Western Kentucky University

Western Kentucky University will open the fall semester on Aug. 18 after scrambling over the summer to find housing for about 1,000 displaced students. Campus housing is upended this academic year with three residence halls shuttered due to inferior construction.

In his annual convocation on Monday, Western Kentucky University President Timothy Caboni welcomed faculty and staff back to campus for the start of a new academic year.

A Bowling Green attorney and property developer will be featured on the newly constructed business school at Western Kentucky University.

Western Kentucky University says it’s in compliance with a new state law targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion. The law bans DEI initiatives, which according to the Republican General Assembly, promote preferential treatment to individuals on the basis of religion, sex, color, or national origin.

A case of measles has been confirmed in a student at Western Kentucky University. The unvaccinated student is a Tennessee resident and recently traveled abroad where it’s believed they were exposed to the virus.

Western Kentucky University is extending another buyout offer to faculty and staff. In a campus-wide email on Tuesday, WKU announced a Voluntary Separation Incentive Program to eligible employees.

A judge has sided with the student newspaper at Western Kentucky University in a seven-year dispute with the school over access to records. Warren Circuit Judge Chris Cohron ruled Aug. 16 that WKU must turn over “minimally redacted” records related to sexual misconduct investigations involving employees.

The bungled rollout of a new federal student aid form has left students in Kentucky and across the nation in limbo, some wondering if their college dreams will become reality.

Western Kentucky University will welcome famed oceanographer Robert Ballard to campus Tuesday night. WKU will launch its inaugural presidential speaker series with the explorer who discovered the Titanic wreckage, among other deep sea accolades.

Total enrollment for the fall semester at Western Kentucky University is up 3.1% compared to this time last year. President Timothy Caboni shared the preliminary numbers on Monday during his opening convocation address to faculty and staff.