The first project for students in Berea’s new summer science research program was a combination of fun and learning. Working in pairs, they designed and constructed life-sized cardboard…
At Berea, 11 centers focused on building community and promoting retention are fundamental components of campus life. These centers represent unique and diverse groups that comprise an equally…
Transitioning from high school to college can be a daunting task for any student, but it is exceptionally more difficult when students do not know where to turn…
The folklore surrounding the beginnings of the Day Law that forcibly segregated Berea College tells of Carl Day witnessing a farewell embrace of two Berea students at the…
In a world still healing from a pandemic, when people were forced to isolate from each other and social media seemed to shrink attention spans, President Cheryl Nixon…
The 10th president of Berea College, Cheryl Nixon, has done many things over the course of her career. She’s been a dishwasher, a college professor, a department chair,…
President Cheryl Nixon’s inauguration was a weeklong celebration that showcased all things Berean. Students baked cakes and cookies, sang, drummed and danced around bonfires. Dr. Nixon has been…
Building relationships, finding identity and cultivating purpose—these core attributes of Berea College’s Black Male Leadership Initiative (BMLI) changed the course of Jordan (Tré) Sims’ life. The 2015 graduate…
On Oct. 14, 1960, at 2 a.m., a young crowd eagerly anticipated the words of John F. Kennedy as he took the steps outside the University of Michigan’s…
Any new employee of Berea College will likely be handed a copy of the Great Commitments. There are eight. Collectively, they are the mission statement, what all Bereans…