The Center for Gifted Studies

Jun 20th, 2025

June 20, 2025 (Bowling Green, KY) – Assistant Director of Operations, Tyler Clark, Ed.D., was awarded the Early Career Researcher Mini-Grant by the Mensa Foundation for his research project.

Jun 8th, 2025

The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU is hosting more than 100 campers for the 43rd annual Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS). Camp will run from June 8 to 20.

May 23rd, 2025

May 23, 2025 (Bowling Green, KY) – The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University honored more than 300 students for outstanding academic achievement Friday at Van Meter Auditorium.

Feb 25th, 2025

The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University will welcome more than 900 middle and high school students to campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, for the 12th annual IdeaFestival® Bowling Green. A unique

Feb 4th, 2025

Julia Link Roberts, Mahurin Professor of Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University, was elected to serve as chair of the Kentucky Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education.

Nov 25th, 2024

Nov 1st, 2024

Applications are now open for middle school science teachers nationwide to apply for a spot in the 2025 class of the National STEM Scholar Program.

Oct 2nd, 2024

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is proud to announce the release of its revised Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Gifted Educators.

Aug 7th, 2024

Staff from The Center for Gifted Studies and The Gatton Academy recently published a new study focusing on the factors that impact gifted females to pursue a career in computer science.

Jun 21st, 2024

Friday, June 21, 2024 – Staff members from The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University presented at the thirteenth Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development.