Dr. Donna K. Crouch, director of Career and Technical Education and assistant professor at ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University, has been named the 2026 Kentucky Career and Technical Education Teacher Educator of the Year by the Kentucky Association for Career and Technical Education.
The ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University Galleries and the Department of Art & Design are pleased to present a new solo exhibition. Contemporary Icons featuring work by artist Lee Lanier will be on view in the Mary Ed Mecoy Hall Gallery Aug. 19 through Sept. 14.
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts at ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University is pleased to announce its fall 2026 event lineup in the Humanities+ Series.
Mr. Leon Owens and Dr. Robbie Fitch have been re-appointed for six-year terms to the ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University Board of Regents by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.
Dr. Ben Littlepage, professor in the Department of Educational Studies, Leadership and Counseling at ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University, has been elected chair of the Board of Trustees for the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Kentucky (TRS), placing him at the helm of one of the nation's strongest public pension systems serving Kentucky's public educators.
Dr. Christopher Craig, Tom W. Hutchens Endowed Professor of Management at ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University, recently became the editor-in-chief of two international journals with the recent launch of STEM Education, Teaching and Learning (SETL), a new international, peer-reviewed journal published by Emerald Publishing that advances rigorous, evidence-based scholarship focused on improving STEM teaching and learning.
ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University will celebrate the completion of the Susan E. Bauernfeind Recreation and Wellness Center interior refresh project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Aug. 17, at 5:30 p.m. in front of the facility, which is located at 1000 Racer Drive.
The ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University Office of Development reports more than $7.6 million in new documented commitments for future support and a record $13.9 million in cash gifts received from nearly 3,500 individual donors. More than $2.7 million of those gifts will directly support students through scholarships, helping make a ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State education more affordable and accessible.
ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University will offer a graduate certificate in communication and technology, available as a nine credit hour program within the Department of Organizational Communication and Leadership, beginning in the fall 2026 semester.
Admission for the upcoming fall 2026 semester and 2026-27 academic year at ºìÐÓ¶ÌÊÓƵ State University remains open as future Racers can apply today at admissions.murraystate.edu as the fall semester begins on Aug. 18.