WKU News

Mar 13th, 2026

Western Kentucky University TRIO Student Support Services, Disabilities (TRIO SSS-D) and the WKU Faculty/Staff Neurodiversity Alliance (F/S NDA) are proud to announce this year's Neurodiversity Awareness Fair.

Mar 13th, 2026

Here is a listing of WKU events for Friday, March 13 through Saturday, April 4.

Mar 11th, 2026

The Gender & Women’s Studies Program and Hope Harbor will present First Things First: Your Story, Your Words on April 15 at 5 p.m. in the Gordon Wilson Hall Lab Theatre.

Mar 10th, 2026

Thanks to Western Kentucky University students and the community, local kids will have even more access to quality care.

Mar 2nd, 2026

WKU will participate in the statewide tornado safety drill on Wednesday (March 4).

Feb 23rd, 2026

Here's a WKU winter weather update for Monday, February 23.

Feb 20th, 2026

Kentucky Mesonet – the official weather and climate monitoring network for the Commonwealth – held a special ceremony to christen the first of five new stations added to its network in 2025.

Feb 20th, 2026

During its quarterly meeting on Friday (February 20), WKU’s Board of Regents received first-phase renderings for Elevate WKU.

Feb 20th, 2026

WKU released new renderings for the first facility in its multi-year initiative to transform student housing on the Hill.

Feb 17th, 2026

Dr. Sharon Cameron, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emerita at Johns Hopkins University, is the recipient of the Robert Penn Warren-Cleanth Brooks Award.

Feb 16th, 2026

WKU has selected 16 students as recipients of the 2026-2027 Cherry Presidential Scholarship, the school’s most prestigious academic award.

Feb 14th, 2026

Richard Gutierrez of Huntingburg, Indiana, was crowned Western Kentucky University’s 2026 Coming Home King on Saturday night.

Feb 13th, 2026

WKU Forensics clinched the top spot at the 2026 Kentucky Forensics Association hosted by Murray State University on February 6-8.  

Feb 13th, 2026

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents will meet Friday, February 20, in the Martin Regents Room in Jody Richards Hall.

Feb 10th, 2026

Western Kentucky University is one of eight universities in the nation selected by NAFSA: Association of International Educators to receive a 2026 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization.

Feb 6th, 2026

Twenty Western Kentucky University students are candidates for the 2026 Coming Home King. 

Feb 3rd, 2026

WKU President Timothy C. Caboni met with local media today (February 3) for the university’s beginning-of-the-semester press conference, outlining significant accomplishments from the fall semester and providing updates on the initiatives.

Feb 2nd, 2026

Several WKU Online programs are earning national attention once again, with multiple programs recognized in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report.

Feb 1st, 2026

Here's a WKU winter weather update for Monday, February 2.

Jan 28th, 2026

Here's a WKU winter weather update for Thursday and Friday, January 29 and 30.