WKU News
Honorary Degrees
- Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025
The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Invites
The Campus Community to Submit
Nominations for Recipients of Honorary Degrees
Nominations should be directed, in letter form or email, to Academic Affairs (academic.affairs@wku.edu).
Nominations may be made by students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, or friends of the University.
Review Academic Affairs Policy 1.4143: Honorary Degrees for guidelines
Nomination Deadline is Monday, November 3rd .
Sep 22nd, 2026
Western Kentucky University has been ranked among the best in the country in 13 areas in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings.
Sep 21st, 2026
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Sep 21st, 2026
President Timothy C. Caboni announced that internationally recognized innovation expert Jeremy Utley will serve as the speaker for the university's fourth annual Presidential Speaker Series event.
Sep 8th, 2026
An estimated 500 fourth graders from Warren County will participate in the 31st annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Days® program on September 24, 2026, at WKU’s L.D. Brown Agricultural Exposition Center.
Aug 18th, 2026
WKU Institute for Rural Health (IRH) gave a presentation to the Kentucky General Assembly’s Interim Joint Committee on Health Services about its work to improve healthcare access and outcomes in rural Kentucky.
Aug 18th, 2026
Angela Gott, Instructor for the WKU Department of Applied Human Sciences, has been appointed to the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Board of Directors for the 2026–2028 term.
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