The second annual All Peoples of the Earth Day centered on “all peoples” coming together to celebrate spring renewal and the spirit of our campus community. Students, faculty…
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.…
Retirement 1.0 Travel more, organize the house and catch up with long-lost friends. These are often the first priorities after retirement. But what next? For me, retirement…
A-Nya Badger ’23 believes she always had a strong sense of justice. She remembers her first step into activism when she was 3 years old. After an incident…
As the transportation director for Kentucky River Foothills, Tyler Burris ’13 does a lot of different things in a day. He supervises 40 employees, including 35 drivers and…
They could have built their careers anywhere. Instead, Albert Yongbang ’00 and Antoinette Yongbang ’00 chose to stay in Lexington, Kentucky, a place where their nursing degrees became…
Long before she found herself presenting at the International Council on English Braille, Willow Free ’08 was feeling out a career in grocery store management. “Nobody in my…
When I left Berea’s Office of African and African American Studies on July 31, 2019, I ended an almost 40-year affiliation with Berea College as either a student…
Each Homecoming, Berea College celebrates the accomplishments and dedication of several alumni. Click on the arrows beside each name to expand each story.
A Berea College alumnus is to thank every time someone taps to make a purchase with a credit or debit card. However, when William “Jody” Gray ’85 was…