WKU News

May 18th, 2022

On Saturday, May 7th, The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science graduated 77 students from across Kentucky in their fifteenth graduating class.

May 18th, 2022

The Kentucky Museum has launched a new fundraiser - the Museum for All Fund - to establish permanent free admission.

May 17th, 2022

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May 13th, 2022

Brenda S. Martin, former associate professor in the Department of English and Professor Emeritus, died Friday, April 29, 2022. She was 82.

May 13th, 2022

Dr. Rachel Tinius and her technology, BumptUpTM, one of the first-place winners (tied) of the inaugural Kentucky Commercialization Ventures IMPACT competition. IMPACT stands for innovative, mobile, public health, and community-oriented technologies.

May 13th, 2022

20 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2022 application cycle, more than any other Kentucky institution. This reflects a 80% selection rate for WKU applicants who worked with the Office of Sch

May 12th, 2022

The 13th annual John Lyne Speech Contest, hosted by WKU’s Department of Communication, was back in-person this semester after two years of online competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 12th, 2022

The legacy of a longtime WKU recreation professor will live on through a children’s book written by his grandson. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on the book inspired by the late Dr. Alton Little in this week’s View from the Hill.

May 12th, 2022

Western Kentucky University’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences is proud to announce this year’s winners of the WKU Distinguished Educator Awards (DEA).

May 12th, 2022

National Stem Cell Foundation Announces the Selection of Ten Middle School Science Teachers in Eight States to Participate in Unique Professional Development Program By Investing in Influential Middle School STEM Teachers, Program Reaches Thousands o

May 11th, 2022

Six WKU graduates have been designated alternates in the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.

May 10th, 2022

WKU will host the 2022 National Title IV-E Roundtable for Child Welfare Training and Education May 17-19 at the Knicely Conference Center.

May 10th, 2022

The Kentucky Mesonet at WKU dedicated a new station Monday in Ballard County.

May 9th, 2022

WKU Student Publications has awarded $56,750 in Summer 2022 fellowships at professional organizations and scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year.

May 9th, 2022

Two WKU alumni have received highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships.

May 9th, 2022

To continue their free admission program, the Kentucky Museum will launch a crowdfunding campaign on May 18.

May 6th, 2022

WKU’s five academic colleges celebrated their fall 2021 and spring and summer 2022 graduating classes and recognized undergraduate and graduate award winners, doctoral degree recipients and spring 2022 Scholars of the College on May 6.

May 5th, 2022

Light rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of graduates Thursday evening as they made their way into Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium for Western Kentucky University’s 191st Commencement.

May 5th, 2022

Western Kentucky University presented honorary doctorates to Angela Alexander Townsend and Abraham Williams Jr. in a special ceremony Thursday afternoon at Chandler Memorial Chapel.

May 5th, 2022

WKU has a powerful exhibit at the Kentucky Museum called “Freshman Guided Pathways” and for many students featured, their journey is coming to an end. Behind every image is a unique story and WKU’s Amy Bingham tells us one in the View from the Hill.