Recent News

KU Council of Trustees Approve Spring 2023 Graduates at Thursday's April Meeting

The Kutztown University Council of Trustees approved the spring 2023 graduates to highlight the Council's March board meeting Thursday afternoon. In other business, the KU Council of Trustees: * Approved meeting minutes from March 23, 2023. * Approv...

Apr 27, 2023, 3:58pm EDT

Dr. Rebecca West Burns Named Dean of College of Education at Kutztown University

Dr. Rebecca West Burns has been named dean of the College of Education at Kutztown University, effective Aug. 1. A Berks County native, Burns brings 20 years of teaching and leadership experience in education to KU. "Dr. Burns rose to the top of a nat...

Apr 25, 2023, 9:00am EDT

KU Professor Receives Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship

Kutztown University's Samantha Nye, assistant professor of art and design, was awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Nye was awarded for Film-Video and was one of 171 exceptional individuals s...

Apr 24, 2023, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Presents 2023 Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards

Kutztown University presented the Chambliss Student Academic Achievement Awards to six accomplished students Friday, April 21. Students who received awards were nominated by staff and faculty members for meeting one or more of the six areas of achievem...

Apr 21, 2023, 2:21pm EDT

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KU to Host Annual Berks County Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference April 22

Kutztown University, in collaboration with the Higher Education Council of Berks County, will host the annual Berks County Undergraduate Research and Creativity Conference Saturday, April 22. The yearly event gives students the opportunity to share the...

Apr 20, 2023, 8:16am EDT

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State System Presidents Sign Pledge to Spotlight Statewide Higher Ed Partnerships

Demonstrating a commitment to work together to better serve students and their communities, regional representatives of Pennsylvania community colleges and universities from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) held a news confere...

Apr 18, 2023, 11:00am EDT

Kutztown University to Host Fitness Clinic, Competition and Art Walk at Keith Haring Fitness Court May 4

Kutztown University sport management students and faculty are leading the charge to provide the campus and local communities exercise clinics and competitions 11 a.m., Thursday, May 4, at the Keith Haring Fitness Court. Community members are welcome to...

Apr 18, 2023, 9:00am EDT

KU Faculty and Jazz Ensemble to Perform Piece Commissioned by Grammy Award-Winning Composer May 3

Kutztown University Jazz Ensemble I will perform "Hibiscus," commissioned by the ensemble from Geoff Keezer, winner of the 2023 Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for "Refuge" from his recent album "Playdate." Written for classical pianist, jazz ...

Apr 17, 2023, 9:00am EDT

Broadway and TV Star Laura Benanti Closes KU Presents! Season April 19

Broadway fans may remember her in the role of Louise in the 2008 production of "Gypsy" with Patti LuPone, which won her a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress. TV fans of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" may remember her hilarious portrayals of Mel...

Apr 14, 2023, 9:53am EDT

A.J. Merlino, Willis Rapp to Headline Tower Talks April 26

Kutztown University's Department of Cinema, Television and Media Production will host its third Tower Talks, a speaker event on campus, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, Wells-Rapp Center for Mallet Percussion Research. Featured speakers include Dr. A.J....

Apr 13, 2023, 9:00am EDT

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.