WKU News

Feb 18th, 2022

On Saturday, February 12, members of the WKU English department served as judges in the Kentucky High School Speech League (KHSSL) Tournament. The tournament took place at Bowling Green High School and consisted of competitions in professional an

Feb 18th, 2022

Twelve WKU students have been selected this spring as Semi-Finalists for 2022 Critical Language Scholarships, a fully-funded summer intensive language study abroad program of the U.S. Department of State.

Feb 17th, 2022

The Mahurin Honors College (MHC) strives to provide the greatest opportunities and resources for all of our scholars. While most enter the MHC following their senior year of high school, that was not the case for Obadiah Kirk (MHC ‘20)

Feb 17th, 2022

Modern Language Professor Sloane (Hsin-Chien) Wang presented at the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA). Wang was one of 23 FLTAs from 51 countries and 169 universities chosen to present this year.

Feb 17th, 2022

WKU Spanish professor and supervisor of student teachers, interviewed with WKU Modern Languages about her experience in helping develop future educators. Dr. Vandermolen uses various evaluation forms from the Kentucky Department of Education

Feb 17th, 2022

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College will have their 7th Annual African American Read-in event on Monday, Feb. 28 at 12:20 p.m. The event will feature WKU English professor, poet, and essayist Dr. Cheryl Hopson.

Feb 17th, 2022

Exciting news released at WKU this week. First-time, first-year students returned for the spring semester in record numbers. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on one of the reasons for the impressive retention rate in this week’s View from the Hill.

Feb 17th, 2022

Cyn’Clara Cofer (MHC ‘22) has embraced her time in the Mahurin Honors College (MHC) at Western Kentucky University (WKU) as a chance to use her talents and voice to better the lives of those around her.

Feb 16th, 2022

Gatton Alumni Trivan Menezes, Camuel Hart and Donald “D.J.” Price recently had their research, “A Complete List of Minimal Diagrams of an Oriented Alternating Knot,” published the Journal Knot Theory and its Ramifications.

Feb 16th, 2022

The WKU Panhellenic and IFC Councils were recognized at the Southeastern Greek Leadership Association (SGLA) Conference Feb. 10-13 in Atlanta.

Feb 16th, 2022

The WKU Department of Music will kick off its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colloquium Series on Feb. 25.

Feb 16th, 2022

“For me, the best part about WKU has really been meeting with professors, engaging with professors, and just getting smarter from them. That direct link--that’s what college is about.”

Feb 15th, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Poole for being selected as the Chair of the WKU Department of Modern Languages! Dr. Poole has taught for the WKU Department of English since August 2003. He is a strong advocate for language studies and has served as Interim D

Feb 15th, 2022

Full Name: Sarah Ochs Department: Psychology Job Title: Assistant Professor Hometown: Wayland, NY

Feb 15th, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Poole for being selected as the Chair of the WKU Department of Modern Languages! Dr. Poole has taught for the WKU Department of English since August 2003. He is a strong advocate for language studies and has served as Interim D

Feb 15th, 2022

Dr. Kim Link, an Assistant Professor in the WKU School of Nursing and Allied Health, was selected to attend the Research Capacity Building Workshop at the University of Cincinnati, Education and Research Center (UC ERC), March 14-15, 2022.

Feb 15th, 2022

Brooke Larson, a junior from Cookeville, Tenn. is one of 19 WKU students who earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship.

Feb 15th, 2022

The WKU Forensics Team won the 2022 Kentucky Forensics Association State Tournament hosted virtually by Western Kentucky University February 12-13.

Feb 14th, 2022

Feb 14th, 2022

Western Kentucky University’s fall 2021 first-time, first-year student class has returned to the university for the spring semester in record fashion.