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Kutztown University's 2026 Summer Music Festival to Feature Concerts and Workshops

The Kutztown University Summer Music Festival returns June 14-21. 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 pedagogues. ...

Jun 12, 2026, 8:32am EDT

KU Council of Trustees Approve New Slate of Officers at Thursday's June Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved its new slate of officers to highlight the Council's June 2026 board meeting Thursday afternoon. Kevin Harden Jr. '07, Esq., was elected chair, Phillips Armstrong '71 was elected vice chair, and ...

Jun 5, 2026, 8:54am EDT

Spring 2026 Dean's List Announced

2,099 students have been named to the Spring 2026 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 3, 2026, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Recognized for Student Involvement in Democratic Engagement

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge is proud to recognize the colleges and universities that have earned the Highly Established Action Plan Seal of recognition, including Kutztown University. ALL IN has developed this seal of recognition for higher e...

May 28, 2026, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Launches Tuition-Free 'ASPIRE' Program to Fast-Track Special Education Certification

Across Pennsylvania, school districts are facing critical shortages of certified special education teachers - impacting students who rely on specialized support to thrive. Kutztown University is taking action to address this need with the launch of an ...

May 27, 2026, 9:00am EDT

Rock Ensemble Continues Excellence with KU's 11th Student Music Award from DownBeat Magazine

Kutztown University's Rock Ensemble I has been honored as the Undergraduate College Winner in the Blues/Pop/Rock Group category of the 2026 DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards. The DownBeat Student Music Awards are considered the most prestigious aw...

May 12, 2026, 10:43am EDT

Family of Elric Johnston Endersby Donates Vernacular Architecture Archive of Celebrated Timber Frame Historian to Kutztown University

The memory of Elric J. Endersby, celebrated timber framer and prolific historian of early American vernacular architecture, will be honored through the establishment of the Elric J. Endersby Archive as part of the permanent collection of the library an...

May 8, 2026, 9:00am EDT

Hamburg Small Business Walk Highlights Rural Entrepreneurship During National Small Business Week

The Small Business Development Center at Kutztown University (Kutztown SBDC), in partnership with Hamburg's Our Town Foundation, the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop, the U.S. Small Business A...

May 5, 2026, 9:41am EDT

Kutztown University to Celebrate Spring 2026 Commencement May 15-16

More than 1,300 students will be awarded degrees during Kutztown University's spring commencement ceremonies May 15-16, at O'Pake Fieldhouse. Dr. Philip Cavalier, university president, and Dr. Lorin Basden Arnold, provost and senior vice president for ...

May 4, 2026, 9:00am EDT

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KU Student Named to PASSHE Board of Governors

Two students from Kutztown University and PennWest University have been appointed to the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), where they will serve as full voting members. The new student members are: B...

Apr 28, 2026, 12:37pm 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.