In the early part of the 1980s, as Jodi Gentry ’87 was thinking about college, her options were not limited. Though living in rural…
Growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Sierra N. Turner ’19 was accustomed to a highly diverse environment. It was uncommon to make assumptions about…
Not too long ago, there was a girl at the Cincinnati Ballet who loved to dance. She loved other things, too, like art and…
After nearly 20 years, two advanced degrees and a heart set on service, Dr. George Richards ’02 decided that not receiving his degree from…
One day, in 1983, a guidance counselor in southwest Virginia dusted off an old Berea College catalog from the 1970s and handed it to…
Dr. Jarrod Brown ’04, assistant professor of philosophy, was 8 when his favorite hunting dog, a beagle named Bingosh, died having puppies. “I was…
As a senior in high school, I didn’t have a plan for going to college. None of my family members had gone, and it…
While students at Berea College, Franklin ’49 and Betty Parker ’50 each found a treasured classmate, the love of a lifetime and the groundwork…