WKU News

Jan 25th, 2023

WKU’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences is proud to announce the recipients of the 2022-2023 Faculty Excellence Awards.

Oct 6th, 2022

The Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame is adding three new members. Katy Cecil, Addie Henry, and Wilma Pace make up the 14th class.

Oct 5th, 2022

In 2016, WKU was one of seven universities to earn part of a $50 million grant from the Wallace Foundation to redesign programs to prepare principals and school leaders for the reality of the job.

Sep 19th, 2022

Under the leadership of Kent Johnson, WKU Military Student Services has been awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant to establish a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success.

Jul 29th, 2022

The School Psychology program at the Specialist level has received Full Program Approval from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).

Jul 22nd, 2022

Governor Andy Beshear recently issued an executive order that appointed (CEBS) Dean, Dr. Corinne Murphy and WKU education alumnus and current teacher, Justin Mitchell, to the Education Professional Standards Board.

Jul 21st, 2022

Dr. Monica Galloway Burke, Professor in the Department of Counseling and Student Affairs, co-edited a book, Contemporary Issues within Caribbean Economies.

Jun 28th, 2022

Nominations are being accepted for the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame class of 2022. The deadline for entries is August 15, 2022.

May 12th, 2022

Western Kentucky University’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences is proud to announce this year’s winners of the WKU Distinguished Educator Awards (DEA).

Apr 25th, 2022

Dr. Janet Tassell, a professor with the School of Teacher Education at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Czech Republic.

Apr 19th, 2022

I chose WKU because it was close to home and it offered a Clinic Psychology program. I was not completely sure if I wanted to continue my education after graduating with my bachelor’s degree, but I jumped at the opportunity when I read about...

Apr 7th, 2022

I was working as a Social Worker in a hospice setting and I enjoyed working with clients so much. I decided that I loved a clinical setting and wanted to be able to take the next step in being able to help others.

Apr 7th, 2022

Full Name: Jenni Redifer Pronouns: she/her/hers Department: Psychology Job Title: Associate Professor of Psychology & Assistant to the Dean for Research

Mar 25th, 2022

Psychology major Rachel Bragg began working on her study of multitasking in 2019. She was interested in how the format of the tasks people engaged in influenced the negative effects of multitasking.

Mar 23rd, 2022

Dr. Jessie Torelli, an Assistant Professor of Special Education in the School of Teacher Education was recently awarded a grant from the KY IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence.

Mar 23rd, 2022

I picked WKU’s PsyD program for a variety of reasons. I had already completed my MA in Clinical Psychology and wanted a program that would honor those credit-hours. Additionally, I could not afford to stop working in order to obtain my doctorate.

Mar 23rd, 2022

Full Name: Christopher S. Peters Department: Psychology Job Title: Assistant Professor Courses Taught: Adjustment and Personal Growth, Psychology and Law, Beginning Skills in Psychological Interviewing Hometown: Houston, TX Webpage: factslab.weebly.

Mar 9th, 2022

Western Kentucky University has brought me opportunities not available anywhere else and has a community I knew would help push me in the right direction. They offered a one-of-a-kind Living Learning Community (LLC) program...

Mar 9th, 2022

WKU graduate Vicki Phillips has been named Chief Executive Officer of The National Center on Education and the Economy.

Mar 8th, 2022

WKU has been named a Gold Military Friendly® School by Victory Media for the first time, increasing its ranking by three levels.