Beyond Isolation, Building Coalition In summer 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Harvard and the University of North Carolina by calling for the end of using race…
Toni McNaron Toni McNaron is an educator, memoirist and lesbian feminist critic now living in Minnesota. But her memories and motivations will always be rooted in Alabama. “I grew up…
In 2006, when trying to land my dream job at Berea College, I met a person who had once worked there. I was trying to learn as much…
Dear Berea Alumni and Friends, I am pleased to present this year’s President’s Report on Philanthropy and commend it for your review. Though a global pandemic has delivered…
Standing, left to right: Chad Berry, interim vice president for Alumni and College Relations; Candis Arthur, associate vice president for Development Operations; Joanne Singh, director for Campaigns and…
According to Janis Ian, creator of the hit song, “At Seventeen,” everybody deserves a chance. That’s why the Grammy-award-winning singer and songwriter and her spouse, Patricia Snyder, cofounded…
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…
John G. Fee Society An abolitionist who opposed the American caste system, Reverend John G. Fee moved from northern Kentucky to establish the town of Berea in 1853.…
Howard Hall, built in 1869, is recognized as the first integrated male residence hall in the South. The $18,000 building was paid for by the Freedmen’s Bureau and…
Between 1966 and 1985, six talented and determined young women left an indelible mark on Berea College. For these African-American, Christian sisters from Williamson, W.Va., Berea’s commitments to…