WKU News

Aug 21st, 2025

The local news team at WKU Public Media and college journalists at Western Kentucky University have been named finalists in several categories in the 2025 Kentucky Broadcasters Association Excellence in Broadcasting competition. 

Aug 20th, 2025

The University Distinguished Professorship program is designed to recognize faculty members who have served the University with distinction and have compiled an outstanding record of achievement in teaching, research, and service.

Aug 20th, 2025

WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences (CEBS) and the Kentucky Education Association (KEA) have joined forces to provide exciting new opportunities for Kentucky aspiring school leaders seeking professional growth and advancement.

Aug 20th, 2025

CHHS faculty presented findings from the Kentucky Statewide Jurisdictional Risk Assessment at the 2025 Kentucky Preparedness Summit, hosted by the Kentucky Department for Public Health.

Aug 19th, 2025

Dr. Julia Link Roberts and Dr. Tyler Clark presented at the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) conference in Braga, Portugal. The conference was held from July 29 to August 2 and was the first in-person conference since 2019.

Aug 18th, 2025

Aug 15th, 2025

Welcome to The Hill for the Fall 2025 Semester!

Aug 14th, 2025

WKU Innovation Campus member Vecteezy has launched "Vecteezy for Education," a new program offering schools, teachers, and students safe, quick and easy access to over 60 million professional-grade stock photos, illustrations, and videos. Designed specif

Aug 11th, 2025

Aug 11th, 2025

Today, Western Kentucky University President Timothy C. Caboni officially launched the university’s 119th academic year during the annual Faculty and Staff Convocation.

Aug 8th, 2025

Kentucky Auditor Allison Ball announced the appointment of Shari Scott, as the new Deputy State Auditor.

Aug 8th, 2025

Dr. Tyler Clark, Assistant Director of Operations at The Center for Gifted Studies, recently received two prestigious leadership awards. The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) honored Clark with the Emerging Leader in Gifted Education

Aug 8th, 2025

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents today approved naming the new home of the Gordon Ford College of Business as Amy and David Chandler Hall.

Aug 8th, 2025

At the WKU Board of Regents meeting today (Aug. 8), the philanthropic naming of the new facility to house the Gordon Ford College of Business was approved as Amy and David Chandler Hall.

Aug 8th, 2025

The WKU Army ROTC program will host its 15th Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 13.

Aug 6th, 2025

The Potter College of Arts & Letters (PCAL) at WKU will be celebrating its 60th anniversary during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Aug 6th, 2025

The WKU Voice Care Program in the Communication Disorders Clinic offers the SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program for Parkinson’s and related neurological disorders, free of charge courtesy of a generous grant from the Parkinson Voice Project.

Aug 4th, 2025

Kassie, once hesitant to travel, found confidence and growth studying abroad in the Czech Republic. Her message: “If I can do it, you can too.”

Jul 31st, 2025

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents will hold its annual retreat and third quarterly meeting of the calendar year August 7 and 8.

Jul 31st, 2025

The Suzanne Vitale Clinical Education Complex will start off the month of August by opening the WHAS augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) lending library for the community to use.