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Bellarmine University mourns the passing of Leonard “Len” Spalding Jr. ’59, a devoted alumnus and former trustee whose generosity and leadership helped shape Bellarmine’s growth for decades.

Bellarmine earned a Bronze rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, which measures environmental performance in colleges and universities around the world.

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Bellarmine has been named the best university in Kentucky by WalletHub in its newly released 2026 rankings of the nation’s best universities.

Bellarmine welcomes historian and award-winning author Dr. Deborah Cohen as the featured speaker for the 2025 Guarnaschelli Lecture on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 6 p.m. in Frazier Hall.

On the 75th anniversary date of its founding, Bellarmine announced the public launch of an ambitious $75 million comprehensive fundraising campaign. The effort has secured significant early support and will strengthen the university’s mission-driven impact for generations to come.

Bellarmine earned its first-ever placement on The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges list, debuting at number 318 in the nation on their rankings.

Bellarmine has expanded its leadership in healthcare education and innovation through a partnership with the Thrive Center at the university's Watterson Medical Center.

Bellarmine earned a highly competitive Federal TRIO Student Support Services grant from the U.S. Department of Education, marking the first time the university has received this prestigious award.

Bellarmine enters its 75th anniversary year with strong momentum, welcoming its largest first-year class since 2017 and surpassing 3,000 total enrolled students for the first time in four years.

Bellarmine has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading universities for public service in the latest Washington Monthly college rankings, earning a place among the top 75 institutions nationally for its commitment to civic engagement, service learning, and mission-driven education.

Dr. Elizabeth Dinkins, dean of Bellarmine’s School of Education, to deliver the inaugural presentation, updated Kentucky's Education Professional Standards Board on Bellarmine's educator preparation programs.

As Bellarmine University prepares for the first day of the fall semester on Thursday, August 21, it welcomes nine new faculty members to campus.

Bellarmine University will celebrate the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year with a fireworks display on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 23.

Bellarmine’s commitment to college access was on full display this summer through two programs — the “Knights to Nurses” Career Ready Nursing Program for high school seniors and the Bridge to BU program for conditionally admitted first-year students.

Bellarmine University has announced the appointment of six distinguished leaders to its Board of Trustees, with three-year terms beginning in the fall semester.

The Princeton Review has once again named Bellarmine University among the nation’s top choices for undergraduate education, placing it on their Best 391 Colleges list for 2026.

Bellarmine launched its Dual Credit Institute, aimed at expanding access to high-quality, college-level learning experiences for high school students across Louisville and beyond.

Six Bellarmine alums community were named to Business First’s 2025 Best in Finance list, honoring top financial professionals for their outstanding leadership and impact in the Louisville region.

Program named one of the nation’s top 10 for Human Resources professionals.