When Lindsey Heuscher ’14 arrived at Berea College as a transfer student in 2011, she had no idea what to expect. A Seattle native, she applied on the…
STAYING COMMITTED It’s a challenging time for higher education. One of the most important sectors of our society has seen a loss of esteem by many Americans in…
At Berea, we often talk about how education opens doors. For many of our students and alumni, those doors were once closed, locked, or hidden from view. Yet…
Maurice Godsey ’60 remembers the coal dust. “Coal was the thing that from the time you woke up till you went to bed, you heard it, you smelled…
All doors were closed. That’s why Melissa Benson ’11 came to Berea College. “I was in my 30s,” she explained. “I had never finished college, and it was…
Life events, timing and who you meet sometimes seem random and unremarkable. Other times, they line up in unexplainable ways that put into motion the story of your…
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,…
Aaron Gilmour ’12 was at his home in western North Carolina when Hurricane Helene swept through and left heartache in its wake. He spent the night of September…
In a historic courthouse nestled in Scottsboro, Ala., Judge John Graham ‘85 walks a different path than most who wear a robe. He greets defendants with questions, not…
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