In August 2009, Kelci Reed ’13 left her small-town Indiana home and the single mother who had raised her and cried all the way to Berea. A self-described…
We asked Berea College alumni on Facebook to tell us how faculty and staff impacted their lives. Here’s what they said: Robin Mason(Child Development) “She said something in…
“I would be incredibly honored to call you ‘daughter’ so someone who doesn’t see your value is missing it,” Dr. José Pimienta-Bey, chair of the African and African…
In 1980, Berea students Ron Robinette ’82 and Elizabeth Mullins ’82 decided to get married. They were young, in love and not giving much thought to life’s practicalities.…
Spring 2023 I attended Berea College from 1999-2003. It is the ’03 after my name in publications and email signatures that designates me as an alumna and my…
After nearly 20 years, two advanced degrees and a heart set on service, Dr. George Richards ’02 decided that not receiving his degree from Berea was a mistake…
As a baby, Dr. Jamilah Page wanted to be included when her mom was cooking; she’d cry if her mother wasn’t holding her. Even as a toddler, Page…
Dr. Jarrod Brown ’04, assistant professor of philosophy, was 8 when his favorite hunting dog, a beagle named Bingosh, died having puppies. “I was pretty distraught,” he said.…
Every other summer, the blue and white Berea College bus winds its way over a narrow, mountainous road in eastern Kentucky, rock wall to the left, nothing but…
Berea College hones its prestige and high standard for academics not just through student performance, but through our faculty’s commitment to the pursuit of knowledge and research. Many…