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WKU goes Tobacco Free

Jan 1st, 2020

Beginning January 1, 2020 WKU is tobacco free.

View from the Hill: Lego Big Red

Dec 26th, 2019

What weighs 350 pounds and took more than 500 hours to build? The answer is a lifesize replica of Big Red made entirely of Legos. WKU’s Amy Bingham talks to the people behind this labor of love in this View from the Hill.

Hilltopper Honors Parents With Grad Cap

Dec 19th, 2019

View from the Hill: History of Harlaxton Manor

Dec 19th, 2019

Since 2007, WKU has been sending students to Harlaxton College in England each semester. In this View from the Hill, WKU’s Amy Bingham talks to a WKU alum who has done a deep dive into the history of Harlaxton Manor and the eccentric man who had it built.

South Carolina Approves Medicaid Work Requirements

Dec 17th, 2019

South Carolina is set to become the first state to apply a Medicaid work requirement to the parents of minor children with incomes under 100% of the federal poverty level. Other states are also considering similar legislation.

Student Honored to Carry Flag for Home Country

Dec 17th, 2019

Econ Student Achieves What Others Thought Not Possible

Dec 16th, 2019

WKU's academic colleges recognize fall 2019 graduates

Dec 14th, 2019

WKU’s five academic colleges recognized more than 1,300 fall graduates in ceremonies on Dec. 14 at Diddle Arena.

2019-20 Hearst Photojournalism I Winners Named

Dec 13th, 2019

HEARST PHOTOJOURNALISM I WINNERS NAMED

WKU Alumnus Receives Degree After 42 Years

Dec 13th, 2019

With graduation on the horizon, it is important to take a look at the long journey it took for our students to get to this momentous occasion. For Carl Estelle, this was a journey several decades in the making.

WKU Regents swear in new member, elect vice chair

Dec 13th, 2019

Sheldon McKinney of Wallingford is the newest member of the WKU Board of Regents. McKinney, who is Executive Director of the Kentucky FFA Foundation, was sworn in Friday at the board’s quarterly meeting.

Fall Recognition Ceremonies Saturday

Dec 13th, 2019

Marketing Major Seeks to Solve Problems

Dec 13th, 2019

Wells Fargo Grant Awarded to WKU Department of Political Science and Kentucky Museum for Journey to the Vote

Dec 12th, 2019

WKU Department of Political Science and the Kentucky Museum awarded grant in support of Journey to the Vote programming.

Marketing Student Finds Her Athletics Niche

Dec 12th, 2019

View from the Hill: Mother, daughter graduating together

Dec 12th, 2019

More than 1,300 fall graduates will be recognized in ceremonies on Saturday, including a mother and daughter marking this milestone together. The two also have served in the military as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in this week’s View from the Hill.

Graduating Engineering Student Reflects on her WKU Career

Dec 12th, 2019

CHHS faculty member honored by Appalachian State

Dec 12th, 2019

WKU faculty member Kimberly Green, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is the winner of Appalachian State University’s 2019 Global Engagement Award.