And then, the endowment “dropped like a rock,” said Jeff Amburgey, vice president for finance. By the end of March 2020, the endowment’s market value had lost $185…
As the world was still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2020, our nation once again collided with injustice as deaths of Black men and women at…
Joe and Gerry Scardo While attending Berea College in the 1960s, Joe ’66 and Gerry Scardo ’64 were high-achieving students who valued not only the opportunity to receive…
Robert Phillips ’90 Imagine sitting at a dinner table with 20 friends who are so close they’re family. You’ve grown closer to each of them with each passing…
Berea College alumni, once the recipient of a Tuition Promise Scholarship, generously pay it forward to present and future Bereans with their giving. July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020…
In September, Counseling Services sponsored the event Perspectives on the Relationship between Black and Blue. Several guests who work with and within the judicial system joined in a…
Carl & Deborah Byrd Thomas Two young students from Birmingham, Ala., found their landing space at Berea in the 1970s, and continue to grow and develop that space…
Dr. Faramarz Ismail-Beigi When asked what was compelling about the mission of Berea College, Dr. Faramarz Ismail-Beigi ’62 offered a one-word answer: humanity. He went on, then, to reference a large carpet…
Charles and Edwena Crowe Charles Crowe’s first day at Berea College might have been his last. “As I was moving into my room, this white guy comes in…
2020 grad leads troops at home and abroad Navigating graduation during a pandemic is not something easy to prepare for. But since a scout’s motto is “be prepared,”…