WKU News

Jan 21st, 2022

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents held its first committee meetings of the calendar year on Friday, January 21.

Jan 20th, 2022

All Western Kentucky University campuses will be open and classes will resume as scheduled Friday, January 21.

Jan 20th, 2022

WKU has released the honors lists for the fall 2021 semester.

Jan 20th, 2022

All WKU campuses will be closed and classes canceled today, January 20, due to winter weather. All WKU campuses will be open and classes will resume as scheduled Friday, January 21.

Jan 19th, 2022

The WKU Young Male Leadership Academy (YMLA) is a college preparation and recruitment initiative, which develops leadership skills in young males of diverse backgrounds by exploring the teaching profession.

Jan 19th, 2022

The moment I stepped on WKU’s campus I felt at home. Everyone here is so welcoming, and it was evident to me that the professors genuinely care about students. I left my interview with this gut feeling that WKU was where I was meant to be that I...

Jan 19th, 2022

The Council on Postsecondary Education awarded its first cultural competency credential certification to Western Kentucky University’s Inclusive Teaching Academy.

Jan 19th, 2022

WKU graduate Keightley Dudgeon of Crestwood was named a 2021 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellow. She is one of 45 fellows selected nationwide and only the second WKU student to earn this honor.

Jan 18th, 2022

Bowling Green's African American Museum is working to recover and rebuild after recent tornado and fire damage.

Jan 17th, 2022

Jan 17th, 2022

WKU classes in Somerset will be canceled Tuesday, January 18.

Jan 14th, 2022

Jan 14th, 2022

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents will conduct committee meetings in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall beginning at 9 a.m. Friday (January 21).

Jan 14th, 2022

Congratulations to Modern Languages alumna Keightley Dudgeon for being named a Rangel Fellow. Read more about Dudgeon and how she's using her degrees in Arabic and TESL to further her academic and career goals!

Jan 13th, 2022

The Kentucky Folklife Program, part of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at WKU, received a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the continuation and expansion of the Kentucky Folklife Network.

Jan 13th, 2022

A WKU Professor with the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences was recently awarded a prestigious grant from WorkRise with the goal of driving action towards accelerating economic mobility and advancing equity in the US labor market.

Jan 13th, 2022

WKU’s Center for Gifted Studies is picking up where Duke left off when it comes to talent identification. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on the newly launched “TIP Kentucky” in this week’s View from the Hill.

Jan 13th, 2022

The Kentucky Folklife Program, part of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at Western Kentucky University, received a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Jan 12th, 2022

Western Kentucky University is recognizing 10 Scholars of the College for the fall 2021 semester.

Jan 11th, 2022

WKU faculty, staff and students are eligible to apply for funding through the Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC) program.