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Jan 19th, 2021
Aligning with the U.S.-Qatar 2021 Year of Culture, Western Kentucky University is to name a room the QatarDebate Majlis.
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The Office of Global Learning & International Affairs at WKU will host 2020 International Education Week (IEW) during the week of Nov. 9-14.
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Sep 8th, 2020
The Office of Global Learning & International Affairs (GLIA) at WKU will host the 2020 Virtual Study Abroad Fair during the week of September 14-18.
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May 15th, 2020
While planning for a traditional commencement celebration this fall, WKU conferred degrees and certificates to more than 2,600 spring graduates in a virtual ceremony Friday afternoon.
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Apr 21st, 2020
The second COVID-19 Learn-On session will take place Thursday, April 23, at 10:30 a.m.
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Apr 7th, 2020
The Office of Global Learning and International Affairs is partnering with the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning to sponsor a series of webinars that will serve to educate students, families and community members about COVID-19 and its impact.
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Feb 28th, 2020
For WKU students from China, the past few months have been stressful as they worry about family and friends back home who are impacted by the COVID-19 virus, better known as the Coronavirus.
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Feb 6th, 2020
What are the odds that two childhood friends from Belize would bump into each other on WKU’s campus? Not very high but it happened. WKU’s Amy Bingham has their story in this week’s View from the Hill.
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Dec 14th, 2019
WKU’s five academic colleges recognized more than 1,300 fall graduates in ceremonies on Dec. 14 at Diddle Arena.
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Nov 13th, 2019
“I wanted to come to America because I wanted to see if it was like the movies!” said Julien Piron, an exchange student from Lyon, France, studying this semester at WKU. “It is an exciting opportunity for me.” Piron is a business student at Emlyon Bus
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Sep 4th, 2019
The Office of Study Abroad & Global Learning (SAGL) at WKU will host the 2019 Study Abroad Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday (Sept. 11) on the first floor of the Mahurin Honors College and International Center.
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Jun 12th, 2019
WKU Study Abroad & Global Learning awarded 347 students WorldTopper Scholarships and 24 students EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Global Education) Grants in the last academic year.
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WKU Global Learning & International Affairs congratulates more than 500 graduating global citizens in the spring Class of 2019.
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Apr 18th, 2019
WKU’s International Year of program immerses students in cultures around the globe without ever leaving campus. This year’s focus is on Cuba, a country cloaked in mystery and misconceptions, as WKU’s Amy Bingham explains in the View from the Hill.
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Aug 28th, 2018
Cuba will take center stage at WKU during the 2018-19 International Year Of… program. Events begin Sept. 4.
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Aug 23rd, 2018
WKU's School of Journalism & Broadcasting will welcome Mexican journalist Marcela Turati to campus in late September as the recipient of the third annual Fleischaker/Greene Award for Courageous International Reporting.
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Jul 20th, 2018
Members of the Executive Committee (EC) for the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children met on the campus of WKU July 15-17.
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Jun 19th, 2018
WKU faculty members are engaging in short-term opportunities through the Fulbright Program.
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May 24th, 2018
Today's cancellation of a U.S.-North Korea summit by U.S. President Donald Trump is no major surprise, according to Timothy Rich, associate professor of Political Science at WKU.
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