WKU News

Oct 27th, 2020

WKU English Department Intern Joseph Shoulders sheds a spotlight on climate change in literature. Does climate fiction produce practical consequences, encouraging us to think about the Earth?s sustainability?

Oct 27th, 2020

Today, the Kentucky Museum has launched a SpiritFunder in support of a collection of 19th and early 20th century fashions produced by Bowling Green's own fashionista, Mrs. A. H. Taylor, and her factory of over 300 women.

Oct 27th, 2020

Folk Studies MA alumna (2005) Emily Hudson Mitchell is associate producer on the new documentary "Hank Locklin: Country Music's Timeless Tenor," premiering on WRSE (a PBS member station) on October 29th.

Oct 26th, 2020

Oct 26th, 2020

On Wednesday, October 21, 2020, the English Salon held a virtual meeting where attendees were invited to talk about any piece of media or art that had made them happy during quarantine.

Oct 26th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team placed first in sweepstakes at the Mid-Atlantic Forensics League (MAFL) 2 tournament the weekend of Oct. 24-25. The team also placed second with a smaller group in the second half of the swing called the MAFL 3.

Oct 23rd, 2020

This past summer, Hurley spent 12 weeks with GSI traveling across the United States to various work sites where she interned alongside licensed civil engineers and gained exposure to the field she is pursuing.

Oct 23rd, 2020

WKU Student Publications earned three national Pacemaker awards from the Associated Collegiate Press during the organization’s 2020 competition, along with 16 individual awards.

Oct 23rd, 2020

On Sunday, October 25, The Cynthia & George Nichols III Intercultural Student Engagement Center (ISEC) at WKU will induct 14 students into the Why Knot Us Black Male Initiative in the Downing Student Union Auditorium at 3 p.m.

Oct 23rd, 2020

The WKU Board of Regents swore in three new members on Friday morning.

Oct 23rd, 2020

Oct 23rd, 2020

Oct 22nd, 2020

Mary Ellen Miller & Jim Wayne Miller Celebration of Writing To Be Held October 25th

Oct 22nd, 2020

A record number of WKU students and recent graduates applied for nationally competitive scholarships in the 2019-20 academic year, including high percentages of first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented minority students.

Oct 22nd, 2020

A big portion of WKU's campus served as the backdrop for an epic outdoor percussion event this week. WKU's Amy Bingham has highlights in this week's View from the Hill.

Oct 22nd, 2020

WKU civil engineering major Andrew Iglehart has a rock solid research project – concrete. He presented "Low Carbon Content Concrete: A Roman Empire Approach to Concrete" during the inaugural International Conference on Low Carbon Cement and Concrete.

Oct 21st, 2020

For the 11th consecutive year, WKU has been recognized as one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®.

Oct 21st, 2020

“As a freshman, I decided I wanted to dive into the college experience,” Holt said. “During the H4 retreat, I asked the counselors how to be involved, and that’s where I first learned about the Spirit Master organization.”

Oct 20th, 2020

The WKU Forensics Team reached the final round in Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the virtual Central Missouri University “Missouri Mule” Oct. 16-17.

Oct 20th, 2020

In his blog, Shoulders encourages us to reconsider the pursuit of knowledge as only a means to lucrative employment. He also asks us to evaluate the real purpose of education and argues that “to devalue language and art is to devalue the human condition."