On a service trip to Ghana in 2003, Denessa Baters McPherson ’05, upon meeting the village chief, asked about acquiring a Ghanaian broom to take home. “Why do…
In fifth grade, Jeremiah ’29 had just celebrated Christmas with his cousin, Jarvis Lykes, right before he was killed by police. Because he was unarmed, Lykes became an…
When Bobby Starnes was 7 years old, while driving through Berea from her home in Dayton, Ohio, to family-owned land in Knott County, Ky., her father pulled over…
Dear Alumni and Friends, This August marks 26 years since I stepped foot on Berea’s campus as a first-year student. We pulled up to Talcott Hall in a…
Although my parents were both schoolteachers, when I began my undergraduate journey, I encountered aspects of a world very different from high school. I could, though, rely on…
It may seem that Cory Schlesinger ’09 is living the dream, but he longs for 50 acres and some chickens. For now, he is leaning into his position…
Nay Kaw ’23 and his brother Ehku ’26 were born into a country that had been at war with itself for 70 years. And they were born into…
Deep in the quiet hills of Jackson County, Kentucky, a young Talina Mathews ’89 held dreams of being a math teacher. In a place where middle school drop-out…
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…
Growing up in rural Kentucky, Dustin Cooper ’22 knew from a young age that he wanted the opportunity to attend college. This past May, Cooper realized his dream,…