The 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in its time. Caused by the H1N1 virus, it travelled worldwide during 1918-1919. The…
Imagine a scene somewhere in eastern Kentucky, around 1914. A tent revival is underway. The preacher speaks for a while, then relinquishes the pulpit…
Too Christian, not Christian enough It’s not rare in America that a liberal arts college is church-affiliated. It’s also not rare that a liberal…
One of the most popular T-shirts for sale in the Berea College Visitor Center and Shoppe presents the image of an early 20th century…
Information and photos provided by Sharyn Mitchell FD ’65, BC ’69, Rachel Vagts and Harry Rice, Berea Hutchins Library Special Collections & Archives. In…
Ten years into Larry Shinn’s presidency, he and Nancy were interviewed about their decade-long experience on campus. Listen above to excerpts from that 2004…
One could say Anne Cobb Smith was an exemplary teacher and Christian. She earned her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Swarthmore College, where she…
Jane Baucom had a dream. A native of the Appalachian region, she grew up in a rather isolated mountainous region within rural North Carolina.…