Skip to Content
Breaking news, sports and campus news from Western Kentucky University

WKUHerald.com

WKUHerald.com

WKUHerald.com

Faculty senate members vote to continue an open-ended discussion about a proposal to change the Faculty Senate Charter and remove the Colonnade General Education Committee from the faculty senate’s list of standing committees during the faculty senate meeting in the Downing Student Union Student Government Association Chambers on Thursday, April 16, 2026.. The majority voted to end the discussion and wait until the next meeting and second reading of the proposal.
Faculty Senate holds election, debates senate charter changes
Natalie Freidhof and Libby Simpson April 16, 2026

Editor's note: This story has been updated with the correct name and title of Andrew Mienaltowski and Mac McKerral's full title. WKU Faculty...

State legislature restores appropriations for higher education
State legislature restores appropriations for higher education
Isaiah Merricks, News Reporter • April 16, 2026

With the Kentucky legislative session at a close, WKU’s anticipated drop in funding has been reversed by state legislators.  Entering the...

Members applaud at the appointment of Kaden Blankenship as an associate justice during the first Student Government Association meeting of the semester in the DSU Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.
SGA discusses spending through spring budget update
Caroline Chubb, News Reporter • February 4, 2026

  Members of the WKU Student Government Association gathered together on Tuesday, after a week-long hiatus, to discuss budgets, pass...

(FILE PHOTO) Graduate Council Kurt Neely speaks with Assistant Provost Molly Kerby at the Faculty Senate on Thursday, Mar. 13, 2025.
Faculty Senate discusses employee salary increases
Abigail Vickers, News Reporter • November 21, 2025

The Budget and Executive Committee discussed questions about employee salary increases on Thursday at the Faculty Senate meeting in the Student...

Screenshot of Friday's Board of Regents meeting livestream on WKU's YouTube.
WKU budget stabilizes, revenue increases
Anthony Clauson and Jake McMahon November 18, 2025

WKU’s total revenue surpassed its total expenditures for the first time since Fiscal Year 2022 in FY 2025, WKU Executive Vice President...

Shelbi Bale
Detrás de los proyectos de ley: Desglose de los costos y pagos de la matrícula en WKU
Diego Alcaraz-Monje, Josh Baumgardner, Isaiah Merricks, and Diamond Nunez November 17, 2025

Según el presupuesto, los costos y pagos de la matrícula de licenciatura constituyen la mayor fuente de ingresos individual para el presente...

President Timothy Caboni waits to speak at his annual meeting with the universities staff senate in the Student Government Association chambers in Downing Student Union on Tuesday, Sep. 3, 2024.
Open Letter to the WKU Board of Regents: It’s time for real transparency from Caboni and WKU administration
Herald Editorial Board November 12, 2024

A central pillar of being a public institution is meeting the simple expectation of letting stakeholders and taxpayers know their money is being...

[FILE PHOTO] Susan Howarth, Executive Vice President for Strategy, Operations and Finance, speaks about the university’s budget at the Board of Regents meeting on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
Board of Regents approves acquisition of 10 properties
Josh Baumgardner, News Reporter • May 7, 2026

The WKU Board of Regents approved a motion Thursday for the University to purchase 10 properties along State Street and Chestnut Street.  The...

Faculty senate members vote to continue an open-ended discussion about a proposal to change the Faculty Senate Charter and remove the Colonnade General Education Committee from the faculty senate’s list of standing committees during the faculty senate meeting in the Downing Student Union Student Government Association Chambers on Thursday, April 16, 2026.. The majority voted to end the discussion and wait until the next meeting and second reading of the proposal.
Faculty Senate holds election, debates senate charter changes
Natalie Freidhof and Libby Simpson April 16, 2026

Editor's note: This story has been updated with the correct name and title of Andrew Mienaltowski and Mac McKerral's full title. WKU Faculty...

State legislature restores appropriations for higher education
State legislature restores appropriations for higher education
Isaiah Merricks, News Reporter • April 16, 2026

With the Kentucky legislative session at a close, WKU’s anticipated drop in funding has been reversed by state legislators.  Entering the...

Activate Search
Budget