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Kutztown University hosts Press Conference for Senator Haywood and PASSHE to Announce DEI Funding

State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) held a hybrid press conference at Kutztown University Wednesday, to announce new funding for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initia...

Jul 21, 2021, 2:42pm EDT

Invite to Cover: Senator Haywood and PASSHE to Announce DEI Funding

State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) will host a press conference at Kutztown University, to announce new funding for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at PA...

Jul 20, 2021, 12:31pm EDT

Blandon Native, Fleetwood Grad Evan Santos '23 Appointed as Student Trustee at Kutztown University

Evan Santos '23 has been named Kutztown University's newest additions to its Council of Trustees. Santos' appointment as student trustee was approved at Wednesday's State System Board of Governor's meeting. Santos, of Blandon, Pa., is a junior public ...

Jul 15, 2021, 1:06pm EDT

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Kutztown University Announces Spring 2021 Degree Recipients

Kutztown University has conferred degrees for more than 1,300 students for the 2021 spring semester. Kutztown University announces degree conferment twice a year, once in the winter and once in the summer. Commencement exercises are held in May and D...

Jul 13, 2021, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University to host COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Friday, July 9

Kutztown University will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, July 9, at KU's Student Recreation Center. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination clinic is open to students, employees, community members and children ages 12 and...

Jul 7, 2021, 10:24am EDT

Kutztown Folk Festival Announces New Director, Fall Schedule of Events

Berks County native Heather Zimmerman has been named director of the Kutztown Folk Festival. "We are thrilled that Heather accepted our offer to lead the Kutztown Folk Festival," said Alex Ogeka, executive director of the Kutztown University Foundatio...

Jul 6, 2021, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Summer Chamber Music Festival Slated for July 3-10

Kutztown University is excited to reopen the KU Summer Chamber Music Festival July 3-10. Talented students from around the world join forces for one week for a fully-immersive musical experience, working with the festival's renowned roster of devoted m...

Jul 1, 2021, 2:00pm EDT

Kutztown University Launches Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity

A new short-term certificate program in cybersecurity at Kutztown University prepares students to prevent and defend threats to cyberspace and information technology. With more than 34 billion connected devices expected by 2025, Kutztown University's n...

Jul 1, 2021, 9:00am EDT

Kutztown University Earns Highest-Ever Ranking, Named Best for Vets by Military Times for Seventh-Straight Year

Kutztown University has been ranked in Military Times' 2021 Best for Vets: Colleges rankings for the seventh-straight year. KU was ranked 19th among four-year schools, the highest ranking in school history (75th, 2019). KU has been a mainstay on the s...

Jun 21, 2021, 9:00am EDT

KU Communication Design Ranks Among Top 10 Graphic Design Programs in Pennsylvania for 2021

Kutztown University's Department of Communication Design was ranked eighth in Animation Career Review's 2021 Top 10 Graphic Design School Programs in Pennsylvania. The 2021 list is Animation Career Review's seventh annual ranking compilation for graphi...

Jun 17, 2021, 9:16am 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.