10th, 2025

Two dedicated and proven leaders from the fields of education and health care will join WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni this fall.

Jun 17th, 2025

Western Kentucky University senior Emilee Arnold won the Hearst Journalism Awards Program’s 2025 National Photojournalism Championship earlier this month in San Francisco, California.

Jun 6th, 2025

At its second quarterly meeting of the year held today (Friday), the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents approved the university’s operating budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.