WKU News

Nov 6th, 2025

WKU took first in team sweepstakes at the LE Norton Memorial Tournament hosted by Bradley University on November 1 and 2.

Oct 23rd, 2025

WKU Forensics competed at an American Debate Association sponsored tournament, hosted by the University of Minnesota on October 17-19.

Oct 15th, 2025

WKU Forensics placed first in team sweepstakes at the Crimson Classic hosted by the University of Alabama on October 11 and 12. 

Oct 13th, 2025

WKU Forensics won the varsity championship at a tournament hosted by the University of North Texas on October 4 and 5.

Mar 26th, 2025

WKU Forensics took first in Open and Combined sweepstakes at the 2025 College LD Grand Prix, hosted by Kansas City Kansas Community College on March 15-16.

Mar 11th, 2025

The Western Kentucky University Forensics Team hosted the Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL) Senior Speech Tournament on March 7-8, welcoming 40 high schools and over 650 students, parents and judges to campus for two days of competition.

Feb 26th, 2025

WKU Forensics swept the championship rounds at the Alexis Elliott Memorial Round Robin and Spring Classic hosted by Western Kentucky University February 21-23. 

Feb 13th, 2025

WKU Forensics clinched the top spot at the 2025 Kentucky Forensics Association, hosted by Murray State University on February 7-9. 

Feb 7th, 2025

WKU Forensics team members reached new heights in two recent debate tournaments.

Nov 15th, 2024

WKU took first in sweepstakes at the L.E. Norton Memorial Tournament hosted by Bradley University November 2-3.

Oct 31st, 2024

The WKU Forensics Team won the sweepstakes championship at the 2024 Crimson Classic, hosted by the University of Alabama, October 19-20.

Oct 14th, 2024

WKU Forensics took first in sweepstakes at the first Online Asynchronous Tournament Series (OATS) of the 2024-2025 season at which over 40 schools and 160 students participated.

Aug 12th, 2024

Western Kentucky University President Timothy C. Caboni addressed faculty and staff during his annual Convocation address Monday (August 12) in WKU’s Van Meter Auditorium.

Apr 25th, 2024

WKU Forensics took first in Open sweepstakes at the National Forensics Association National Tournament on April 18-22 hosted by Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.

Mar 25th, 2024

WKU Forensics took first in open and combined sweepstakes at the College LD Grand Prix March 16-17, hosted on campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The team also won sweepstakes at the Asynchronous Speech Championship hosted online March 19-24.

Mar 13th, 2024

WKU Forensics won the overall and individual sweepstakes championships at the 2024 International Forensics Association tournament March 11-12 in Dublin, Ireland.

Dec 1st, 2023

WKU Forensics won major tournament championships to conclude competition for the Fall 2023 semester.

Oct 23rd, 2023

The WKU Forensics team captured the overall team sweepstakes championship at the Marshall University Memorial Tournament and Ohio University Swing hosted on the campus of Marshall University October 21-22.

Oct 16th, 2023

WKU Forensics won two divisions in Lincoln-Douglas debate at the “Demougeot Debates” hosted by the University of North Texas October 14-15.

Oct 9th, 2023

The WKU Forensics team won the team sweepstakes championship at the Dr. Frank M. Thompson Jr. Crimson Classic hosted by University of Alabama on October 7-8.