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In 1972, Alice Gatewood Waddell (’74) was elected as the first Black Homecoming Queen at WKU. “It was so unexpected,” she said after she was crowned Queen before the @WKU Vs. MTSU Homecoming Game. #BlackHistoryMonth

In the company of parents Henry and Pearl Smith, brother Greg, and the rest of his family, Dwight Smith (3rd from left) signed to play basketball at #WKU in 1963. The Hilltopper great's jersey will be retired at the game on February 4.@WKUBasketball #WKUSPCOL

Happy Birthday, John Hope. We miss you and your powerful voice so very much.

Wishing our students, alumni and friends a safe and happy Christmas Eve!

The first College Heights Herald issued after Pearl Harbor reported on #WKU President Paul Garrett's message to students: be ready to serve, as you'll be called when needed. In the meantime, your college training will help you lead in a postwar world. #WKUSPCOL #PearlHarbor

Happy 100th birthday to Harriet Downing! She and husband Dero Downing (1921-2011), who served as president of #WKU from 1969-1979, are one of our much-loved first couples! #WKUSPCOL

This Homecoming WKU celebrates Margaret Munday—teacher and trailblazer—Western’s first Black undergraduate student!

Thanks to all those who gathered with us this evening to pay tribute to the Jonesville community and hear the stories of former residents. This is the first of many events to honor the people, the community and the legacy of Jonesville.

The Historians are here at BG PRIDE! Today and every day we celebrate our students, alumni and friends in the LGBTQ+ community. Happy Pride!

Grateful to be recognized at the WKU Football games against the UAB Blazers! GO TOPS!! #wku

Put it in the louvre.

PCAL held its annual fall festival in front of FAC on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. wkuherald.com/68882/multimed…

#OTD in 1956, Margaret Munday of Auburn, Ky. enrolled at #WKU. The first African-American undergraduate, she earned a degree in music in 1960 and embarked on a 30-year teaching career in Logan County. In 2021, Northeast Hall was renamed Munday Hall in her honor. #WKUSPCOL

And one final THANK YOU to the WKU Big Red Marching Band! A WALL of noise in Diddle Arena last night! You are the hardest working, most spirit filled people on our campus! Much respect! @wkubrmb

Yep, WKU has the coolest Dean Team for sure!! Come visit campus and we will show you why WKU is such a special place! @pcaldean @Enniroc1111 @chrisshook @DocB_WKU_OCSE @MJS533

Congratulations to Dean Susann DeVries and the University Libraries on the ribbon cutting for the WKU Commons! A wonderful space for teaching and learning!

Fantastic day celebrating the dedication and ribbon cutting of The Commons at Helm Library, an incredibly special space on our campus where our Hilltopper community can gather over a meal and engage in active learning and collaboration.

Is your dorm room this homelike? Sisters Margaret and Mary Nicholls of Calhoun, Ky. relaxed with a friend at Potter College for Young Ladies (1889-1909). The college building combined classroom, dining and living space and stood where #WKU's Cherry Hall is now. #WKUSPCOL