WKU News

Feb 4th, 2025

On February 6 at 7 p.m., the WKU English Department and Gender and Women’s Studies program will host poet, advocate, and educator Willie Carver Jr., who will read from his award-winning poetry collection Gay Poems for Red States.

Feb 3rd, 2025

Neema Angelique, a first-gen WKU student, pursues a business degree with dreams of entrepreneurship. Supported by family and WKU programs, she embraces opportunities, inspiring her siblings.

Feb 3rd, 2025

Feb 3rd, 2025

WKU Celebration of Research & Sponsored Activities, held last Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the Eva and Jim Martens Alumni Center celebrated the incredible accomplishments of WKU faculty and staff in securing external funding for research in FY24.

Feb 3rd, 2025

The Student Scholar Showcase portal is open for undergraduate students to submit an abstract to present in the Spring. Faculty, staff, alumni, and community members may volunteer for the event.

Jan 31st, 2025

Jan 30th, 2025

Jan 30th, 2025

“I feel like a lot of the responsibilities in this role, they align well with my goals in the future. It has allowed me to work with different people and has helped advance my career."

Jan 29th, 2025

The Potter College of Arts & Letters (PCAL) at WKU will welcome columnist, New York Times bestselling author, and MSNBC analyst, Charles Blow, to campus as part of their Cultural Enhancement Series on Thursday, February 13, at 7 PM in the DSU Auditoriu

Jan 29th, 2025

The Kelly Autism Program is refining its programming to take an interdisciplinary approach that combines speech-language pathology, behavioral principles, and neuroaffirming practices

Jan 29th, 2025

Jan 27th, 2025

Jan 27th, 2025

Atiana Spivey, a first-gen WKU student, excels as a dual major in Biology and English. Passionate about wildlife, research, and languages, she balances science, humanities, and global conservation efforts.

Jan 23rd, 2025

Two Western Kentucky University students finished in the top five in the first multimedia competition of the 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Jan 23rd, 2025

Western Kentucky University has released the honors lists for the fall 2024 semester.

Jan 23rd, 2025

The Kentucky Museum has published its exhibition schedule for Spring semester, welcoming significant additions to its roster of rotating arts shows. Exhibits include annual favorites plus two new exhibits drawn from the permanent collection.

Jan 22nd, 2025

Jan 22nd, 2025

The premiere episode of Global Child: Travel with Purpose featuring Bowling Green, Kentucky, has been showcased across the United States, captivating audiences in 65 major airports. Since its release at Christmas, the episode has reached more than 16.3 m

Jan 22nd, 2025

WKU has selected 15 students as recipients of the 2025-2026 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award. The scholarship is valued at $16,000 annually and worth $64,000 over a four-year period.

Jan 22nd, 2025

The Kentucky Folklife Program is pleased to announce the 2025 winner of the Homer Ledford Award. Based at Western Kentucky University, the KFP has a long history of working with the Kentucky Arts Council to document, present, conserve, and teach the publ