The Berea College campus looks and feels different than when President Lyle D. Roelofs arrived 11 years ago. Physically, his presidency has been marked by a busy time…
In Estill County, along a stretch of the Kentucky River, five turbine generators are converting a million gallons of water per minute into clean electricity. The 13-foot tall,…
When Margaret Cox ’72 thought about her future as a child, it didn’t involve owning a strawberry farm. However, it would turn out that she would find her…
Eastern Kentucky saw a new day when Appalshop unveiled the largest net-metered renewable energy system in the area in June 2019. The solar panels were installed to address…
It’s a warm spring day on the Berea College campus, and parked blue bikes add color to the landscape. These bikes, which students staying during the COVID-19 pandemic…
When Joan Pauly became attuned to the science of climate change, she came to realize that she would not be able to look at herself in the mirror…
Labor Students from the Center for International Education (CIE) and the Academic Affairs Office created sustainably dyed tablecloths to adorn tables at various College functions. Through this experiential…
2020 grad leads troops at home and abroad Navigating graduation during a pandemic is not something easy to prepare for. But since a scout’s motto is “be prepared,”…
On the right day, in a fenced-off corner of the student parking lot, one may find a curious scene: an art student applying Coca- Cola to the pavement…
Preserving an Appalachian tradition Bill Best heard about planting by the signs from his neighbor, the late Lucy Alexander. She would mark his calendar for when to plant…