On Top of the Week, Copy Desk Chief Hannah Crisp talks about homesickness in college students. In honor of Student Press Freedom Day, the Herald is calling for WKU to protect students and end its lawsuit against the Herald.

Acting Provost Cheryl Stevens is retiring after nearly a decade at WKU. Herald Reporter Debra Murray shares what she learned about Stevens.

When Kamala Harris became vice president on Jan. 20, she made history. WKU professor Saundra Ardrey specializes in political behavior, including minority and women's politics. Ardrey speaks with Laurel Deppen about identity politics and its relevance. Top of the Week is a production of the College Heights Herald.

Top of the Week is back for the spring 2021 semester. Laurel Deppen breaks down WKU's Healthy on the Hill guidelines, including the ones that have changed and the ones that have stayed the same. She also speaks with Gary Houchens, a WKU alumnus and current professor, about his role in a think tank. Top of the Week is a production of the College Heights Herald at Western Kentucky University.

This episode of Top of the Week includes news from WKU about plans on restarting WKU in the fall and donations to the Opportunity Fund to aid families struggling financially during the pandemic.

Franklin, Kentucky is a city of about 8,000 people nuzzled between its two larger neighbors Bowling Green and Nashville, Tennessee. Herald reporter Jack Dobbs took a look at how a smaller Kentucky city is managing the pandemic.

Top of the Week takes a look at services on and around campus and how COVID-19 is affecting them.

Top of the Week looks at the top stories from the College Heights Herald this week including the transformation of parking lots into WiFi hotspots to assist students in the completion of their online coursework.

Following the decision to move the rest of the Spring 2020 semester to an almost entirely online format, the WKU Office of Academic Affairs announced Tuesday a new grading system option: PDF. Top of the Week outlines what that means and what's going on at WKU and in the state. 

WKU has suspended in-person classes for the rest of the semester and switching to online only in the wake of COVID-19. Here's what we know.