WKU News

Feb 24th, 2022

First generation college students get a huge boost from TRiO, an organization that started in 1965 as part of the higher education act. A WKU student who grew up in a Thailand refugee camp explains how TRiO has been a big part of her success.

Feb 24th, 2022

Whitney Heard, a graduate student in the biology program, is the winner of the second WKU 3MT® Competition.

Feb 24th, 2022

On February 26, WKU’s Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery will open for the month featuring an exhibit inspired by youth. Earlier in the month WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters (PCAL) and Ogden College of Science and Engineering (OCSE) hosted a STE

Feb 24th, 2022

The 41st Annual Mathematics Symposium at WKU will take place from 3 to 9:15 p.m. Friday (Feb. 25).

Feb 24th, 2022

Feb 23rd, 2022

Western Kentucky University dedicated its two newest residence halls and its First Year Village at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday.

Feb 23rd, 2022

“It seems surreal. I really felt like I had missed my chance when I took a break from school for the military and have worked extremely hard to get to where I am now."

Feb 23rd, 2022

WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences is one of 15 new partners selected for a national program through the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to increase diversity in the geosciences.

Feb 23rd, 2022

Feb 23rd, 2022

Ryann Gillespie is a Senior from Memphis, Tennessee, earning a degree in Anthropology with double minors in History and Folk Studies.

Feb 22nd, 2022

Congratulations to 12 Modern Languages students selected this spring as Semi-Finalists for 2022 Critical Language Scholarships! The CLS Program is a part of a U.S. government initiative to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering foreign lang

Feb 22nd, 2022

The WKU Graduate School will host the second annual Three Minute Thesis Competition on Wednesday (Feb. 23) from 3 to 4 p.m. at Downing Student Union, room 2123.

Feb 22nd, 2022

Brianna Harness spoke with WKU about her college experience so far, and how her racial background has impacted this.

Feb 22nd, 2022

Six Gatton Academy seniors recently learned they are candidates for the 2022 United States Presidential Scholars Program.

Feb 22nd, 2022

The Gender Images Film Series kicked off screenings this year with a premiere of Never Rarely Sometimes Always, a 2020 Sundance film directed by Eliza Hittman. The Department of English collaborated with Professor Kelsey Truxal and students of Women & Pol

Feb 22nd, 2022

Treasure Wales, a first-generation student from Louisville earning a degree in Social Work with a minor in African American Studies, applies what she learns at WKU to her current leadership roles on campus.

Feb 21st, 2022

Feb 21st, 2022

Juwuan Jones is a familiar name to football fans and has been honored twice as an Academic All-American. He’s also known as Mr. Jones to his professors and students.

Feb 19th, 2022

Reed Breunig of Springfield was crowned WKU’s 2022 Coming Home King on Saturday night.

Feb 19th, 2022

Construction of the First Year Village at WKU, including two new residence halls, is complete. The WKU community is invited to join us for a Ribbon Cutting Celebration and tours on Wednesday, February 23 at 1 p.m. in the Regents Hall lobby.