WKU News

Sep 21st, 2021

This newsletter provides a taste of this year’s departmental achievements. It exemplifies our passion for teaching, research, and service. We are especially proud of our students.

Sep 20th, 2021

On Friday, Sept. 17, Western Kentucky University’s Student Activities Leadership and Volunteerism Office hosted the 2021 High School Leadership Conference for high school students from across Kentucky.

Sep 20th, 2021

WKU faculty from the Center for Environmental and Workplace Health (CEWH) in the College of Health and Human Services were awarded a grant through the Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Louisville.

Sep 20th, 2021

With Political Science professor Timothy Rich and WKU student Alianna Casas,Chinese/Spanish major Carolyn Brueggemann recently published research on the level of violence against women in Mexico.

Sep 20th, 2021

On Wednesday, September 15th from 5:30-7:30 the Western Kentucky University Hilltopper Organization for Latin American Students (HOLAS) hosted an event entitled “All Around the World” to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month!

Sep 20th, 2021

WKU Modern Language Students Visit Knoxville High Schools to Recruit Chinese Flagship Students

Sep 20th, 2021

On Wednesday, Sept. 29, 6-7:30 p.m. CDT, Western Kentucky University Department of Political Science will host a Fair Maps Webinar with the League of Women Voters of Kentucky.

Sep 20th, 2021

The Kentucky Museum is thrilled to announce the return of Hammer-In, an outdoor festival celebrating metal working traditions of Kentucky. Sponsored by Logan Aluminum and the Kentucky Humanities Council, this year’s event will be held on October 16th f

Sep 17th, 2021

Sep 17th, 2021

Sep 17th, 2021

The WKU Department of English held its 5th annual English Majors Convocation on September 10th. This year's event replaced speeches with a more interactive structure; a change that several at the event noted enhanced their experience.

Sep 17th, 2021

The Kentucky Museum and Kentucky Folklife Program have received a Communities for Immunity grant from the Association of Science and Technology Centers in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Centers for Disease Control.

Sep 16th, 2021

WKU is offering incentives to members of the campus community who have been vaccinated for COVID-19, including full tuition for five students. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on the vaccine incentive program in this week’s View from the Hill.

Sep 16th, 2021

Photojournalist J. Scott Applewhite, a 2019 inductee into WKU’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni, will receive a 2021 Freedom of the Press Award on Sept. 28.

Sep 16th, 2021

The Advising & Career Development Center (ACDC) of WKU will host the 2021 Majors and Minors Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 29 on the third floor of Downing Student Union.

Sep 15th, 2021

"I chose my degree program because I come from a family of educators and have a passion for helping grow the next generations. I was impacted at an early age by educators and have always hoped to have that same impact on children for years to come!”

Sep 15th, 2021

Welcome Sarah Smith to the HR team!

Sep 15th, 2021

Twenty-six seniors from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky have been recognized as semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Competition, breaking the 2019 record of the most students recognized in a single school year i

Sep 14th, 2021

Today it was announced that Dr. Qingfang Song has been selected to receive an RCAP grant through the WKU Office of Research and Creative Activity.

Sep 14th, 2021