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Provost Basden Arnold Elevated to Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost at Kutztown University, has been promoted to senior vice president for Academic Affairs, university president Dr. Philip Cavalier announced Monday, July 28. Basden Arnold has served as chief academic officer and second-...
Jul 28, 2025, 1:00pm EDT

Early College Academy Graduates First Cohort, Welcomes Nearly 60% of Students to KU to Address Teacher Shortage

Kutztown University's Early College Academy launched in Fall 2024 as a new take on dual enrollment and celebrates its first graduation class while welcoming the majority of participating students as new Golden Bears this fall. Last year's program focu...
Jul 21, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Mailloux Named Director of PA Small Business Development Centers

The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers (PASBDC), a statewide economic development organization with its lead office at Kutztown University, has named Sarah Mailloux as its new state director. Mailloux has more than 10 years' experience and...
Jul 1, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Grim Honored with Kutztown University President's Medal for Lifelong Impact on University and Community

Robert Grim, Esq. was presented with the Kutztown University President's Medal Tuesday, June 24, for his commitment to service to Kutztown University and the local community. A lifelong resident of Kutztown, Grim has practiced law locally since 1969, ...
Jun 25, 2025, 9:07am EDT
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Kutztown University's 2025 Summer Music Festival to Feature Concerts and Workshops

The Kutztown University Summer Music Festival returns June 28 to July 5. Talented students from around the world join forces for a one week fully immersive musical experience, working with the festival's renowned roster of devoted musicians and pedagog...
Jun 24, 2025, 9:50am EDT

Spring 2025 Dean's List Announced at Kutztown University

2,193 students have been named to the Spring 2025 Dean's List at Kutztown University. To be eligible for the Dean's List, an undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits and have a minimum grade point average of 3.60. Students who ...
Jun 9, 2025, 9:00am EDT

KU Council of Trustees Honor Hawkinson with Resolution at Thursday's June Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees issued a resolution in honor of university president Dr. Kenneth S. Hawkinson to highlight the Council's June 2025 board meeting Thursday afternoon. The resolution recognized Hawkinson for his contributions ...
Jun 6, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Dedicates Hawkinson Welcome Center

Kutztown University celebrated the ribbon cutting of the Hawkinson Welcome Center Thursday morning, June 5, with the campus and local community in attendance. The building was named in honor of the university's 12th and current president, Dr. Kenneth S...
Jun 5, 2025, 1:25pm EDT

Veit Named Managing Director for Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research

Kutztown University has named Dr. Andrew Veit as the new managing director for the Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research. After two years as the director of percussion studies at the University of Texas Permian Basin, Veit will begin at KU M...
May 13, 2025, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Awarded Dual Credit Innovation Grant to Address State's Teacher Shortage

Kutztown University has been awarded a $946,951 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for its Dual Credit Innovation program to address the state's teacher shortage. The grant will support scholarships and programming for KU's Early Colle...
May 6, 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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