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For the third consecutive year, University of the Cumberlands has been named a College of Distinction based on the University’s commitment to engaged, experiential education and student success and satisfaction.

Geoff and Sky Marietta, local business owners and employees at University of the Cumberlands, have written a book entitled Rural Education in America: What Works for Our Students, Teachers, and Communities. The book is under production with Harvard Ed Press and should be available for pre-order in July.

When homeless youth staying at Ryan’s Place, a local safe haven, were asked what they wanted most at the shelter, they said, “We would like some games to play together.”

In recognition of academic performance, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs at University of the Cumberlands has announced the students named to the President’s List for the spring 2020 semester.

In recognition of academic performance, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs at University of the Cumberlands has announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester.

Today, University of the Cumberlands President Larry L. Cockrum issued the following statement addressing the racial injustice taking place across America.

University of the Cumberlands conferred 1500 degrees this spring to its newest graduates. Graduates hailed from 44 states and several countries, including Latvia, India, Trinidad and Tobago, and Sweden, among others.

University of the Cumberlands announced that in-seat undergraduate tuition and room and board will remain the same for the upcoming academic year.

Each year, University of the Cumberlands recognizes a number of exemplary undergraduates who have impacted the University and the community around them in outstanding ways.

Academic departments at University of the Cumberlands make time each year to recognize outstanding students. Students are notified of these honors and recognized during special departmental events held as the spring semester finishes. This spring, celebrations were virtual, but that did not diminish the level of pride professors had for their students’ hard work and accomplishments.

High school juniors and seniors in 23 Appalachian Coalfields counties in Kentucky will have the option to develop cybersecurity skills and earn key industry certifications in two online computer science classes through University of the Cumberlands at no cost to the student this summer and fall.

As universities around the nation address challenges presented by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), University of the Cumberlands is moving in-seat undergraduate students from a traditional semester schedule to the use of 8-week course terms.