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Bellarmine University joined several partners today to officially dedicate a new walking path and bridge that connects the university's campus with neighborhoods along Poplar Level Road.

Bellarmine University is eliminating the Grade Point Average requirement for students in Kentucky for its Public Price Promise scholarship, unique merit-based scholarship in which Bellarmine matches the direct cost of qualifying students’ state flagship university.

The Military Friendly Schools survey is the longest-running and most comprehensive review of university investments in resources for military-affiliated students.

The new Hope Kentucky Scholars Program is a commitment to affordability.

Bellarmine University is one of the nation's best colleges, according to The Princeton Review. The rating is based in part on a survey measuring student satisfaction with Bellarmine's academics and campus life.

Scott Self, associate vice chancellor of development and alumni relations at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, will be Bellarmine’s new Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations. His first day will be Oct. 17.

As Bellarmine University welcomes 552 new students this week, nine new full-time faculty members are also settling in.

It was the 11th year for Knights in Action, which introduces students to Bellarmine’s longstanding tradition of community engagement and experiential learning.

Bellarmine University will honor Trustee Steven E. Trager, Executive Chair of Republic Bancorp, at the 2022 Knight of Knights gala on Oct. 22, 2022.

Bellarmine University's annual Sparks at Knight fireworks show August 27 will welcome new and returning students to campus for the 2022-23 academic year.

A $1.45 million National Science Foundation grant will help Bellarmine prepare highly qualified STEM teachers for high-need middle and high schools.

On Sept. 15, the Bellarmine Alumni Association will honor 10 individuals who have distinguished themselves through professional accomplishments, community service and demonstration of attitudes consistent with Bellarmine’s values.

In keeping with Bellarmine’s focus on academic innovation, the university will offer 13 new programs of study beginning in Fall 2022—one master’s degree, seven bachelor’s degrees and five minors.

Drs. Kaitlyn J. Selman and Ta’Neka Lindsay will serve as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Faculty Fellows for 2022-2023 academic year.

Bellarmine University, which already offers both undergraduate and graduate programs for laboratory professionals, will offer two new programs to help prepare Medical Laboratory Scientists.

Staff and faculty members from across the university recently completed Mental Health First Aid, an internationally recognized mental health training program which teaches participants to notice and respond to mental health and substance challenges commonly experienced by college students.

Dr. Allan Lansing, a pioneering cardiac surgeon, philanthropist, former Trustee and great friend to Bellarmine University, died on July 17, 2022. He was 92.

Poet and essayist Frederick Smock, professor of English and director of Creative Writing at Bellarmine, died on July 17, 2022, at age 68.

Bellarmine University is greatly increasing its award for students who participate in the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program, Governor’s School for the Arts and the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs to $30 thousand a year. The award will cover more than two-thirds of the cost of Bellarmine’s tuition for the Commonwealth’s most promising high school students starting Fall 2023.

This year, following a successful year of events, activities and awareness-building, BUKnighted, Bellarmine’s student LGBTQIA+ identity group, is planning to hold campus Pride celebrations in October.