WKU News

Feb 6th, 2025

Twenty-five Western Kentucky University students are candidates for the 2025 Coming Home King.

Feb 5th, 2025

Public Relations students at Western Kentucky University (WKU) have partnered with Good Deeds, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing essential support to the Bowling Green and Warren County communities.

Feb 4th, 2025

Seven WKU students and recent graduates have been recognized as Semi-Finalists in the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition.

Feb 4th, 2025

Julia Link Roberts, Mahurin Professor of Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University, was elected to serve as chair of the Kentucky Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education.

Feb 4th, 2025

On February 6 at 7 p.m., the WKU English Department and Gender and Women’s Studies program will host poet, advocate, and educator Willie Carver Jr., who will read from his award-winning poetry collection Gay Poems for Red States.

Feb 3rd, 2025

Neema Angelique, a first-gen WKU student, pursues a business degree with dreams of entrepreneurship. Supported by family and WKU programs, she embraces opportunities, inspiring her siblings.

Feb 3rd, 2025

Feb 3rd, 2025

WKU Celebration of Research & Sponsored Activities, held last Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the Eva and Jim Martens Alumni Center celebrated the incredible accomplishments of WKU faculty and staff in securing external funding for research in FY24.

Feb 3rd, 2025

The Student Scholar Showcase portal is open for undergraduate students to submit an abstract to present in the Spring. Faculty, staff, alumni, and community members may volunteer for the event.

Jan 31st, 2025

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Jan 30th, 2025

“I feel like a lot of the responsibilities in this role, they align well with my goals in the future. It has allowed me to work with different people and has helped advance my career."

Jan 29th, 2025

The Potter College of Arts & Letters (PCAL) at WKU will welcome columnist, New York Times bestselling author, and MSNBC analyst, Charles Blow, to campus as part of their Cultural Enhancement Series on Thursday, February 13, at 7 PM in the DSU Auditoriu

Jan 29th, 2025

The Kelly Autism Program is refining its programming to take an interdisciplinary approach that combines speech-language pathology, behavioral principles, and neuroaffirming practices

Jan 29th, 2025

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Jan 27th, 2025

Atiana Spivey, a first-gen WKU student, excels as a dual major in Biology and English. Passionate about wildlife, research, and languages, she balances science, humanities, and global conservation efforts.

Jan 23rd, 2025

Two Western Kentucky University students finished in the top five in the first multimedia competition of the 2024-2025 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.

Jan 23rd, 2025

Western Kentucky University has released the honors lists for the fall 2024 semester.

Jan 23rd, 2025

The Kentucky Museum has published its exhibition schedule for Spring semester, welcoming significant additions to its roster of rotating arts shows. Exhibits include annual favorites plus two new exhibits drawn from the permanent collection.