Several months ago, I came across a prayer that read, “help me celebrate the uniqueness and diversity with which You created us. You created us for unity, not…
Berea College’s founder, Rev. John G. Fee, was born into a wealthy slaveholding family in Bracken County, Ky. During his theological training at Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio,…
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…
A joint message from the President and the Vice President forAlumni, Communications and Philanthropy Rev. John G. Fee had a bold mission for Berea College amid the turbulence…
Each piece in the Purpose Collection has been touched by many hands. One person “throws” a mug, while another attaches the handle, followed by another who adds the…
Work has been a hallmark of the Berea College experience since its founding. In the beginning, all members of the school community—staff, faculty and students—worked together to form…
Too Christian, not Christian enough It’s not rare in America that a liberal arts college is church-affiliated. It’s also not rare that a liberal arts college used to…
Photo by Jay Buckner The story of Monroe Peeler and Berea College is incomplete without telling the story of his grandfather, John William Bate, who was born into…
Photo by Rui Barros Photography Steve Anderson’s childhood memory of his mother packing boxes of clothes to send to Berea College for her Daughters of the American Revolution…
Photo by Rodney Kimbangu ’20 Like other college-going students, Emmanuel Tuffuor ’88 says coming to Berea College was life changing. As with most students, leaving one’s family, home…