WKU’s new criteria for freshman scholarships will look to set the university apart from other schools in the state, as it makes WKU the first university in Kentucky to ditch ACT score requirements for most merit-based scholarships.Scholarships are currently awarded based on an ACT score and …
WKU will soon stop utilizing ACT scores to award most of its scholarships to incoming freshmen and will decrease the minimum GPA requirement from a 3.3 to a 3.0.
Two years removed from his entry into a “tumultuous” situation, Timothy Caboni begins his third year of presidency with all eyes on him.
Ann Mead will tell you she flunked kindergarten.When Mead was in third grade, the principal and the guidance counselor at her elementary school told her parents to pick out a vocation for their adopted daughter because she wasn’t smart enough to even finish high school.Before she was adopted…
In February 2018, WKU’s student dining fee went up to $350 a semester per the university’s contract with Aramark. Three months later, the WKU Board of Regents approved both a 4% tuition hike and an increase in the fee for online courses from $100 to $150 per credit hour.Because of the number…
Looking for IMRec Sports? Don’t know who the associate athletic director is anymore? Confused as to why Helm Library is off limits? Fear not, the Herald is here to help.Here are some things students might have missed this summer.New names across campusThe Department of Sociology is now the D…
Former Provost Terry Ballman’s position as special assistant to the president holds no real responsibilities, WKU President Timothy Caboni told the Herald on Friday.
WKU President Timothy Caboni met with members of the Herald editorial board Friday morning to discuss the upcoming semester, in which he addressed a wide range of issues which have carried over from last year.
Student retention rates and recruitment were the main focus of WKU President Timothy Caboni’s speech at the WKU Fall Convocation. In his speech, Caboni said if the early numbers hold, WKU will see its highest retention rates since 2009.
The name change of the School of Journalism and Broadcasting to the School of Media was approved in a unanimous vote today at the Board of Regents meeting in Jody Richards Hall.
Risk management and online learning were the main topics of discussion at WKU’s annual retreat for its board of regents, which took place in the Augenstein Alumni Center.
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