WKU News

Apr 29th, 2026

Apr 22nd, 2026

Apr 22nd, 2026

WKU English is proud to showcase Dr. Dawn Winters who has had a co-authored article: “Strengthening Faculty Retention and Belonging: Applying and Expanding Job Embeddedness Theory through an Onboarding Initiative in Higher Education.”

Apr 14th, 2026

In February, Dr. Jane Fife was recognized with the PCAL Faculty Award for Service!

Apr 10th, 2026

Congratulations to our associate professor Dr. Gillian Knoll for receiving the AY 27 Traditions Professorships award!

Apr 8th, 2026

First Things First: Your Story, Your Words is an event that allows those who have experienced any and all types of sexual violence to share their story. The event takes place on April 15, during Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month.

Apr 7th, 2026

Emma Childress, a second-year first-generation college student studying English and Environmental, Sustainability, and Geographic Studies, has been selected for the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes....

Mar 31st, 2026

Gender and Women’s Studies, or GWS, is versatile and offers a range of different ideas and perspectives that can be applied within any career.

Mar 11th, 2026

Professor Roy Burkhead is the 2025-2026 winner of the Part-Time Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award.

Mar 6th, 2026

The Goldenrod Poetry Festival is an annual Spring event held by the WKU English Department to highlight student work and connect with other writers. The festival will be held Monday, April 1st, and submissions are due Tuesday, March 10.

Mar 2nd, 2026

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Dec 4th, 2025

The Ted Hovet Conference reveals just how much brilliance is unfolding inside WKU’s English classrooms. The Ted Hovet Conference convenes each fall to showcase undergraduate essays in research, linguistics, literary analysis, and related fields.

Nov 17th, 2025

Oct 23rd, 2025

Dr. Sarah McFarland, an author, professor, and avid ecocritic, explores this question in her upcoming presentation at WKU, highlighting her book Ecocollapse Fiction and Cultures of Human Extinction.

Oct 16th, 2025

The Gender & Women’s Studies Program will host their annual Genderations Luncheon on Friday, October 24, in HCIC 1011.

Oct 10th, 2025

The WKU English Department will celebrate the 10 finalists of the 29th annual Mary Ellen and Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing on October 15 at 6:00 pm at the Western Kentucky University Alumni Center.

Apr 23rd, 2025

Poet Heather Neidlinger, a teaching graduate assistant and second-year student in WKU’s three year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Creative Writing program, has won the highly-competitive Intro Journal Award.

Apr 15th, 2025

Students from WKU’s Creative Writing Graduate program traveled to Los Angeles, California on March 26th to attend the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference (AWP).

Apr 3rd, 2025

On Wednesday, April 9 at 5 p.m. in Cherry Hall 125, the Gender & Women’s Studies Program and Hope Harbor will present First Things First: Your Story, Your Words.