Appalachia has been and continues to be a place of diversity despite narratives of the region being a monolithic culture. This diversity is a focus for Holden Dillman…
Berea College Student Craft teaches students to create furniture and other artworks from wood, broomcorn, threads and clay, then markets them to the public. Recently, Student Craft has…
When one hears “Appalachian music,” they may be forgiven for the image accompanying it in their mind. If the genre inspires a vision of an old, bearded white…
When Bobby Starnes was 7 years old, while driving through Berea from her home in Dayton, Ohio, to family-owned land in Knott County, Ky., her father pulled over…
Dear Alumni and Friends In our Winter 2024 issue, we shared inspiring, motivational and downright feel-good stories about the impact Bereans make worldwide. In that issue, I said,…
For Adam LeMaster ’25, identity was difficult to pin down. He knew he was Appalachian, although he didn’t have the words to describe exactly what that meant. As…
Growing up as a middle child, Summer Bahr ’25 always wanted to be like her older brother. Around the age of 10, her brother had to do volunteer…
In summer 2022, Sean ’25 was interning at Appalashop, a media, arts and education center in Whitesburg, Ky., when his community was hit by a flood. As a…
Growing up in southeastern Kentucky, Tierra Curry ’97 was thrilled at splashing in Troublesome Creek, a natural wonderland fringed with trees. There, her mother taught her to hunt,…
Dr. Robert Stafford ’89 is a tireless advocate for rural education. Throughout his long and impressive career, he’s served Kentucky’s students in many ways—as a teacher, a principal,…