Potter College News

Oct 2nd, 2018

To encourage students at WKU to apply their knowledge in communities, the Center for Citizenship & Social Justice at WKU is accepting applications for Scholars in Service, a scholarship program awarding $15,000 a year to publicly engaged students.

Oct 1st, 2018

The Editors of the Journal of American Folklore (JAF), currently based in the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at Western Kentucky University (WKU), are pleased to announce a forthcoming issue on the topic of "fake news."

Sep 25th, 2018

Sep 24th, 2018

Sam Cole, an archival researcher for the documentary film hillbilly, visited Dr. Ann Ferrell’s Women’s Folklife class on September 18 prior to a screening of the film at the Capitol Arts Center that evening. The film premiered in May of this year.

Sep 23rd, 2018

Folk Studies instructor Barry Kaufkins has been featured in CCSJ’s September spotlight! This write-up details, among other things, his use of service learning in his Folk Studies classes.

Sep 21st, 2018

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Sep 19th, 2018

Sep 19th, 2018

Dr. Tim Frandy helped to coordinate a Wild Ricing camp on the Lac du Flambeau reservation in northern Wisconsin for NACHP students, staff, and their families to learn about indigenous food ways and the Anishinaabe tradition of wild rice harvesting.

Sep 18th, 2018

The WKU Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology's latest newsletter is available for download.