WKU has eliminated 119 full-time positions and one part-time position across the university, President Timothy Caboni announced on Monday. Of the full-time positions eliminated, 62 were filled at the time of elimination and 57 were vacant. There are 2,100 full-time university employees. Among the filled full-time positions eliminated were the chief enrollment officer and the … Continue reading Position eliminations trim $5 million in salaries from WKU budget
Category: College Heights Herald
During my time at Western Kentucky University, Sept. 2014 to May 2018, I served in multiple roles at WKU’s independent student newspaper the College Heights Herald: features reporter, administrative reporter, assistant news editor, features editor, opinion editor and editor-in-chief.
Local florists lobby to close Floral Shop
The WKU Floral Shop will close on May 6 after local florists have complained the shop was unfairly subsidized competition. According to the statement released by Bob Skipper, director of media relations, “a group of floral business owners” from Bowling Green and Simpson County approached WKU last September, “claiming that the WKU Floral Shop represented … Continue reading Local florists lobby to close Floral Shop
Racial slur posted, feces smeared on student’s apartment unit
Two black WKU students who live at the The Crown apartment complex were victims of a racial hate crime. Emani Boards, a joint enrollment student from Bowling Green, and Paige Glass, a senior from Bowling Green, had feces smeared and a racially charged note posted on the door and windows of their apartment unit. Boards … Continue reading Racial slur posted, feces smeared on student’s apartment unit
Caboni announces $16 million in cuts
With the state budget finally finalized, President Timothy Caboni said a second round of cuts will take place to decrease the university's budget by $16 million. With the reduction Caboni announced Monday evening, the cut to WKU's budget would be about $31 million, or between 9 or 10 percent, of the university's unrestricted education and … Continue reading Caboni announces $16 million in cuts
SGA president details harassment experience
“Go fuck yourself.” The three words were scrawled in blue ink on the back of a Chick-fil-A receipt and placed behind the windshield wiper of Andi Dahmer’s car. An anonymous note like this would likely give anyone pause for concern, and it did her as well. Dahmer called the WKU Police to Minton Lot, where … Continue reading SGA president details harassment experience
Restricting Records: Title IX records would benefit victims, promote accountability
The Issue: The attorney general has ruled that WKU violated the Kentucky Open Records Act by denying records of Title IX investigations to the Herald and the University of Kentucky’s student newspaper, the Kentucky Kernel. Our Stance: By receiving these records, our intention is not to drag anyone’s name through the mud or publish sensationalized … Continue reading Restricting Records: Title IX records would benefit victims, promote accountability
WKU looks towards new concept of international agents
Enrollment Experiment One decade ago, President Gary Ransdell began pushing in earnest the internationalization of WKU. Upon deciding to make international efforts a priority for the university, the question then became: How will WKU recruit on a global stage? In an interview with the Herald, Ransdell said he knew early on it wasn’t practical or … Continue reading WKU looks towards new concept of international agents
Remembering the real victims of the #BowlingGreenMassacre
Kristi Branham, director and associate professor of the Gender and Women’s Studies program at WKU, recalls the day of the #BowlingGreenMassacre quite clearly. Branham had breakfast at Judy's Castle, took a walk at Lost River Cave, ran over to the Greenwood Mall for a sale at Macy's and dropped off some donations at the International … Continue reading Remembering the real victims of the #BowlingGreenMassacre
Confusion over Confucius training results in possible intellectual property theft
“State-sponsored espionage” was the phrase that reverberated around the wooden walls of the Faculty House during the Nov. 19, 2015, meeting of the University Senate. These words were uttered quickly and then faded to continued discussion among those in attendance. Why was espionage being discussed at the senate meeting? Martha Day, SKyTeach education codirector, GSKyTeach … Continue reading Confusion over Confucius training results in possible intellectual property theft
Enter in peace: Family, students, colleagues remember life of professor
Silence filled Chandler Memorial Chapel as friends, family and colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of Tammy Jeffries on Monday. Jeffries joined the communication department in August 2014 as the visiting minority postdoctoral fellow. She had just finished her third semester with the department before her passing on Jan. 15. Jeffries was known as an … Continue reading Enter in peace: Family, students, colleagues remember life of professor
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