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Bellarmine University will confer an anticipated 781 degrees to new graduates during its 72nd annual commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

University earns top marks for making college accessible and creating strong earnings outcomes for grads.

Bellarmine University has expanded its partnership with Green Flower to offer new 9-week, online cannabis certificate programs in cultivation, retail, and product development. Designed for busy students and professionals, these programs provide practical training and connect graduates to job opportunities in the growing cannabis industry.

Bellarmine’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program has once again earned national recognition from U.S. News for academic excellence, clinical impact and community engagement.

Bellarmine’s community came together in a show of generosity and pride during its annual Day of Giving, raising $205,605.39 in just 24 hours to support students, programs and initiatives across campus.

A comprehensive survey of last year’s Bellarmine graduates shows that they significantly outperform peers from other colleges in two areas –- starting salaries and ease in finding their first job.

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) has honored Bellarmine University for transformational leadership for the university’s summer bridge programming and awarded the university a grant that will help to expand the programming in summer 2025 to include rising high school seniors who are interested in health care careers.

Bellarmine has an annual economic impact of $177.7 million on Louisville and the surrounding region.

Following some major updates, Bellarmine University has the fastest entry-to-practice graduate Respiratory Therapy program in the country. The program is now four semesters long, rather than five.

Bellarmine University will welcome several hundred Catholic high school students and their teachers in March to a half-day symposium about the compatibility of faith and science.

Bellarmine University is offering a tuition discount for eligible Archdiocesan educators on select master’s and doctoral degrees in the School of Education, making Bellarmine’s programs some of the most affordable in the region,

Bellarmine students will benefit from $47,038 raised during Giving Tuesday, an 88% increase over the amount raised last year.

Thanks to the leadership of a group of literacy faculty in Bellarmine’s School of Education, the Kentucky English Bulletin, an online peer-reviewed journal, recently surpassed 1,000 downloads.

A $1 million grant will provide scholarships for students in the Bellarmine University Juneja Nurse Anesthesia Program, helping to fill a growing healthcare need in the Louisville Metro area.

Rev. John D. Deatrick, who had served in the past as the university’s chaplain and head baseball coach, died Nov. 2, 2024.

A national board has accredited a new fellowship in physical therapy for neurologic movement disorders that is supported by Bellarmine University. The Neurologic Movement Disorders Physical Therapy Fellowship is the first program of its kind in the United States to be accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education.

On Sunday at 3 p.m., Dr. Louie Hehman of Bellarmine's Music Department will perform a solo piano recital featuring "Carnaval," the famously difficult, 28-minute masterwork of Robert Schumann.

Bellarmine has once again been recognized as one of the nation's top colleges in the latest edition of The Princeton Review's annual college guide.

Bellarmine's annual Sparks at Knight fireworks show -- on Saturday, August 24 -- will welcome new and returning students to campus for the 2024-25 academic year.