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Teacher Leadership Academy Announces Expansion with Schuylkill Valley and Antietam

Kutztown University's Teacher Leadership Academy is a transformative initiative dedicated to nurturing and empowering the next generation of education leaders. This fall, the Academy is set to expand its current partnership with Schuylkill Valley Schoo...
Sep 10, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Bindlestiff Family Cirkus to Open KU Presents! Family Series Sept. 20

People of all ages can enjoy the magic of traditional American circus arts at the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, Schaeffer Auditorium, as the first event of the KU Presents! Family Series. The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus will bring ...
Sep 9, 2025, 12:34pm EDT

Alumnus Returns to Campus to Dedicate Small Business Development Suite

Georgian entrepreneur and executive David Natroshvili, who earned his MBA at Kutztown University in 2001, returned to campus not just to visit - but to make a lasting impact. In Spring 2025, Natroshvili and his wife, Nina, made a generous gift to the ...
Sep 5, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Kaufinger and Vogel Recipients of 2025 Chambliss Faculty Research Awards

Dr. Gregory Kaufinger, professor of accounting, and Dr. Andrew Vogel, professor of English, have been awarded Kutztown University's 2025 Chambliss Faculty Research Awards for their extraordinary research and scholarship endeavors. The awards were prese...
Sep 4, 2025, 2:00pm EDT

Portada Receives 2025 Wiesenberger Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Robert Portada III, professor and department chair of Philosophy and Government, received Kutztown University's 2025 Arthur and Isabel Wiesenberger Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award is presented annually to a faculty member who has demons...
Sep 4, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Muzeta Named Recipient of 2025 John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

Dr. Brenda Muzeta, associate professor of secondary education, was awarded Kutztown University's 2025 John P. Schellenberg Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. The award was presented during the university's Faculty and Staff Convocation and ...
Sep 3, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Princeton Review Ranks Kutztown University as One of Best in Region for 23rd Straight Year

Kutztown University has been ranked as one of the Best Colleges in the Mid-Atlantic Region by The Princeton Review for 2026. The education services company is widely known for its test prep programs and college and graduate school guides. KU is among 9...
Sep 2, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Klotz Named 2025 Employee of the Year

Congratulations to Heather Klotz, budget manager, Business Office, on being named the 2025 Kutztown University Employee of the Year. Klotz was named the Employee of the Year during KU's Faculty and Staff Convocation and Celebration Friday, Aug. 22. Kl...
Aug 28, 2025, 9:00am EDT

KU College of Business Renews Prestigious AACSB Accreditation

Kutztown University's College of Business celebrates continued excellence with renewed accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The KU College of Business has both AACSB and Commission on Sports Management Acc...
Aug 19, 2025, 10:14am EDT

KU Presents! to Take Audiences on a Trip Around the World in 2025-26

KU Presents! is back in 2025-26 with a new director, a new website and an exciting lineup that combines quality with both educational value and audience appeal. The series, held at Kutztown University's Schaeffer Auditorium, will begin in October and w...
Aug 12, 2025, 9:00am EDT
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About Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Comprising four colleges - Business, Education, Liberal Arts and Sciences and Visual and Performing Arts - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania offers a wide range of outstanding academic programs to prepare individuals for successful careers.

Located on 289 acres, the campus is adjacent to the Borough of Kutztown in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Enrollment at the university includes 8,500 students from more than 20 states and nations. There are 362 tenured/tenure-track instructional faculty and boast a favorable 20:1 student-faculty ratio. Eighty-eight percent of KU faculty have doctorates or terminal degrees.

Kutztown University was founded in 1866 as Keystone Normal School.  The school became Kutztown State Teachers College in 1928, Kutztown State College in 1960 and achieved university status in 1983.

Kutztown University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. 

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