WKU News

Apr 8th, 2021

Learn who this year's department scholarship and award winners are, in addition to when and where they'll be celebrated.

Apr 6th, 2021

Maddie Grider is named Baker Scholar in Horticulture for the second year in a row. Grider is also a Professional Writing and Literature minor. She views her experiences in the minor as invaluable to her agriculture career.

Apr 2nd, 2021

English major Kylie Bray was accepted onto the teaching team for the 2021 Breakthrough Cincinnati program. Bray is majoring in Elementary Education and Special Education with a minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Another Language (TESOL).

Apr 2nd, 2021

WKU’s Midnight on the Hill raised $80,608 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. English major Hannah Van Winkle is co-executive director of the Midnight on the Hill executive board.

Mar 26th, 2021

On Wednesday, Mar. 24, WKU hosted a Virtual Liberal Arts Job Fair for graduating and graduate students. The event provided job prospects for students graduating with liberal arts degrees.

Mar 26th, 2021

WKU English Students host a discussion on "Quarter Life Poetry." The short films explore "quarter-life" experiences from the perspective of their creator, Samantha Jane.

Mar 22nd, 2021

On Tuesday, March 16, R.K. Nickel and William Stribling met with members of the WKU Department of English on Zoom to discuss screenwriting. The visiting writers described the projects they have worked on and offered advice to creative writing students.

Mar 18th, 2021

The English Department has two part-time graduate assistantships specially designed for current EST teachers who completed their initial certification program at WKU and would like to earn the Masters in English to achieve rank.

Mar 17th, 2021

Hannah Good, a WKU English Department alum, is joining The Washington Post as a multi-platform editor for The Lily! Hannah Good graduated from WKU in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree English and was editor-in-chief for the WKU Talisman

Mar 16th, 2021

Keylee Garrison, a senior English major minoring in Spanish, explains how her English degree has helped her study of another language. She also provides phenomenal advice for current and incoming English majors.

Mar 15th, 2021

On Thursday, March 11, students met via Zoom for the third English Salon hosted by the WKU Department of English. English Salon events allow students to discuss books, movies, TV shows, songs, paintings, video games, or any other media forms.

Mar 9th, 2021

Mar 4th, 2021

English professor Dr. Ted Hovet and English majors lead Global Learning Forum to discuss the importance of learning through literature and studying abroad.

Mar 1st, 2021

The WKU English Department hosted the semester's first event in the Visting Writers series! Christine Ristaino read excerpts from her memoir "All the Silent Spaces" for students and faculty to discuss.

Feb 23rd, 2021

Critically acclaimed filmmaker Shalini Kantayya joins WKU students for post-screening discussion of "Coded Bias." The documentary explores the uses and shortcomings of facial recognition and algorithmic technology.

Feb 16th, 2021

WKU English faculty seeks feedback from WKU English Student Advisory Team (ESAT). English faculty value ESAT's contributions now more than ever during these unprecedented times.

Feb 16th, 2021

On Saturday, February 13, the WKU English Department hosted an awards ceremony for the fourth annual High School Writing Contests via Zoom. The winners received a cash prize and will receive a scholarship if they major or minor in English at WKU.

Feb 11th, 2021

WKU’s fine art magazine Zephyrus is currently accepting submissions for the 2021 edition until Friday, February 19. Continue reading for submission guidelines and cover sheet.

Feb 11th, 2021

Assistant English professor Dr. Cheryl Hopson was recently a guest on the podcast “The Human Condition”. Dr. Hopson discussed her role in feminism as a queer black woman, and even read some of her own poetry.

Feb 9th, 2021

Lily Golden, a senior majoring in English for secondary teachers with a minor in teaching English as a second language, recently spoke with WKU Herald reporter Ellie Tolbert about her experience switching from face-to-face teaching to online teaching.