STAYING COMMITTED It’s a challenging time for higher education. One of the most important sectors of our society has seen a loss of esteem by many Americans in…
Although my parents were both schoolteachers, when I began my undergraduate journey, I encountered aspects of a world very different from high school. I could, though, rely on…
Alumni Loyalty Award Born in Whitesburg, Ky., Charles Glenn Ihrig graduated from Whitesburg High School in 1959 and completed his bachelor’s degree at Berea College in 1963. The…
Message from the Vice President of Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy I have been reading a new book titled “Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality & Students Pay the…
In 2022, Barbara Keck Wilson ’64 reflected on her time growing up on a farm in Wayne County, West Virginia. It was a hard life milking cows, feeding…
Berea’s 10th president, Dr. Cheryl L. Nixon, has spent her first year in office in countless conversations. She often reminds stakeholders how the College has long answered some…
A Message from the Vice President for Alumni, Communications and Philanthropy I’m sure you notice all the frenzy over very large lottery payouts in our country. While the…
Berea must confront a unique challenge among colleges: how can it best serve the underserved? In any given year, nearly 60 percent of incoming students have an expected…
A joint message from the President and the Vice President forAlumni, Communications and Philanthropy Rev. John G. Fee had a bold mission for Berea College amid the turbulence…
Tore Borhaug ’90 was the first student from Norway to attend Berea College. He graduated with a degree in business administration and earned an MBA at the University…