Berea professor conducts diversity training to build relationships between police and campus community In the summer and fall of 2012, two unarmed African American teenage boys were shot…
Many gathered to celebrate the 1927 laying of the cornerstone of Seabury Center. Photo provided by Berea College Special Collections and Archives Thousands of Berea students and College…
Photo by Sandy Frank Luck and a second chance made all the difference for Blair Frank. Now, he’s paying it forward. “I came from what you would call…
Photo by Crystal Wylie ’05 Mary Lou Salter ’47 had no plans to attend Berea College. And when she arrived she had no intention of staying. A Berea…
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 interview with Nancy Shinn.…
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Students, Alyvia Abner, Dakota Brown and Blake Hammons, from G.R. Hampton Elementary collaborate on a sculpture during a hands-on workshop led by artist Bob…
Six years passed before the sixth Hairston sister would step into the tradition and high expectations at Berea. Vivian began forging her own path in high school when…
After six Hairstons spanned 20 years on Berea’s campus, a second generation soon followed. Sue Hairston Jones ’72 had returned to Williamson and dedicated her career to educating…
“I am number five; I hold that position with high honor,” Cynthia said. “My sisters above me were always role models.” Cynthia described 1975 as a progressive time…
Two idealistic Yale alumni—one Chinese, the other American—met in China nearly a century ago. They sparked an enduring friendship, laying the foundation for a three-generation legacy that stretched…