Building relationships, finding identity and cultivating purpose—these core attributes of Berea College’s Black Male Leadership Initiative (BMLI) changed the course of Jordan (Tré) Sims’…
Five Siblings Finish Berea As President Lyle Roelofs prepared for a bittersweet conclusion to his tenure at Berea College— his final commencement before he…
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…
Summer 2023 I had been 18 for exactly three weeks when I came to college. I had completed four years at an outstanding, college-prep…
In August 2009, Kelci Reed ’13 left her small-town Indiana home and the single mother who had raised her and cried all the way…
We asked Berea College alumni on Facebook to tell us how faculty and staff impacted their lives. Here’s what they said: Robin Mason(Child Development)…
“I would be incredibly honored to call you ‘daughter’ so someone who doesn’t see your value is missing it,” Dr. José Pimienta-Bey, chair of…
Sometimes the smallest items can have the biggest impact. For José Ramos-Macias ’23, something as small as a business card changed the course of…