Swinging slowly and silently, the pendulum in the Margaret A. Cargill Natural Sciences and Health (MAC) Building cuts through the air, carving a path through the sand beneath.…
The Berea connection extends beyond the confines of campus and graduation years. Such is the case for three Berea alumni who connected over their shared affinity for the…
O’Neil Arnold ’85 counts himself as “one of the lucky ones.” “If you had told me as a Berea College student that I could see the things I…
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you choose? For many of us, the answer would be difficult. After all, there are countless amazing places…
“My story isn’t one of beating the odds; it is one of unwavering support that changed the odds,” explained William Woelki ’22 during his TED Talk as a…
For Seth Lewis ’15, his first semester at Berea was nearly his last. Going through a difficult time in his life, he had every intention of dropping out.…
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…
Linsey Hogg ’12 knows injustice. She was raised in it. Now that she’s grown, Kentucky’s assistant attorney general takes aim at her childhood nemesis by protecting the state’s…
New Folklife Apprenticeship Program Takes Flight Stories are the glue that holds cultures together, enabling the passing on of information, tradition and practices. Community narratives can reside in…
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…