WKU News

Jun 8th, 2023

Seven students at The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University have been offered nationally-competitive National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarships for immersive, critical language study.

Jun 7th, 2023

"If we hadn't felt comfortable enough to ask, we never would have done this. You have to take the initiative and connect with professors."

Jun 7th, 2023

The Kentucky Mesonet at WKU continues to grow its network of automated stations across the Commonwealth. On Tuesday, the ribbon was cut on a new weather and climate monitoring site in Russell County, about five miles east of Jamestown.

Jun 6th, 2023

The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky recently recognized 33 educators from across the Commonwealth for their support of high ability students. The educators were recognized at the program’s May 6 Commencement in Van Meter Hall.

Jun 6th, 2023

These awards are designed to celebrate current Kentucky P-12 educators in WKU’s service region who are making significant contributions to the teaching profession.

Jun 5th, 2023

Jun 5th, 2023

Jun 5th, 2023

The Kentucky Folklife Program has received a 2023 Kentucky History Award in recognition for their work on the What Happened to Jonesville? exhibition.

Jun 2nd, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s Board of Regents today approved a $389.9 million budget for fiscal year 2024, an increase of $6.5 million compared to the prior year’s budget.

Jun 1st, 2023

20 WKU students earned the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the March 2023 application cycle—as many as all other colleges and universities in Kentucky combined.

Jun 1st, 2023

WKU has released the Dean's/President's Lists for the spring 2023 semester.

May 30th, 2023

Faculty and students from the Center for Environmental and Workplace Health and the Environmental and Occupational Health Science program are working with the Northern KY Emergency Planning Comm. to complete a hazardous materials commodity flow study.

May 30th, 2023

The Kentucky Museum will host “Duncan Hines: A Food Odyssey” on Sunday, June 4, from 2pm to 4pm.

May 26th, 2023

The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents will hold a special called budget meeting on Friday, June 2, at 9 a.m. in the Martin Regents Room of Jody Richards Hall.

May 26th, 2023

Two WKU students were awarded the Freeman-ASIA scholarship, and three additional WKU students were awarded Phi Kappa Phi study abroad grants. Their awards totaled $11,000.

May 25th, 2023

It’s a new chapter for LifeWorks at WKU thanks to a collaboration with the Warren County Public Library. WKU’s Amy Bingham has more on Kentucky’s first library dedicated to the neurodiverse population in this week’s View from the Hill.

May 25th, 2023

May 24th, 2023

Three Western Kentucky University students have been selected as recipients of a 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant.

May 24th, 2023

Western Kentucky University’s School of Media earned reaccreditation this month from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).

May 23rd, 2023

The Warren County Public Library is pleased to announce the opening of a satellite location at LifeWorks at WKU, a transition-to-independent living and employment program for autistic young adults.