WKU Department of History

09/04/2026

NEXT WEDNESDAY! Join us for a panel of speakers who help on the pre-law track ⚖️✨

⚖️🎓 Thinking about law school? This event is for you! ⚖️🎓

Join WKU Legal Studies for a Law School Admissions Forum featuring admissions representatives from the University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and Chase Law School at Northern Kentucky University. 🏛️🧑‍⚖️

Whether you’re just beginning to explore law school or are already preparing your application, this is a great opportunity to learn more about applying to, getting into, and succeeding in law school ⚖️ Hear straight from admissions professionals themselves! ✨

📅 Wednesday, September 9 ⏰ 3:30–5:30 p.m
📍 HCIC Multipurpose Room

Students at all levels who are interested in pursuing law school are welcome! Come with your questions and leave with valuable insight for your next steps. ⚖️📚

09/04/2026

Join the PCAL Cultural Enhancement Series at The Capitol for a screening of The A Stands for Art, followed by a Q&A with filmmakers Tabari Sturdivant and Sade Wilkins.

📅 Thursday, September 10
⏰ 6:30 p.m.
📍 The Capitol
🎟️ FREE, no ticket required

Students can scan the participation QR code following the Q&A.

09/03/2026

This past weekend, our professor Dr. Quevillon, ran a booth at the Indiana Jewish Festival in Carmel, Indiana. 📜🏛️ The booth, which highlighted the great work being undertaken at our new WKU Center for Riverlands Jewish Life & Culture featured exhibits created by WKU students about the Karp & Abrahamson families of Indiana. ❣️

It is a great example of putting historical research in a public sphere and highlighting the great work undertaken by our WKU students! ✨

09/02/2026

As we switch over branding to the new Center for Riverlands Jewish Life & Culture this fall, rest assured our projects still exist in their original forms, just under a new umbrella of the new Riverlands Center! We also have a myriad of new projects in the pipeline as our 11(!) students are hard at work this year diving into the rich history of Jewish life across our region! We have our hard launch at the end of the month (Sept. 25), so be watching for more updates as we sprint towards it!!

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

We are so back! ✨🧑‍🍳 Join WKU History in the 5th annual Great History Bake-Off 🍰

🗓️ Thursday, September 17th at 4:30 pm
🗳️ You decide whose cuisine reigns supreme and whose might give you dysentery on the Oregon Trail! 👑❓🤢

08/31/2026

DUE TOMORROW! 🔔 Call for Papers with Southeast World History Association - SEWHA by September 1st! Email in your abstract and apply to the conference for October 23-24 in Georgia ❣️

08/31/2026

🔍 What have our students in History been up to this Summer? 🔍

Jenny Wilkerson has been an Abbagadassett Preservation Intern in the Historic Clothing Collections in Maine! 👗🪡

Jenny has spent 10 weeks at the Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine, working to improve the documentation, preservation, and accessibility of historic garments and accessories in the MHS collections. 🥿👒

She shares, "I am cataloging, researching, and rehousing primarily 19th and 20th century historic garments and accessories." 🏛️✨

08/29/2026

✨🎥 Crossing Disciplines in the Humanities 🎥✨

Join the WKU Center for Riverlands Jewish Life & Culture for a special conversation with photographer and documentarian Emily Rena Williams as she explores the intersection of artistic photography, Jewish Studies, documentary work, and the humanities. 🎞️🎥 Riverlands Jewish Archive

📅 Thursday, September 24
⏰ 5:30 pm
📍 Gary Ransdell Hall Auditorium

Come hear Emily discuss her work and how visual storytelling can help us understand, explore, and connect with the humanities in new ways. ❣️

08/28/2026

Curious about History? Want to get to know the department? 🧐
Join the WKU History Club for their first meeting of the semester! 🏛️❣️ ALL are welcome!

🗓️ Wednesday, Sept. 2nd
🕰️ Starts at 3:45 pm
Student Lounge 📍 Grise Hall 245