LWU News
Academic
08/25/2026
A Day of Firsts at Lindsey Wilson University
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/25/2026) — The Lindsey Wilson University community rang in a new school year on Monday, Aug.
Cultural Affairs
08/24/2026
It Will be a Hot Spring for the Lindsey Wilson University Singers
COLUMBIA, KY. (08/24/2026) The Lindsey Wilson University Singers won't have to worry about a chilly spring break this school year.
Campus Life
08/24/2026
Lindsey Wilson University New Student Takes a Well-Traveled Road to Campus
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/23/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University student Landon Wagner not only took the scenic route to arrive this month on campus, but he and his parents also took a historic one.
Cultural Affairs
08/24/2026
'Henry Faulkner: A Life in Color' on Display through Oct. 9 in Lindsey Wilson University Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/21/2026) — Works by one of Kentucky's more eclectic artists are now on display through Oct.
Campus Life
08/23/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Community Welcomes Class of 2030
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/23/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University freshman Maddi Helm likes to be early.
Academic
08/23/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Faculty Look Forward to Start of 2026-27 School Year
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/21/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University faculty celebrated the school's recent successes while looking ahead to measures that will continue to secure the university's future at their 2026 fall biannual meeting, held Thursday, Aug.
Alumni
08/19/2026
Lindsey Wilson University to Build Indoor Tennis Center
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/19/2026) — For about a quarter of every year, the Lindsey Wilson University tennis teams have not had a place to practice.
LWC Online
08/19/2026
LWU School of Professional Counseling Celebrates Students Who Weathered the Storms
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/13/2026) — Life is about learning to appreciate storms, even when you're in them.
Academic
08/19/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Group Aims to Help Students Discover Their Vocation
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/13/2026) — Less than two weeks before the start of Lindsey Wilson University's fall classes on Aug.
Cultural Affairs
08/19/2026
Pair of Pulitzer Prize Recipients to Bookend 2026-27 Lindsey Wilson University Theatre Season
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/12/2026) — Two iconic stories of the American stage are among the five productions scheduled for the 2026-27 theatre season at Lindsey Wilson University.
Academic
08/19/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Counseling Professor Honored for Work with Journal
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/11/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University counseling professor Patrick Hardesty believes in paying it forward as a way to help promote scholarship and research in his discipline.
Academic
08/19/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Professor's Debut Book a Tool for Counselors
COLUMBIA, KY. (08/11/2026) Lindsey Wilson University counseling professor Jodi Crane reminds her students that in order to be a successful therapist, they must also take care of their own mental health.
Cultural Affairs
08/19/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Lucretia C. Begley Art Gallery to Feature Six Shows in 2026-27
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/11/2026) — A celebration of Kentucky culture and place will highlight this year's exhibition schedule at Lindsey Wilson University's Lucretia C.
Campus Life
08/18/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Community Prepares for Class of 2030
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/18/2026) — Less than a week after the Lindsey Wilson University community officially bid adieu to the last group of the Class of 2026, it will formally welcome members of the Class of 2030 to campus.
Academic
08/18/2026
Lindsey Wilson University's First Summer Commencement Ceremony Caps Off Largest Class in School History
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/16/2026) — Lindsey Wilson held its first summer commencement ceremony on Saturday, Aug.
Academic
08/06/2026
Lindsey Wilson University to Award 278 Degrees at Summer Commencement
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/05/2026) — Before the Lindsey Wilson University community officially welcomes the Class of 2030 to campus on Aug.
Campus Life
08/06/2026
As Football Season Approaches, Lindsey Wilson University Blue Raider Band Members Show Off New Uniforms
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/03/2026) — The Lindsey Wilson University Blue Raider Band won't perform in their new uniforms until the football team's Aug.
Alumni
08/03/2026
Splash Bash Helps Area Families Prepare for School Year
COLUMBIA, Ky. (08/02/2026) — More than 250 area residents prepared for the start of the 2026-27 school year by attending the sixth-annual WAIN Splash Bash on Saturday, Aug.
LWC Online
07/30/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Creates Scholarship for Red Onion State Prison Employees
POUND, Va. (07/23/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University and Red Onion State Prison have launched a partnership to expand educational opportunities to employees at the state institution.
Alumni
07/30/2026
Scholarship Honors Legacy of Lindsey Wilson University Singers
COLUMBIA, Ky. (07/15/2026) — Bill Straus '70 did not come to Lindsey Wilson College to sing.
Academic
07/30/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Doctoral Student, Professor Step onto the International Stage
COLUMBIA, Ky. (07/30/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University doctoral student Mahalia Cain recently took her research overseas while widening her professional circle.
Academic
07/29/2026
Lindsey Wilson University English Class Prepared Students to Enjoy 'The Odyssey'
COLUMBIA, Ky. (07/29/2026) — Few audience members are better prepared to see Christopher Nolan's blockbuster adaptation of Homer's "The Odyssey" than Lindsey Wilson University students who have taken English professor Karolyn Steffens' "Mythology & Folklore in Literature" class.
Campus Life
07/29/2026
Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic Broadens the Horizons of Lindsey Wilson University Group
COLUMBIA, Ky. (07/28/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University student Hadleigh Parrish '29 discovered that not sharing the same language does not have to be an obstacle to communicating with another person.
LWC Online
07/27/2026
Helping Others 'Feel Less Broken'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (07/27/2026) — Jessica Ashby '25 is making the most of her second chance, and in the process she is rewriting her life as a role model for others.
Academic
07/21/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Professor to Study Why College Student-Athletes are Attractive to Prospective Employers
COLUMBIA, Ky. (07/21/2026) — A Lindsey Wilson University professor has received a grant to study what makes former college student-athletes attractive to prospective employers.
Campus Life
07/21/2026
Yayi Sonnabend '23 named Lindsey Wilson University Director of Bonner Scholar Program and Civic Engagement and Leadership
COLUMBIA, Ky. (07/20/2026) — You would be hard-pressed to find a person more passionate about service than Yayi Sonnabend '23.
Alumni
07/21/2026
'The Pain to Change has to be Greater than the Necessity to Remain the Same'
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (07/20/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University graduate student David Browne is as relentless as he is focused.
Cultural Affairs
07/14/2026
'Crimes of the Heart' to be Presented July 30-31, Aug. 2 by Lindsey Wilson University TheatreFest!
COLUMBIA, KY. (07/14/2026) Members of Lindsey Wilson University TheatreFest! hope that lightning will strike twice when they present Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart.
Campus Life
07/13/2026
New Lindsey Wilson University Students Prepare for New Adventures
COLUMBIA, Ky. (07/11/2026) — Gracie Orr has been getting up most mornings this summer around 6 a.
Academic
07/10/2026
Professor emeritus of art Lori Sargent remembered for her contributions to students, curriculum
Professor emeritus of art Lori Sargent died on Sunday, July 5.
Campus Life
07/01/2026
Veteran Kentucky College Athletics Administrator Chris Wells Named Mid-South Conference Commissioner
Longtime Lindsey Wilson University athletics administrator picked to lead top athletics conference in the NAIA.
Academic
06/25/2026
Higher Education Veteran Courtney Carter to Lead Lindsey Wilson University Sport Performance Program
New academic program prepares students for careers in multi-trillion dollar global sports industry.
Academic
06/22/2026
Program Connects Kentucky's Future Leaders
COLUMBIA, Ky. (06/20/2026) — If you want to feel good about Kentucky's future, spend a week with the Rogers Scholars.
Cultural Affairs
06/22/2026
Inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival Celebrates Adair County's Literary, Historical Roots
Speakers spin tales that connect famous author, Kentucky heritage.
Cultural Affairs
06/22/2026
Mark Twain Storytelling Festival Offers Valuable Lessons to Lindsey Wilson University Student Organizers
Starting festival has given students real-world lessons in arts management.
Campus Life
06/22/2026
Terran Duncan Named Lindsey Wilson University Women's Basketball Coach
Longtime Blue Raider assistant coach from Metcalfe County 'well-prepared to take on this role.
Campus Life
06/17/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Women's Basketball Coach John B. Wethington to Become Assistant to the President for Special/Major Gifts
Wethington, who coached Lindsey Wilson for 37 seasons, was the longest-serving college basketball coach in Kentucky and the winningest active NAIA women's basketball coach.
Cultural Affairs
06/16/2026
Painting Mark Twain Mural a Dream Come True for Lindsey Wilson University's Tezon Mitchell
COLUMBIA, Ky. (06/16/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University student Tezon Mitchell '27 had wanted to paint a mural since he was a student at Campbellsville (Kentucky) High School.
LWC Online
06/12/2026
Lindsey Wilson University and Sobrius Create Special Scholarship for Employees
Partnership establishes new opportunities for Sobrius employees' to continue their education, grow professionally and expand the impact they make every day.
LWC Online
06/10/2026
Lindsey Wilson University, Southwest Virginia Community College Celebrate Nearly Two Decades of Helping Area Residents Realize Their Higher Education Dreams
RICHLANDS, Va. (06/10/2026) — For almost two decades, Lindsey Wilson University and Southwest Virginia Community College have helped nearly 350 area residents realize their higher education dreams.
Campus Life
06/08/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Community Begins to Welcome Class of 2030
More than 350 new students and guests attend first two days of university's New Student Orientation.
LWC Online
05/26/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Announces Partnership with McCracken County Sheriff’s Department
Lindsey Wilson University and the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department announced a partnership to broaden access to educational opportunities for employees of the sheriff’s department.
Campus Life
05/20/2026
London Resident Emily Cox Excited to Represent Lindsey Wilson University at Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival
COLUMBIA, Ky. (05/20/2026) — Lindsey Wilson University student Emily Cox has enjoyed the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival as a spectator, and this year she will get to experience it on a special level.
LWC Online
05/14/2026
Concurrent Enrollment Agreement Creates Faster Pathway to Bachelor’s Degree for Nursing Students
Somerset Community College nursing students can begin Lindsey Wilson bachelor’s degree early through new agreement COLUMBIA, Ky.
Academic
05/12/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Releases Spring 2026 Dean's and President's Lists
The Dean’s and President’s Lists have been released for the spring 2026 semester at Lindsey Wilson University.
Academic
05/07/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Business Students Land in the Top Five in National Competition
Three teams of Lindsey Wilson students earned second-, third- and fourth-place finishes in CapSource’s Live Case Competition, a national business case competition that challenges students to develop solutions to real-world industry problems.
LWC Online
05/07/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Announces Partnership with the Department of Criminal Justice Training
COLUMBIA, KY. – The Department of Criminal Justice Training and Lindsey Wilson University announced an agreement on Tuesday, May 5, to expand educational opportunities for employees of the state agency.
Academic
05/07/2026
Lindsey Wilson University Nursing Graduates Achieve 100% Pass Rate on National Licensure Exam
Graduates from the Lindsey Wilson University nursing program continued a streak of success this year, posting a perfect pass rate on the required licensing examination for the second consecutive year.
Academic
05/06/2026
Conference Examines How Current World Events Shape the Lives of Women and Minority Communities
From healthcare and immigration enforcement to identity and history – the forces shaping women and minorities reveal the invisible hurdles they must overcome.
Academic
05/05/2026