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KU Named PA's No. 1 Value for Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges

Kutztown University and its communication design department have been recognized for their great value to students. KU was ranked 12th in the country and No. 1 in Pennsylvania in College Factual's 2019 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for the Money....

Feb 6, 2019, 9:22am EST

KU to Host Opioid Crisis Panel Feb. 19

The Kutztown University Department of Criminal Justice will host an "Opioid Crisis Panel" at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the McFarland Student Union Building's Alumni Auditorium. The panel will be presented by Raphael M. Barishansky, deputy secretar...

Feb 5, 2019, 12:22pm EST

Kutztown University Announces Fall 2018 Degree Recipients

Kutztown University has conferred degrees for more than 450 students for the Fall 2018 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 Dec...

Feb 4, 2019, 3:58pm EST

KU Students Selected for State System Internships in State Government

Aleska Gonzalez of Allentown, Pa., and Eric Schulden of Fredericksburg, Pa., have been selected for a 15-week internship program, sponsored by Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Gonzalez is working for the Office of Public Engagement in t...

Jan 31, 2019, 2:58pm EST

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2019 Lunar New Year Celebrates Chinese Culture in the Year of the Pig

Kutztown University's Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) will host its annual Lunar New Year celebration on Monday, Feb. 11, beginning at 5 p.m. in the multipurpose room of the McFarland Student Union Building. The event is free and open ...

Jan 31, 2019, 8:56am EST

A.R. Gurney's Love Letters brings Barbara Eden and Hal Linden to Kutztown University Feb. 13

Two of TV's biggest stars share an evening on stage, pulling at your heart strings. Barbara Eden, best known for starring as the titular character in I Dream of Jeannie, joins Hal Linden of 1970s police sitcom Barney Miller to star in a modern American...

Jan 30, 2019, 8:49am EST

KU Rises in U.S. News & World Report's 2019 Best Online Education Graduate Programs

Kutztown University was recognized by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday as one of the best online education graduate programs of 2019. Official Release KU ranks 77th of more than 300 listed institutions with a score of 78, an increase from...

Jan 15, 2019, 11:00am EST

Kutztown University to be Featured on C-SPAN This Weekend

Kutztown University is scheduled to be featured on C-SPAN's "Lectures in History" series this weekend. The show will air on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 8:00 p.m. on C-SPAN3. This week's show will feature KU history professor Dr. Michael Gabriel, as h...

Jan 11, 2019, 2:04pm EST

Kutztown University and HACC Sign Transfer and Articulation Agreement

Kutztown University and HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, signed a five-year transfer and articulation agreement on Thursday, Jan. 10, facilitating the transfer of HACC students to Kutztown University, effective immediately. Signing Ag...

Jan 10, 2019, 2:29pm EST

KU Women's Center Continues Partnership, Receives Grant from National It's On Us Campaign

The Kutztown University Women's Center will continue its support of the national It's on Us initiative. KU has been awarded a grant from It's on Us for the third-straight year to prevent and respond to sexual assaults. 38 postsecondary institut...

Jan 10, 2019, 1:45pm EST

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.