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Lindsey Wilson University graduate student David Browne of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, recovered from a life of addiction and imprisonment to one of education, recovery and service. As part of his graduate work, he has been an intern at Time to Surrender in Elizabethtown.

'The Pain to Change has to be Greater than the Necessity to Remain the Same'

Lindsey Wilson University graduate student David Browne is as relentless as he is focused. His determination comes from a life shaped by hardship, addiction, incarceration, recovery and ultimately transformation. From addiction and incarceration to ed...

Jul 20, 2026, 4:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University alumnus Bill Straus ’70 of Lexington, Kentucky, has started the Bill Straus Endowed Scholarship to support members of the Lindsey Wilson Singers.

Scholarship Honors Legacy of Lindsey Wilson University Singers

Bill Straus '70 did not come to Lindsey Wilson College to sing. But singing became a big part of his Lindsey Wilson experience after he joined the Lindsey Wilson Singers shortly after arriving on campus in the spring 1968 semester. Straus wants futur...

Jul 15, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University students McKenzie Melton ’29 of Lily, Kentucky, and Brandon Grider ’28 Columbia consult instructions for assembling a cabinet on the set of “Crimes of the Heart” on Monday, July 13, in V.P. Henry Auditorium. Beth Henley’s award-winning play will be presented at 7 p.m. CT July 30-31 and at 2 p.m. CT Aug. 2 in V.P. Henry Auditorium.

'Crimes of the Heart' to be Presented July 30-31, Aug. 2 by Lindsey Wilson University TheatreFest!

Members of Lindsey Wilson University TheatreFest! hope that lightning will strike twice when they present Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart." The award-winning play will be presented at 7 p.m. CT July 30-31 and at 2 p.m. CT Aug. 2 at Lindsey Wilson's...

Jul 14, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University student Macey Poindexter ’30 of Burkesville, Kentucky, finalizes her registration in the Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center during the university’s July 9 New Student Orientation day as her mother, Kristy Flowers Williams ’03, and sister, Londyn, 8, look on. More than 400 students and family members attended Lindsey Wilson’s second New Student Orientation days of the summer on July 9-10.

New Lindsey Wilson University Students Prepare for New Adventures

Gracie Orr has been getting up most mornings this summer around 6 a.m. for her job as a lifeguard. But on Thursday, July 9, the Marion, Kentucky, resident and Lindsey Wilson freshman woke up an extra 30 minutes early so that she and her father, Josh, ...

Jul 11, 2026, 7:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University athletics administrator Chris Wells, who has 25 years of experience leading college athletics, has been named commissioner of the Mid-South Conference.

Veteran Kentucky College Athletics Administrator Chris Wells Named Mid-South Conference Commissioner

Longtime Kentucky college athletics administrator Chris Wells has been named commissioner of the Mid-South Conference. Wells, who has served as the conference's interim commissioner since May 2025, is the sixth person to lead the Mid-South Conference,...

Jul 1, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Higher Education Veteran Courtney Carter to Lead Lindsey Wilson University Sport Performance Program

Courtney Carter, one of Kentucky's leading voices in college sport and higher education, has been named to lead Lindsey Wilson University's sport performance program. Carter - who brings nearly two decades of experience in higher education, sport mana...

Jun 23, 2026, 11:00am EDT

Lindsey Wilson University theatre professor Robert Brock portrays Mark Twain at the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival, held Saturday, June 20, at Lindsey Wilson’s V.P. Henry Auditorium. The event celebrated the art of storytelling, along with Mark Twain’s Columbia roots.

Inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival Celebrates Adair County's Literary, Historical Roots

Area residents had the rare opportunity to hear from a Revolutionary War hero, a medical pioneer and one of the greatest American authors on Saturday, June 20, at the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival. Held at Lindsey Wilson University, the e...

Jun 21, 2026, 10:30pm EDT

Rogers Scholars Lizzie Boone of Greensburg, left, and Reagan Day of Middlesboro, collaborate on a presentation about the program’s education major on Thursday, June 18, in the Lindsey Wilson University Cralle Student Union Building. Boone, who attends Campbellsville High School, and Day, who attends Bell County High School, were among 50 rising high school juniors from 31 Kentucky counties in Eastern and Southern Kentucky who spent June 14-18 at Lindsey Wilson as part of the Center for Rural Development’s Rogers Scholars Program.

Program Connects Kentucky's Future Leaders

If you want to feel good about Kentucky's future, spend a week with the Rogers Scholars. A total of 50 rising high school juniors from 31 counties in Eastern and Southern Kentucky spent June 14-18 at Lindsey Wilson University as part of the Rogers Sch...

Jun 20, 2026, 6:00am EDT

Students in a Lindsey Wilson University arts administration class taught by theatre professor Robert Brock helped conceive the idea for the Mark Twain Storytelling Festival, which will be held June 19-20 at the university. Pictured, from left, are some of the students and alumni who have worked on the festival: Brandon Grider ’28 of Columbia; Leif Honaker ’27 of Columbia; Brock; theatre graduate assistant Kassidy Phelps ’24; Gage Carnes ’26 of Jamestown, Kentucky; Sabrina Ruiz ’26 of Louisville, Kentucky; and Tezon Mitchell ’27 of Greensburg, Kentucky.

Mark Twain Storytelling Festival Offers Valuable Lessons to Lindsey Wilson University Student Organizers

For a relatively young academic program, the Lindsey Wilson University arts administration program is already making a big splash. Its latest contribution will take center stage on June 19-20 when the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival is held...

Jun 17, 2026, 5:00am EDT

Longtime assistant coach Terran Duncan has been named the fifth head coach of the Lindsey Wilson University women’s basketball program. Duncan, who is a 2008 Lindsey Wilson graduate, spent the last 11 seasons as an assistant coach in the program.

Terran Duncan Named Lindsey Wilson University Women's Basketball Coach

Longtime Lindsey Wilson University assistant coach Terran Duncan has been named women's basketball head coach. Duncan, who is the program's fifth head coach, succeeds 37-year veteran John Wethington, who has been named assistant to the president for a...

Jun 17, 2026, 4:00am EDT

About Lindsey Wilson University

Lindsey Wilson University is a vibrant liberal arts university in Columbia, Kentucky. Founded in 1903 and affiliated with The United Methodist Church, the mission of Lindsey Wilson is to serve the educational needs of students by providing a living-learning environment within an atmosphere of active caring and Christian concern where every student, every day, learns and grows and feels like a real human being. Lindsey Wilson offers 28 undergraduate majors, five graduate programs and a doctoral program. The university's 29 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams have won more than 120 team and individual national championships.