College of Education and Behavioral Sciences News

Feb 20th, 2026

Kentucky Mesonet – the official weather and climate monitoring network for the Commonwealth – held a special ceremony to christen the first of five new stations added to its network in 2025.

Feb 20th, 2026

During its quarterly meeting on Friday (February 20), WKU’s Board of Regents received first-phase renderings for Elevate WKU.

Feb 20th, 2026

WKU released new renderings for the first facility in its multi-year initiative to transform student housing on the Hill.

Feb 16th, 2026

WKU has selected 16 students as recipients of the 2026-2027 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award.

Feb 14th, 2026

Richard Gutierrez of Huntingburg, Indiana, was crowned Western Kentucky University’s 2026 Coming Home King on Saturday night.

Feb 13th, 2026

WKU Forensics clinched the top spot at the 2026 Kentucky Forensics Association hosted by Murray State University on February 6-8.  

Feb 6th, 2026

Twenty Western Kentucky University students are candidates for the 2026 Coming Home King. 

Feb 3rd, 2026

WKU President Timothy C. Caboni met with local media today (February 3) for the university’s beginning-of-the-semester press conference, outlining significant accomplishments from the fall semester and providing updates on the initiatives.

Feb 2nd, 2026

Several WKU Online programs are earning national attention once again, with multiple programs recognized in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report.

Jan 23rd, 2026

Western Kentucky University has released the honors lists for the fall 2025 semester. Full-time undergraduate students with a semester grade-point average of 3.4 to 3.79 are named to the Dean’s List.