WKU News

Feb 28th, 2022

WKU Gender & Women’s Studies and the Department of Political Science recently hosted "Get Educated!" panel discussion on reproductive rights and policies in KY, Rep. Attica Scott and Lexington Herald Leader reporter Alex Acquisto

Feb 28th, 2022

Dr. Katrina Burch, Assistant Professor in WKU’s Department of Psychological Sciences, has been invited to join the Society for Occupational Health Psychology’s new Scientific Affairs Committee.

Feb 28th, 2022

Twelve WKU students, including four from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science, will present their research at the 2022 Posters-at-the-Capitol event March 3 in Frankfort.

Feb 28th, 2022

Nine WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.

Feb 25th, 2022

Feb 25th, 2022

For Danielle Williams (MHC ‘25), college is “a place to discover my voice.”

Feb 25th, 2022

Students, alumni, and staff from Western Kentucky University’s TRIO programs will celebrate the 2022 National TRIO Day on Saturday, February 26, to express appreciation to the community for its support of TRIO programs.

Feb 25th, 2022

The WKU Board of Regents will conduct a quarterly meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Friday (March 4) in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall.

Feb 25th, 2022

"My freshman year, I wasn't really involved, but I pushed myself to be more involved each year - starting with being an ISEC Navigator my sophomore year."

Feb 25th, 2022

Bingocize®, an evidence-based senior wellness program created by WKU faculty member Dr. Jason Crandall, continues to grow in popularity and will soon be offered in 60 nursing homes in South Carolina. Faculty at Winthrop University in Rock Hill have been

Feb 25th, 2022

As the saying goes: ”home is where the heart is,” and many Mahurin Honors College (MHC) scholars such as Ameerah Palacios (MHC ‘05) have set their heart atop the great hill of WKU.

Feb 24th, 2022

First generation college students get a huge boost from TRiO, an organization that started in 1965 as part of the higher education act. A WKU student who grew up in a Thailand refugee camp explains how TRiO has been a big part of her success.

Feb 24th, 2022

Whitney Heard, a graduate student in the biology program, is the winner of the second WKU 3MT® Competition.

Feb 24th, 2022

On February 26, WKU’s Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center Gallery will open for the month featuring an exhibit inspired by youth. Earlier in the month WKU Potter College of Arts & Letters (PCAL) and Ogden College of Science and Engineering (OCSE) hosted a STE

Feb 24th, 2022

The 41st Annual Mathematics Symposium at WKU will take place from 3 to 9:15 p.m. Friday (Feb. 25).

Feb 24th, 2022

Feb 23rd, 2022

Western Kentucky University dedicated its two newest residence halls and its First Year Village at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday.

Feb 23rd, 2022

“It seems surreal. I really felt like I had missed my chance when I took a break from school for the military and have worked extremely hard to get to where I am now."

Feb 23rd, 2022

WKU’s Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences is one of 15 new partners selected for a national program through the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to increase diversity in the geosciences.

Feb 23rd, 2022