Visiting your uncle can change your life for good. In the early 1950s, young Peter Whitis ’57 bounced from school to school as his parents moved around the…
How does a little girl go from sleeping on a couch in a crack house to coaching CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, holding four degrees and being respected…
Five Siblings Finish Berea As President Lyle Roelofs prepared for a bittersweet conclusion to his tenure at Berea College— his final commencement before he retired—he received a letter…
Madison ’25 is a helper. She believes in showing up for people in times of need. Growing up in underprivileged southeastern Kentucky, Madison was confronted by many systemic…
David T. Fuhrmann is an avid supporter of internships for Berea College students seeking skill development and career advancement in organizations situated in some of the country’s largest…
Xhafer Rama ’17 was a small child when his house became a casualty of war and was burned to the ground. The war in Kosovo left his family…
Raised in the Commonwealth of Dominica, a small island in the Caribbean, Kisha Lashley, Ph.D. ’02 faced significant financial constraints when it was time to explore her options…