WKU News

Sep 15th, 2023

WKU Student Publications has collected five finalist honors in the 2023 competition for the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Awards, the nation’s highest honor for student-run media outlets.

Mar 1st, 2023

WKU Student Publications today announces a class of 10 Student Publications fellows for Summer 2023.

Nov 1st, 2022

WKU's College Heights Herald was named No. 6 in the Top 10 most successful student media outlets in the history of the national Pacemaker Awards, and the Herald and Talisman brought home three new 2022 Pacemakers.

Oct 10th, 2022

WKU Student Publications posted six finalists for national Pacemaker Awards -- the most ever for WKU and more than any other university in 2022.

Oct 15th, 2021

Sam Oldenburg, adviser to Talisman and Cherry Creative at WKU Student Publications, was named an Honor Roll Adviser on Friday by the College Media Association.

Oct 15th, 2021

The College Heights Herald, WKU’s student-led source for news, won the 2021 Newspaper Pacemaker Award on Thursday from Associated Collegiate Press, the Herald’s 19th Pacemaker and the 41st won by students at WKU Student Publications.

Oct 23rd, 2020

WKU Student Publications earned three national Pacemaker awards from the Associated Collegiate Press during the organization’s 2020 competition, along with 16 individual awards.

Oct 12th, 2020

The College Heights Herald, the Talisman and Cherry Creative raked in five finalists for national Pacemaker awards -- the most finalists ever for WKU and more than any other program or school nationwide.

Nov 7th, 2019

Students working on the Talisman, College Heights Herald and Cherry Creative were recognized with a combined 15 awards during the National College Media Convention held in Washington, DC, Oct. 31-Nov. 3.

Oct 8th, 2019

The College Heights Herald, WKU’s student-run news operation, and Talisman, its life and culture magazine, are finalists for three national Pacemaker awards, to be announced in November.

Oct 7th, 2019

Seven Talisman staff members were recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in its 36th annual Gold Circle Awards program for student-produced magazines.

Mar 15th, 2019

Talisman, WKU’s student-run life, culture and news magazine and website, has been awarded a hybrid Gold Crown from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

Oct 1st, 2018

The College Heights Herald and the Talisman are finalists for three national Pacemaker Awards in 2018 – the highest honor a student-run publication can receive.

Mar 13th, 2018

Talisman, WKU’s student-run life and culture magazine and website, has been awarded a hybrid Gold Crown, the top honor given by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

Oct 29th, 2017

WKU’s student publications received top national awards during the National College Media Convention Oct. 26-29 in Dallas.