WKU News

Feb 28th, 2025

Feb 28th, 2025

Noah Jennings, a WKU Environmental Science major, is turning his passion for nature into hands-on research. From spelunking in Kentucky caves to studying water velocity with CHNGES, he’s seizing every opportunity to grow in science.

Feb 28th, 2025

Feb 27th, 2025

The James Clark Memorial Makerspace was on Friday, February 7th, 2025 in honor of James Clark, a member of the Gatton Academy Class of 2025. The space provides a permanent reflection of his love of tinkering, creating, and working with his hands.

Feb 27th, 2025

Lauren Howe, a junior from Owensboro, wanted to study photojournalism at the “best school in the nation,” and she hasn’t looked back. "I knew I wanted to be a part of that, learn from some of the best professors and work alongside like-minded p

Feb 27th, 2025

At a news conference this morning, Western Kentucky University and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System reaffirmed an agreement that will help more students across Kentucky easily transfer to WKU and earn four-year degrees.

Feb 26th, 2025

WKU Forensics swept the championship rounds at the Alexis Elliott Memorial Round Robin and Spring Classic hosted by Western Kentucky University February 21-23. 

Feb 26th, 2025

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Feb 25th, 2025

Feb 25th, 2025

The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University will welcome more than 900 middle and high school students to campus from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, for the 12th annual IdeaFestival® Bowling Green. A unique

Feb 25th, 2025

Feb 24th, 2025

Western Kentucky University invites students who will be high school sophomores, juniors and seniors in fall 2025 to apply for this summer’s F1rstGen High School Summer Camp from June 1-4 on WKU’s main campus in Bowling Green.

Feb 21st, 2025

On March 6,  Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou, Associate Professor and Chair of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Berea College and inaugural Director of Berea College’s bell hooks center, will give a talk titled “Preserving the Legacy of bell hooks

Feb 21st, 2025

Feb 20th, 2025

WKU will return to normal operating schedules Friday, February 21.

Feb 19th, 2025

All WKU campuses will be closed and classes canceled Thursday (February 20).

Feb 18th, 2025

All WKU campuses will be closed and classes canceled Wednesday (February 19).

Feb 18th, 2025

The American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Graduate Student & New Professionals Community of Practice (GSNPCOP) group awarded Natalie Smith, WKU Housing & Residence Life Area Coordinator, the Outstanding Mentor to Graduate Students Award.

Feb 18th, 2025

Feb 18th, 2025

At Western Kentucky University, the Folklore minor allows students to receive training in important skills like critical thinking, ethnographic research, and cultural difference.