WKU Herald

06/04/2026

NEWS:
𝐖𝐊𝐔’𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐋

WKU’s new budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year has been released and is awaiting approval from the Board of Regents meeting on Friday.

The proposed budget plans to increase tuition by $210. This increases the tuition amount to $6,246 per semester, a 1.85% increase.

“I am generally concerned by the budget proposal that would increase the cost of attending WKU for students and their families,” Caden Lucas, president of the Student Government Association and soon to be student regent, said. “Ultimately, students deserve both a high-quality education and an affordable way to achieve it.”

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📝: Josh Baumgardner and Diego Alcaraz-Monje

05/30/2026

NEWS:
Regents to vote on increasing tuition to $6,246 per semester

WKU’s Board of Regents will vote next week on raising tuition by $210 a semester for the upcoming school year. This is an increase of 1.85% in the tuition amount.

This motion is packaged in a request to approve the 2026-27 fiscal year operating budget of $405 million and is recommended to be approved by WKU President Timothy Caboni.

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📝 Josh Baumgardner | News Reporter

WKU’s Board of Regents will vote next week on raising tuition by $210 a semester for the 2026-27 academic year, according to the university’s proposed budget. Currently, tuition sits at $6,036 per semester for an in-state student to attend WKU. If these changes are approved, semesterly tuition w...

05/29/2026

NEWS:
Vice President of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Amanda Trabue will step down from her position at WKU on June 30.

Trabue will be leaving WKU to accept a fundraising consulting position at BWF, a firm that aids philanthropy within higher education and nonprofits.

Anthony McAdoo, the assistant vice president for constituent engagement and philanthropy, will serve as interim as WKU begins its search to fill Trabue’s position.

“I am grateful for Amanda’s service to WKU and wish her the very best in this new endeavor,” said President Timothy Caboni in an email to WKU faculty and staff.

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📝 Diego Alcaraz-Monje, Assistant Content Editor

Amanda Trabue will step down as of June 30 as WKU’s vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement, President Timothy Caboni announced on Wednesday. Trabue will be leaving WKU to accept a fundraising consulting position at BWF, a firm that aids philanthropy within higher education and nonpr...

05/08/2026

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05/05/2026

The Pulitzer Prize was awarded to one current and former WKU student for their work with the Chicago Tribune.

Dominic Di Palermo and Armando Sanchez were both photojournalists who contributed to the Chicago Tribune’s coverage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Midway Blitz and the subsequent counterprotests.

“It doesn’t feel real, to the point that I’m looking at the Pulitzer website, it doesn’t make sense,” Di Palermo said.

Di Palermo is a current senior photojournalism student at WKU and a former photo editor at the College Heights Herald and current Talisman staffer. He is the first person at WKU to win a Pulitzer Prize while still a student.

Armando Sanchez is a WKU graduate and former College Heights Herald and Talisman staffer.

Together, Sanchez and Di Palermo are the 39th and 40th Pulitzer Prize winners to be alumni of WKU Student Publications. At least 22 Pulitzer Prize-winning projects have had WKU photojournalism alumni as contributors.

The Pulitzer Prize was awarded to one current and former WKU student for their work with the Chicago Tribune. Dominic Di Palermo and Armando Sanchez were both photojournalists who contributed to the Chicago Tribune’s coverage of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Operation Midway Blitz and th...

05/02/2026

As WKU prepares to remove Douglas Keen and Hugh Poland halls, students and alumni say the dorms did more than house residents: they built friendships, shaped independence and defined generations of campus life.

Completed in 1968, Douglas Keen Hall was named for former Board of Regents member Douglas Keen. The split-level residence hall includes a seven-story wing with 130 rooms and a four-story wing with 79 rooms.

Hugh Poland Hall, completed in 1968 as Dormitory No. 9, was named for former Board of Regents and WKU alumnus Hugh Poland. The nine-story building housed 440 students and served different student populations over the years, including men, women and co-ed residents.

As WKU prepares to remove Douglas Keen and Hugh Poland halls, students and alumni say the dorms did more than house residents: they built friendships, shaped independence and defined generations of campus life. Completed in 1968, Douglas Keen Hall was named for former Board of Regents member Douglas...

04/30/2026

Four days ahead of finals week, students gathered for an afternoon of stress relief at WKU’s annual Rage N Relax event on South Lawn.

As the name suggests, the event featured activities both intense and relaxing, from an alpaca petting zoo to a Chevy Cruze students could smash with sledgehammers. WKU Housing and Residence Life, WKU Campus Recreation and Wellness, WKU’s Campus Activities Board, the WKU Restaurant Group and Hilltopper Nutrition organized Rage N Relax.

Four days ahead of finals week, students gathered for an afternoon of stress relief at WKU’s annual Rage N Relax event on South Lawn. As the name suggests, the event featured activities both intense and relaxing, from an alpaca petting zoo to a Chevy Cruze students could smash with sledgehammers. ...

04/29/2026

Members of the Student Government Association gathered for its first official meeting of the 26th Senate on Tuesday.

Former SGA Student Body President Rush Robinson began the meeting with opening remarks and acknowledging the abundance of new faces in the chamber.

Robinson then turned to newly elected SGA Student Body President Caden Lucas and gifted him with a red suit jacket, wearing the same one that his predecessor gave him the year prior.

“You might not know, but it’s tradition that the incoming student body president gets a red jacket from the outgoing, so this is the one that Sam (Kurtz) gave me and I have here, Caden’s red jacket,” Robinson said.

Members of the Student Government Association gathered for its first official meeting of the 26th Senate on Tuesday. Former SGA Student Body President Rush Robinson began the meeting with opening remarks and acknowledging the abundance of new faces in the chamber. “It’s cool to see a fresh new s...

04/29/2026

The Commonwealth of Kentucky and the City of Bowling Green declared April 28, 2026 as “Bike4Alz Awareness Day.”

Members of the WKU community and government officials gathered in Centennial Mall on Tuesday to celebrate the bike4Alz non-profit and proclamation. Patti Minter, on behalf of Governor Andy Beshear, and Mayor Todd Alcott presented the respective proclamations.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky and the City of Bowling Green declared April 28, 2026 as “Bike4Alz Awareness Day.” Members of the WKU community and government officials gathered in Centennial Mall on Tuesday to celebrate the Bike4Alz non-profit and proclamation. Patti Minter, on behalf of Governor ...

04/28/2026

All 33 WKU Greek chapters gathered together in E.A. Di**le Arena on Sunday as members awaited the results of the Greek Week festivities. Ultimately, sorority Kappa Delta and fraternity Alpha Gamma Rho came out on top, gaining the most combined points from each individual category.

For senior psychology major and Kappa Delta member Emma Thomas, the experience was both a matter of teamwork and leadership. Thomas served as her sorority’s banner committee head, tasked with designing the blueprint of and organizing the competition banner.

“…I have been working on the Kappa Delta banners for my entire Kappa Delta journey, so finally having a first place while I was head of the committee felt so rewarding after so many years of hard work and learning and developing my craft,” Thomas said.

All 33 WKU Greek chapters gathered together in E.A. Di**le Arena on Sunday as members awaited the results of the Greek Week festivities. Ultimately, sorority Kappa Delta and fraternity Alpha Gamma Rho came out on top, gaining the most combined points from each individual category. For senior psychol...