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After an icy winter, the signs of spring are certainly welcome – colorful flowers in bloom, trees filled with blossoms and students enjoying sunny days in the Ravine.
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Now fewer expenses stand between you and your college degree. With EKU BookSmart, beginning Fall 2021, textbooks are free for undergraduate students at EKU.

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EKU is not just a place to learn—it’s a place to live, grow and build friendships. The exciting programs and events hosted across campus and online are a great way to get involved. From student organizations to first-year programs and beyond, you’ll find your place at EKU.
EventsLearn MoreAmong the many faculty and staff who make up the College of Education at Eastern Kentucky University, couple Billy and Nancy Thames dedicated their lives to the teaching profession, with a combined tenure of 65 years working in the College of Education.
Read moreEastern Kentucky University's seventh-semester senior School of Nursing students are getting hands-on experience like no other students in the history of EKU's nursing program have gotten before.
Read moreEKU's Center for the Arts is returning to hosting live audiences on April 23 with a film from the Appalachian Shakespeare Center at EKU presenting the world premiere of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night or What You Will," a puppet film.
Read moreEastern Kentucky University's College of Science has honored three of its retired faculty members as its first Iconic Professors as part of a new college initiative. Dr. Sanford L. Jones Sr., Dr. John L. Meisenheimer Sr. and the late Professor Meredith J. Cox are the first faculty members to earn the prestigious honor.
Read moreGroundbreaking ceremonies were held recently for NPHC Divine Nine Plaza in EKU's Carloftis Gardens in recognition of the nine historically African American Greek-lettered, service-based fraternities and sororities under the council's umbrella.
Read moreTo ensure their father and grandfather's legacy will live on through future generations of EKU students, the Gibson family made a generous donation in memory of Dr. Charles H. Gibson, Jr. to establish an endowed scholarship and to renovate the conference room inside the Graduate School offices in the Whitlock Building.
Read moreTroy Ellis, '87, BBA in Computer Systems Information, has been named chair of the Eastern Kentucky University Foundation Board, replacing outgoing chairwoman Maribeth Berman.
Read moreEastern Kentucky University announced today, for academic year 2021-2022, every undergraduate student will receive their required textbooks for free.
Read moreEastern Kentucky University senior Nick Koenig recently competed as a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and most celebrated award for postgraduate international study.
Read moreAfter an icy winter, the signs of spring are certainly welcome – colorful flowers in bloom, trees filled with blossoms and students enjoying sunny days in the Ravine.
View the Photo BlogEastern Kentucky University’s student body president, Eyouel Mekonnen shares his COVID-19 vaccination story, why he is receiving the vaccine and encourages other EKU students to also get vaccinated. Appointments are available at the Baptist Health Richmond regional vaccine clinic at the EKU Perkins Building. Schedule your vaccine at go.eku.edu/vaccine.
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