Recent News

KUTV Selected to Cover State-Wide Athletic Events this Fall

Kutztown University's department of Cinema, Television and Media Production has been selected to cover three state-wide athletic events this fall. KUTV Sports is slated to cover the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Women's Soccer C...

Oct 17, 2018, 9:02am EDT

The Black Klansman Ron Stallworth Coming to Kutztown

Ron Stallworth, author of the Black Klansman, will be coming to Kutztown University to share his experience on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium. The event is free, open to the public and is sponsored by KU's Association of Campus E...

Oct 11, 2018, 4:45pm EDT

Vingom Named Assistant Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Technology Officer

Troy Vingom has been named Kutztown University's assistant vice president for information technology and chief information technology officer. New to KU, Vingom is an executive with an exceptional record of success managing business operations,...

Oct 11, 2018, 11:33am EDT

KU to Host Critical Issues Forum, Presented by Former U.S. Ambassador Michele Bond

The Kutztown University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host the 2018 Critical Issues Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Boehm Science Building, Room 145. Titled, "40 Years at the State Department: Thoughts on Diplomacy, Immigration, and Pub...

Oct 10, 2018, 12:31pm EDT

Frederick Douglass Institute to Host KU's Dr. Pabon on Oct. 10 for Fall Discussion Series

The Frederick Douglass Institute at Kutztown University will host its Fall Discussion Series this Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m. at the McFarland Student Union Building Room 250. Dr. Amber Jean-Marie Pabon, KU assistant professor in the College of Educ...

Oct 9, 2018, 11:24am EDT

Draw the Lines Comes to Kutztown University for Democracy Games

Kutztown University will be hosting the Democracy Games, an event showcasing tools to make valid election maps, on Thursday, Oct. 25, in Academic Forum Room 101 from 6-8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and is hosted by Draw the Lines PA (...

Oct 8, 2018, 11:35am EDT

Kutztown University Summer Chamber Music Festival Slated for June 30 - July 7

The Kutztown University Summer Chamber Music Festival will be held Saturday, June 30 - Saturday, July 7. Participants and faculty will perform concerts each evening July 1 - 6 and a closing concert on July 7 at 2 p.m. All concerts and workshops listed ...

Jun 18, 2018, 9:22am EDT

Kutztown University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Linda Cliatt-Wayman '83

Kutztown University awarded Linda Cliatt-Wayman '83 an honorary doctorate at the institution's 2018 Spring Commencement Ceremony last Saturday. Cliatt-Wayman received the Doctor of Public Service, doctor beneficiorum publicorum, honoris causa). The...

May 15, 2018, 12:23pm EDT

Kutztown University to Celebrate Commencement Exercises Saturday

Kutztown University will celebrate its spring commencement exercises on Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12. More than 1,055 undergraduates and 140 graduate students will receive degrees. All ceremonies will take place in the O'Pake Fieldhouse on the ...

May 8, 2018, 12:28pm EDT

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Kutztown University Ensemble Receives DownBeat Student Music Award

Kutztown University's Department of Music has been named the recipient of a DownBeat Student Music Award (SMA). KU's Blues and Rock Ensemble I took the prize for Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance in the category of Blues/Pop/Rock Group. The...

Apr 25, 2018, 9:15am 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.