Any new employee of Berea College will likely be handed a copy of the Great Commitments. There are eight. Collectively, they are the mission statement, what all Bereans…
Visiting your uncle can change your life for good. In the early 1950s, young Peter Whitis ’57 bounced from school to school as his parents moved around the…
Five Siblings Finish Berea As President Lyle Roelofs prepared for a bittersweet conclusion to his tenure at Berea College— his final commencement before he retired—he received a letter…
Xhafer Rama ’17 was a small child when his house became a casualty of war and was burned to the ground. The war in Kosovo left his family…
2023 Awardees from Summer Reunion
Socioeconomic status can be an important factor in a college student’s ability to succeed. Though social pressures, financial struggles and emotional traumas are not limited to individuals from…
Ellen ’24 is a studio art major with a concentration in sculpture. The Ohio native developed a love of ceramics in high school, and now she applies what…
Kimberly’s story begins in Portland, Ore., where she lived with her mother and grandparents. Her mother had a lot of responsibility, worked primarily as an accountant but also…
For even the best students, transitioning from high school to college can be a challenge. They are moving from highly structured lives at home and school, with adult…
Dawn ’25, a northern Virginia native, liked to paint as a kid, but her junior year in high school, she took a class to be certified as a…