Akilah Hughes ’10 came to Berea with dreams of becoming the next Oprah Winfrey. With appearances on HBO, MTV and Comedy Central, the prolific writer, comedian, YouTuber, podcaster…
Scott Darst ’02 loves an underdog story. He was once one, himself. Now, as a 4-H youth development agent and professor, he helps other underdogs realize their potential. …
Dr. Chad Berry. Photo by Tyler Rocquemore ‘22 Berea College has not charged tuition since 1892, when it became ever clearer that the students the College was admitting…
Chase ’24 lived two very different lives in high school. During the day, he attended Lexington Christian Academy, a private school whose students mostly lived a privileged lifestyle.…
Now general counsel and administrative law judge for the Kentucky Personnel Board, Stafford Easterling’s beginnings in Staunton, Va., were humble. Though he comes from a well-educated, well-established family…
Some have made assumptions that if a college education was free to everyone then students wouldn’t take it seriously and that completed degrees would be meaningless. However, at…
Photo by O’Neil Arnold ‘85 On Oct. 13, 2018, the Berea College website had the largest single-day traffic spike in its history. Two days earlier, Adam Harris had…
Winter 2022 When something I want is free, I tend to get pretty excited. Whether it’s the buy-one, get-one-free Black Friday deal or cashing in reward points for…
Attaining a college education can be life-changing for many, and for students with great potential yet little means, it can be the opportunity of a lifetime. “Had it…
Carl & Deborah Byrd Thomas Two young students from Birmingham, Ala., found their landing space at Berea in the 1970s, and continue to grow and develop that space…