WKU News

Apr 26th, 2021

WKU student Isabel Eliassen will use a $50,000 Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship to complete the International Master's Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IMAS) at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan.

Apr 26th, 2021

WKU has announced the winners of the second annual Distinguished Educator Awards.

Apr 25th, 2021

"I've always wanted to go into the health field - it's a service-oriented career where I can help people in a tangible way."

Apr 23rd, 2021

“Everyone is impacted by sexual assault in one way or another,” she explained. “I got more vocal as I became more involved in the community.” She wanted to make a difference, and therefore uses her research and volunteer work to do so.

Apr 23rd, 2021

“There was always so much energy in the crowd and I loved being able to cheer on my Hilltoppers along with my friends,” Bendson said. “I believe that The Spirit does make the Master, and I have shown that through the years of being a Hilltopper.”

Apr 22nd, 2021

What started as a high school passion – caring for cows on his family’s farm in Barren County - turned into a three-part passion for junior Matthew Wininger.

Apr 22nd, 2021

Joan Romano Shifflett, winner of 2020 Warren-Brooks Award for her book Warren, Jarrell, and Lowell: Collaboration in the Reshaping of American Poetry, will give a lecture at the annual meeting of the Robert Penn Warren Circle. The virtual lecture will tak

Apr 22nd, 2021

Terrance D. Brown will be the new Dean of Potter College of Arts & Letters at WKU beginning July 1.

Apr 22nd, 2021

When school starts in the fall at WKU, a Cave City couple will have an empty nest times four. A set of quadruplets will all attend WKU and they recently got a Big Red welcome as WKU’s Amy Bingham shows us in this week’s View from the Hill.

Apr 21st, 2021

The WKU Forensics Team won both the National Forensic Association Individual Events Team Championship and the National Forensic Association Lincoln-Douglas Debate Team Sweepstakes national championship, hosted virtually this year April 16-19.

Apr 21st, 2021

Seven WKU students were awarded Fund for Education Abroad scholarships for study abroad, totaling $28,075. With seven recipients—the highest number in institutional history—WKU had more recipients than any other college or university in this cycle.

Apr 21st, 2021

Anthony U. Itzol, a senior from Bowling Green who studies International Business, learned early on that making personal connections is vital in the business world.

Apr 21st, 2021

USDA Issues Pandemic Flexibilities for Schools and Day Care Facilities through June 2022 to Support Safe Reopening and Healthy, Nutritious Meals

Apr 21st, 2021

Members of the WKU Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter will be starting their summer break May 2-8 in Decatur, Alabama.

Apr 21st, 2021

The pandemic has presented many challenges to nursing education, particularly related to providing quality clinical experiences because many clinical facilities closed their doors to nursing students. However, it has presented many opportunities as well..

Apr 21st, 2021

A new TRIO program has been added at Western Kentucky University: Student Support Services, Disabilities (SSS-D).

Apr 21st, 2021

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Apr 21st, 2021

Congratulations Faculty and Staff Excellence Winners!

Apr 20th, 2021

8PM on 4/20- Reopen 4/22

Apr 20th, 2021

Lauren Haynes, from Madison, Va., graduated from WKU’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program in August 2020. She recently received the impressive results of her applications to law schools.