Dec. 4 and 5- The Berea College Music Department Annual Christmas Concert will be offered on two evenings this year.

Nov. 21- The sale will be held from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. behind the Mueller Wood Craft building (100 Dixie Court).

Over 600 Alumni attended homecoming the weekend of November 13 through 15.

Women and men's basketball teams blew out their opponents, Ohio Mansfield, in a record-shattering homecoming night victory (119-43 – Women, 151-75 – Men).

In the second of our two-part series, we explore the stories of the last eight of our 15 first-year students as they share the tales of their transition to Berea College.

The third installment of Mountie Days previews homecoming, and looks at the basketball teams, the award-winning IDEA project and the Appalachian sound archives program.

The Mountaineers blew out their first win against Boyce College in their season opener Tuesday evening (108-46).

Nov. 12-14: The Berea College Theatre Laboratory continues its 2009-10 season with William Shakespeare's "King Lear," opening November 12 and continuing through November 14. Performances are ...

Nov. 7: On that early Saturday morning, about 150 Berea students, staff and faculty joined forces with the local community to volunteer at the Berea Food Bank.

More than 40 students presented their summer research findings with the college community at the 10th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on October 23.

After independently creating a biodiesel plant for Berea College and working at Piedmont Biofuels -- a leading biofuel company -- Nathan Hall, '09, wants to ...

On October 14, student Frances Buerkens organized this fall’s local foods dinner which celebrated local food and music.

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) hosted its annual Fall Book Sale at Berea College.

Dr. Bill Laramee, Berea College vice president for alumni and college relations, will become the next best thing to a Berea graduate during the college’s homecoming activities Nov. 13-15. Laramee, ...

Dr. Charles Wheelan, N.P.R. commentator, public speaker, author, and senior lecturer in the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago spoke at the convocation in the Phelps-Stokes ...

On October 3, Berea Residents and Sustainable Berea hosted their 4th annual tour of Solar Homes.

The Berea College baseball program is partnering with Dave Audia (class of '69) to provide gloves to underprivileged youth around the world.

In this episode hosts Kina Huffman, '09, and Marcus Leslie, '11, focus on the work of the scenario planning taskforce and the near completion of Fee Glade. They also talk with some members of the ...

Fifteen first-year students share the tales of their transition to Berea College. In the first of the two-part series, we explore the stories of seven students.

On October 22 Dr. Hazel A. Barton, a nationally known cave cartographer and explorer, spoke at Berea College on Thursday. The 3 p.m. program titled “Amazing Caves: Amazing Microbes” was scheduled ...

Dr. Chris Myers Asch, founder of the U.S. Public Service Academy and author of a new book about civil rights struggles in Mississippi, was the speaker for the recent “Tukule, Tusome: To Eat, To ...

Leading musicians from across Appalachia converged in Berea for the 36th Annual Celebration of Traditional Music, Oct. 15-18. The event was hosted and organized by Berea College’s Loyal Jones ...

Berea College is one of the two greenest schools in Kentucky, according to Green Report Card’s 2010 sustainability rankings.

African-American educator and writer Henry Allen Laine (1870-1955), an early alumnus of Berea College, was honored at the the annual Founders' Day Celebration in Phelps-Stokes Auditorium on Thursday, ...

On September 24, Rev. Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D., renowned author and teacher led Berea College’s “Accent on Christian Faith Week” during the afternoon convocation. The convocation was sponsored by the ...

At a time when Berea’s endowment is severely hit by the worst recession since the Great Depression, Berea students step up and keep their tradition of giving back alive.

Oct. 1: Nationally known political analyst Dr. Larry Sabato will speak at Berea College Oct. 1. His talk in Phelps Stokes Auditorium is scheduled for 3 p.m. Admission is free and open to the ...

Oct. 1: The Berea College Student Government Association (SGA) will host the swearing-in ceremony of its officers on Thursday in Baird Lounge.

Nationally known political analyst Dr. Larry Sabato presented his case to the Berea College community about why politics is a good thing.

This issue focuses on lasting legacies.

Last week Berea College students took home several awards at a debate tournament hosted by Western Kentucky University on September 27.

“Mountie Days” a student-produced video news program debuted September 17. Hosted by Berea students Marc Leslie and Kina Estill, the first episode of Mountie Days focuses on the latest happenings at ...

Berea College has received a U.S. Department of Education grant to support a project helping low-income Appalachian and African American high school women strengthen their skills in science and math.

Larry Shinn, Berea’s eighth president, opened the new academic year by sharing his ideas about community and Berea College in the 21st century.

Berea College was among the Top 30 Liberal Arts Colleges in the Washington Monthly’s 2009 on-line ranking ...

The final concert in Berea College’s Summer Carillon Concert Series featured Steven Ball, carillonneur of the University of Michigan.

The new school year has begun and hundreds of new students are moving in, decorating rooms, stocking school supplies, checking in with the labor supervisors, finding their ways to class and becoming ...

The Westervelt program sponsored by the Berea College Technology Department for Fall 2009 will begin on September 8.

The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2009 Pinnacle Scholar Awards of Excellence has passed.

On the Aug. 11 edition of One to One with Bill Goodman, Loyal Jones, founder and former director of Berea ...

Berea College tops the list of America's top 100 "best buy" colleges and universities.

Berea College and the Kentucky Social Forum (KSF) are making strides toward “growing the movement" that may help shape Kentucky’s future.

This issue focuses on the value of an education.

Terence Brooks, formerly the head coach of the Paris High School Ladyhounds basketball team, is the new head coach of the Berea College women’s basketball program. Brooks replaces Bunky Harkleroad, ...

Berea College is one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company features the school in the new 2010 edition of ...

NAIA Hall of Fame Coach Roland Wierwille, who coached the Mountaineers from 1972–2002, passed away on July 18 in Berea.

Candy Walls, ’09, from Stanton, Kentucky, has been named the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conferences’ (KIAC) Female Player of the Year.

James Thindwa heads Chicago Jobs with Justice, a coalition dedicated to issues such as the "living wage" and the right for workers to organize.

Recently, hundreds of community members and dignitaries gathered to celebrate Boone Tavern Hotel's reopening after more than a year of renovations.

Summer Reunion, sponsored by Berea’s alumni relations office, brought together alumni from around the country, June 12-14, for a weekend of celebration, ...

Berea College’s Loyal Jones Appalachian Center held a panel discussion on June 12 to celebrate the Summer 2009 issue of “Appalachian Heritage” that featured the late Jim Wayne Miller (1936-1996), a ...

Washington, D.C. – Berea student Charles Badger met with U. S. Senator Mitch McConnell and posed for this photo recently. Badger, of Nashville, Tn., is serving as a legislative intern in McConnell's ...

A reception, sponsored by the dean of the faculty, was held recently for seven faculty authors to celebrate the recent publication of their research this past year. The authors, whose variety of ...

Updated June 12 at 6:03 p.m.: There is no indication that the subject reportedly involved in the College Square armed robbery is on campus. We are requesting all community members to exercise ...

Berea College's Loyal Jones Appalachian Center is the site of a newly installed 15,000-watt photovoltaic collection system. The 66-panel system began producing ...

David H. Chow, of Westport, Conn., founder and CEO of management consulting firm DanCourt Management, was elected to the Berea College Board of Trustees at the Board’s May meeting. Chow was ...

Two well-known Berea residents who are also alumni of Berea College will be honored as part Berea College’s Summer Reunion activities June 12-14.

Speaking at Berea College’s 137th Commencement on May 24, 2009, Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College, urged graduating seniors to “be the leader you are waiting for. No matter what ...

Kneeling on the bamboo tatami mats; surrounded by the backdrop of the morning mountain mists, students received the opportunity to take part in a Japanese Tea Ceremony, a distinctive way to honor the ...

The popular, alternative magazine Mental Floss has highlighted eight tuition-free colleges, including Berea, in a recent ...

Savory soup, uplifting music, and fervent speakers marked Berea’s annual Empty Bowls Project.

Berea College has a new published author in town, and her first book pays homage to the place she has learned to call home.

Heard the BME lately? Watch their spring concert from Berea Baptist Church on our new YouTube channel.

Ron Rash’s novel ”Serena” and Ronald D Eller’s historical narrative “Uneven Ground: Appalachia since 1945” were recently named the winners of the W.D. Weatherford Awards, which recognize outstanding ...

Dull and dreary rains did not dampen the warm reception and celebration held in Union Church to honor Loyal Jones and the late Willis D. Weatherford, Jr.

Listen to the Bluegrass Ensemble's 2009 spring concert on our podcast channel.

Dr. Peter H. Hackbert of Berea College’s Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) program will be the guest speaker for the May 14 meeting of the Southern Kentucky Inventors and Innovations Council ...

On May 2, 2009, Time Magazine featured Berea College in the article "Deci$ion$: How One College Snags So Many ...

Due to the far-reaching effects of the current U.S. and global financial crisis, Berea College regrets to announce a reduction of 30 full time positions (21 of which are currently vacant) and 9 ...

According to the CDC, one case of Influenza A (H1N1) has been reported in Kentucky, and Berea College officials continue to monitor the situation in close coordination with local, state and federal ...

Neil Di Teresa, Professor of Art, recently displayed a few puppets and several of his paintings relating to Appalachia in the Appalachian Center Gallery.

Berea College is full of talented, passionate, and determined students. The three men featured here are all running for S.G.A.'s office of Executive President.

During its annual conference held in Portsmouth, Ohio, March 27-29, the Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) honored Dr. William H. Turner, current National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Chair ...

When Dr. Mark Roselli, assistant professor or economics and business, started the Berea Chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) just three years ago, his intention was to provide Berea students ...

Berea bikers are fashioning a movement for environmental justice, replacing their carbon footprints with bicycle tracks.

Berea College and St. Joseph - Berea have received gifts totaling almost $14 million from the estate of Alfred M. and Mary Swain Wood.

The Hon. Thomas W. Phillips, United States District Judge of the Eastern District of Tennessee, was elected to the Berea College Board of Trustees at the Board’s February meeting. Phillips was ...

Berea College is one of 119 distinguished colleges and universities selected for the prestigious 2008 Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement.

David Shelton, '69, chair of the Berea College Board of Trustees, delivers a special video message about the struggling economy's effects on Berea's mission to serve promising students in Appalachia ...

The Cosmopolitan Club hosted its annual Cultural Talent and Fashion Show wowing the crowd with its spectacular costumes and performances.

Berea brings notable, retired journalist and peace activist Coleman McCarthy to lecture during the annual Earl Robbins lecture series.

Recently, the Chimes, a set of 10 bells in the Phelps Stokes Chapel, were restored.

Former Berea College student Kiki Ramsey returned on March 5 to motivate the daring women of her Alma Mater to stay persistent in their pursuit of success.

A day after sweeping Oberlin College 5-1 and 13-11 in a double-header in Berea’s Annual Diamond Classic on March 8, the Mountaineers lost to Davenport University, 15-6 and 13-1.

Hari Jones, a leading authority on African American military service throughout U.S. history presented a lecture showing the incongruous nature of our own history. Jones is the curator and ...

Dr. Vandana Shiva presented Globalization and the World Food Crisis.

Dr. Vibert White presented his lecture, “The Black Presence in the Middle East: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis.”

Nationals Bound! The swimming and diving team has stroked their way onto the national stage. Berea will be represented by two relay teams and a handful of individual qualifying competitors.

Larry Shinn, president of Berea College, delivers a special video message about the struggling economy and its effects on the college... and how

The campus activities board served Berea College a special treat on Friday, February 20. Saul Williams an African American poet, actor, and musician performed in Phelps-Stokes auditorium.

No. 2 Indiana University East defeated No.3 Berea College Friday 89-72. IU East (23-8) pushed ahead late in the first half to make it 49-32 over Berea (17-11) at the half. Berea chipped away at the ...

Feb. 26- Ghanaian American concert pianist William Chapman Nyaho entertained the Berea campus with his performance “Music by Composers of the African Diaspora”.

On Feb. 20, 2009, Seabury Arena became the practice gym for the University of Tennessee men's basketball squad as they prepared for their game against the University of Kentucky the following day.

February 19 Students kicked off this year’s Carter G. Woodson weekend in Phelps Stokes Chapel with a very provocative convocation presented by civil rights activist, Reverend Graylan S. Hagler.

On February 12, 2009, Berea College was lucky to have had the musical phenomenon that is Les Violons Du Roy kick off this semester Stephenson Memorial Concert Series in Phelps-Stokes Auditorium.

In an 81-73 win over #13 Indiana University Southeast (IUSE), Berea’s dynamic duo of guards, senior Cody Hornsby, who averages 16 points per game, and junior Mikah Turner, who averages a conference ...

''The Rich Have Their Own Photographers,'' a deeply inspirational film about the life and artwork of Milton Rogovin, one of America’s finest social documentary photographers alive today, was shown in ...

Senior forward Candy Walls has been selected as the NAIA Women’s Basketball Division II Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 25, 2009. She earned the honor for the second consecutive week.

View the video of the ice damage below. The college known for being green turned white and crunchy as a result of the '09 ice storm that felled trees on Berea's campus. Despite the obvious damage ...

On Jan. 19 a group of students, staff and faculty departed Berea to attend the Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. the following day.

Senior forward Candy Walls has been selected as the NAIA Women’s Basketball Division II Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 25, 2009. She earned the honor for the second consecutive week.

Senior forward Candy Walls broke two school records while her team hosted St. Louis College of Pharmacy on Jan. 17.

Berea College student Charles Badger was recently featured in a lively discussion of African Americans and politics on ''Connections with Renee Shaw'' on KET.

Watch an

A civil discussion about the conflict in Gaza took place on Friday, January 9. The students on the discussion panel were Joshuah Bennétt and Naji Kasem. The professors residing were Dr. Richard ...

On Jan. 4 and 6, Berea College President Larry Shinn discussed the remarkable history and mission of the 153-year-old institution on Kentucky ...

The Lady Mountaineers demonstrated on home court why they are ranked number one in Division II for total rebounds, assists, scoring offense, and three point percentages per game.

Berea College President Larry Shinn discusses the remarkable history and mission of the 153-year-old institution on this edition of One to One with Bill Goodman.

Feminist scholar and author of more than 30 books on issues such as social class, gender and race, bell hooks spoke with Renee Shaw, host of "Connections" on KET.

Listen to the improved recording of this year's Christmas Concert on our

This summer, Dr. Brad Christensen and students Noah McGraw, Christopher Dueker, and George Shea began exploring energy efficient alternatives for commuting to work. Their research led them to ...

Candy Walls is the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Dec. 1-7. Walls, a 5'8'' senior forward from Stanton, Ky., scored 29 points and ...

On December 9, 2008, the Alternative Giving Christmas Market set up in Baird Lounge. Various clubs and organizations on campus and in the community helped to make the opportunity for students to ...

Berea College and community organizers held an Alternate Christmas gift event at Union Church.

Shan Ayers, associate professor of theatre at Berea College, has been awarded an Individual Artist Professional Development Grant from the Kentucky Arts Council.

Before a full house, the Black Music Ensemble, Bluegrass Music Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Chamber Winds, College Community Choir, Jazz Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Women’s Chorus ...

Distinguished Human rights lawyer Stephen B. Bright, a University of Kentucky graduate and Kentucky native, addressed the 68 seniors participating in the Recognition Service for mid-year graduates.

Sixty eight seniors, along with families and friends, filled Phelps Stokes Chapel, Dec. 7, for Berea College’s annual Recognition Service for Mid-Year graduates. The seniors who took part are ...

“For every person there is a place. For some people it is the desert. For others it is the seashore. For some of us it is the mountains,” said Jami Ross, producer of the soon-to-be released film ...

The Berea College Community Choir, conducted by Stephen Bolster, performed their fall concert on Sunday, November 23. The choir is composed of thirty mixed voices of Berea College faculty and staff. ...

Berea men’s basketball alumni – now high school coaches – squared off for the first “High School Coaches Challenge” on Nov. 22 at Berea’s Seabury Center Arena.

On Thursday Nov. 13, a “Trio” of unique sounds graced the stage of Phelp-Stokes Chapel. With a whirlwind of sweet music playing there sat the band, Trio Voronezh.

On Thursday November 13, 2008, Oxfam once again held a successful event bringing awareness to the massive global hunger situation.

“I am ecstatic. Not only did I do well, everyone else did to,” says Britin Ellard, who will compete in the national cross country meet. “It is exciting for me because I get to go to Nationals and ...

On Nov. 7, Jeff Biggers, a notable writer, editor, journalist and critic read excerpts from “No Lonesome Road,” a compilation of poems and prose by the late Don West, an Appalachian civil rights ...

An invitation to Berea College alumni

“Future Directions for Berea College:”Q & A with Berea President Larry Shinn

As part of a week long visit by Archbishop Eilas Chacour, he spoke to the campus as part of the symposium held on Thursday November 6.

Before a large homecoming crowd, the men and women basketball teams blew out the competition.

Listen to the

The first ever Volley for a Cure was held as part of the Berea vs. Midway home game on October 28.

November 1 marked the 16th annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive for Berea's Center for Effective Learning Through Service (CELTS) program.

Once again monks visit the beautiful campus in Berea. On Friday, October 31, monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery visited. They arrived late that morning, losing their way on the course to Draper, ...

Last Thursday, former Senator and presidential candidate, George McGovern, spoke to the students of Berea on current political issues.

Mark Cartmill offers experience and confidence to help enhance Berea’s Athletic Department.

Keeping Berea's image appealing, the public relations office has upgraded its video operations to HD.

Berea College students recently teamed up with citizens of Rockcastle County to restore the Walker Newcomb Cemetery where black soldiers of the Civil War are buried.

Athletes from around the Bluegrass region and Ohio joined local competitors gathered in Berea, Ky. recently at Berea College’s Seabury Center to compete in the First Annual Bluegrass Regional Boomer ...

Ismaila Ceesay is the leading scorer on the men's soccer team. At 31 years old he is as fit (if not more so) as other players that are about half his age and he has an advantage in that he can ...

During the convocation on Oct. 16, David Holt and his group of amazing musicians and singers gave the audience everything they could have asked for and more. While keeping our ears delighted with ...

To allow for the next phase of the ongoing “green” renovation of Boone Tavern Hotel in Berea, Ky., the hotel will begin providing limited services before fully closing in December.

"Are you registered to vote?" The face of the enthusiastic young volunteer stared hopefully at students entering Kettering hall."If you are good job! If you aren't do it now!" Some students smiled ...

During the September 25 convocation, Dr. Michael Bell presented an inspiring message of diversity.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 23rd, 2008) The Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is proud to announce Player of the Week honors for September 15th- September 21st in Cross Country and Women’s ...

Last week, a whistle blew in the middle of Food Service at 5:30 p.m. The signal began a five minute “freeze” organized by the Students for a Free Tibet, or SFT.

Pharaoh’s Daughter held the audience spell-bound as the first song, Hagar, was played. As the last straining notes were sounded, the audience erupted into thunderous applause.

Berea College Academic Vice President and Provost Carolyn Newton has announced Mark R. Cartmill as Berea College's new Director of Athletics and Seabury Center Complex. Cartmill, who began his new ...

The sounds of the Berea Bluegrass Ensemble mixed with the smell of soup beans and cornbread make the Berea Appalachian Center feel like home. After a six month renovation, the new center is now a ...

Berea College is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company known for its test-prep courses ...

When Berea College Women’s Basketball Coach Bunky Harkleroad (’93) competes in the Ford Ironman Louisville Triathlon on Sunday, Aug. 31, ...

Watch the story on the ABC News Web channel and find out what these three have in common.

Associate Provost Joe Bagnoli and student Enchanta Jackson appeared live on Fox News at 5:50 p.m. on July 22.

An article in the July 21 edition of the New York Times features Berea College's no tuition model at a time when tuition costs continue to rise nationally.Read the

The theme for this year’s Summer Reunion was “A Walk Down Memory Lane”, for some Berea alumni it was truly just that. This year’s Summer Reunion was not only about recognizing important alumnus and ...

Read the article to see the video tour.

As part of a nearly $10 million renovation to historic Boone Tavern Hotel & Restaurant, the kitchen has been rebuilt from scratch.

Eight student athletes of Berea College named KIAC Scholar Athletes.

The Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference recently named Berea basketball star Jordan Samuels as one of two male athletes of the year.

Billy Edd Wheeler, '55, performed live for Berea alumni at this years Appalachian Heritage Celebration.

May 25: Pediatric neurosurgeon, author and inspirational leader Benjamin S. Carson Sr., M.D., urged seniors graduating from Berea College this afternoon to use their talents in the service of ...

The new, official Oxfam group on campus recently held their first fundraiser on Friday May 2. Along with student performers, the open mic night offered up a theme of “coffee with a conscience,” which ...

On May 4, the Berea College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers performed their 2008 Spring concert in Grey Auditorium.

Convocations bring a myriad of different, acclaimed people to Berea’s campus. May 2 marked the last official convocation of the academic year and it also marked the addition of Dr. Stephanie Evans ...

Lines in food service are one thing… but lines to get into Woods-Penn? Over two-hundred people lined up to wait for the doors to be opened for Empty Bowls on Monday April 28th, 2008. Students, ...

After being elected as the Student Government Association's president last month, Tianna Williams sat down with BCnow in order to tell the rest of the campus a little more about herself.

View the photo gallery.

With Earth day on April 22, the convocation on April 17 was targeted at environmental issues. Bill McKibben spoke to the audience in Phelps-Stokes on “the search for a hopeful future.” McKibben is a ...

With their canary yellow head ornaments and maroon robes, the Tibetan monks approached the stage and shared their sacred art and traditions with the Berea College campus. Check out photos from the ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 17) – Recognizing the increasingly important role of energy in Kentucky, four colleges and universities have joined forces in an innovative partnership between the public and ...

On March 27, Berea College was proud to host International Relations Professor Steven Walt, as he talked about the problems of the current foreign policy program in America, and what could be done to ...

Berea College’s video "Doin' the Green Thing" has won the National Wildlife Federation’s “Chill Out” amateur video contest that highlights sustainability initiatives on college campuses.

Jazzy Nights, an annual tradition here at Berea College, serves as a contender for one of the most popular dances of the school year and is hosted solely by the Student Government Association (SGA). ...

With the Student Government Association (SGA) elections looming, BCnow extended a new opportunity to the presidential candidates--to record a video of less than a minute detailing their platform and ...

This year, three Berea personnel, professors and students alike, were awarded winning proposals for the Spring 2008 Sustainability Mini-Grants competition. These winners were Jeff Hudson, Micah ...

Berea faculty, staff, students, and community members all gathered together Wednesday, March 19 for a solemn vigil marking the five year anniversary of the war in Iraq.

Since its launch four years ago this week, BCnow has published more than 800 articles about students, campus events, news, and faculty achievements. To celebrate BCnow’s fourth birthday, we’ve ...

2007 Berea College graduate Ryan Wilson is on his way to realizing his dream—he recently signed a contract with the River City Rascals to play professional baseball. Wilson will be playing as an ...

Late into the night on Friday, March 7, students and staff took refuge from the onslaught of falling snow that was blanketing the campus. While the community around the campus seemed to lie dormant ...

On March 13, the Irish band Dervish graced the stage of Phelps Stokes, pulling the audience into their magical music. The group played reels and flings which kept the audience on the edge of their ...

Arches, figure eights and turns were being called out for the dancers participating in the 72nd annual Mountain Folk Festival during the weekend of March 7 and 8. The dancers were mostly young ...

The 2008 season has been a great one for the Berea College baseball team, as the team has racked up a large amount of new records, both individually and as a complete group.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. – No. 8 seed Berea College lost to #1 Morningside College, 104-80, in the opening round of the 17th annual NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship.

In a little office tucked away in a suite on the first floor of Draper, Dr. Richard Sears, who was voted last year as being apt to “push the envelope and challenge students to do their best," does a ...

On February 23, eight Berea students travelled along with Dr. Dave Porter to Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN, to compete in the MidSouth Psychology Conference. Three of these students ...

On March 11, just one day before the Lady Mountaineers NAIA basketball tournament appearance, they had priorities other than just game planning.

On March 6, Phelps Stokes was packed wall to wall as Berea College hosted acclaimed paleontologist Dr. Paul Sereno, who spoke about his adventures in the field, which included everything from major ...

The Berea College Lady Mountaineers are in Sioux City, Iowa, for their third trip to the NAIA Championship Tournament. For the second year in a row it was decided that the team would travel the 900+ ...

Dr. Abdul H. Rifai, a professor of political science here at Berea, recently accepted the prestigious Distinguished Political Science Award from the Kentucky Political Science Association (KPSA).

Maggie Heffernan spent the summer of 2007 in an internship researching sea turtles along Buck Island Reef National Monument in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Several Berea College swimmers recently qualified for the NAIA competition in San Antonio, T.X. beginning February 26 and ending March 1.

No. 3 Berea College (20-11) defeated #1 Midway College (23-8) for the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Championship 121-101 on March 1. Berea advances to the NAIA ...

On February 28, the Women’s Studies department provided students with a convocation meant to impart knowledge about a little-known topic. Barbara Martinez Jitner came to Berea as part of her ...

V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women and young girls will be celebrated on campus March 4 - 8. Every year, thousands of college campuses participate in V-Day events to raise money ...

Leap year was kind to the Mountaineers as both the men's and women's teams won close semifinal games to play for a chance to enter the NAIA national tournament.

With a first round 82 point win over St. Louis College of Pharmacy (STLCOP), the Lady Mountaineers left little doubt that they are focused on contending for the KIAC tournament championship, the ...

Three Berea College students were invited to participate in the annual Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival--and each student brought home awards in their sections. The competition was ...

On February 21, Berea College hosted Ms. Georgia Montgomery Powers, a revolutionary who became the first black woman to be elected to the Kentucky Senate.

Lady Mountaineer Ashley Jade Howard was recently named the KIAC women’s basketball “Player of the Week” for February 18- February 24.

“No justice, no peace,” chanted the students, faculty, and guests of Berea College at the 12th annual Unity Banquet. A select group of student speakers lined up to quote famous activists, leaders, ...

- View the photo gallery for West Side Story

Kelly Brouillet, a speech and communications major at Berea, has been involved in a sport since before she was born!

On Valentine's Day, Berea College hosted the acclaimed Marion Anderson String Quartet, the first of three Stephenson Memorial Convocation Concerts of the Spring 2008 semester.

On Wednesday February 13 at noon both students and faculty gathered in Phelps Stokes for the latest installment of “Peanut Butter and Gender” titled “Race, Place & Resistance in Women’s Experiences ...

After many months of planning and anticipation, the new myBerea portal system will be going up online the week of February 18th.

The following article was written and submitted by student Margaret Greene.

This past January, Berea College hosted an event called “Focus the Nation,” which aimed to further develop and expand sustainability, not just on campus, but in surrounding community.

Wandera's consecutive double-doubles in late January and early February earned him the honor of being named the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for ...

The Berea College Mountaineers used a balanced scoring attack to knock off the preseason KIAC favorite Asbury Eagles on January 29.

Junior forward Candy Walls scored her 1,000th career point versus Midway College (KY) at Berea’s Seabury Center on Tuesday, January 22.

Berea College women's basketball coach Bunky Harkleroad was talking about Trimble County's Stephanie Corry, the senior who is trying to lead the Lady Mountaineers, Kentucky's most explosive women's ...

The 69th annual Christmas Country Dance School, hosted by the college since 1938, honored the Rev. Dr. Pat Napier, ’49, with the Lifetime Contribution Award from the national Country Dance and Song ...

Berea College, along with 19 other non-profit, independent four year colleges and universities in Kentucky, will soon be with you wherever you may roam—on your car’s license plate.

Beginning January 1, 2008, historic Boone Tavern Hotel in Berea, Ky. will undergo a $9.6 million, ecologically friendly renovation. The project is designed to ensure that the historic character of ...

Normandi Ellis and Jay Buckner both won ...

Once again, Berea College has entered the National Wildlife Federation’s (NWF) “Chill Out” amateur video contest on popular video website Youtube.com. The videos focus on ways colleges and ...

Twelve times Berea College has earned a number one regional ranking in U.S.News & World Report's annual college survey. This year's ranking of 75th nationally should not be perceived as a drop in ...

With the holidays quickly approaching; a number of students have something else to celebrate—their graduation. View the

- Listen to the Christmas concert.

On November 8-10, biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, and ecology and environmental students presented summer undergraduate research at the 93rd annual Kentucky Academy of Science meeting at the ...

Gurney Norman, acclaimed author of Divine Right’s Trip and Kinfolks, and the featured author for the Summer 2005 issue of Appalachian Heritage Magazine, came to Berea on November ...

Steven D. Karcher is Berea College’s new vice president for business and administration. Karcher began his duties Nov. 12. He succeeds Diane Kerby in the position, who retired after 31 years with ...

In an effort to educate students and fight stereotypes the Islamic religion, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) partnered with the Campus Christian Center (CCC), the Center for International ...

A recent USA Today article reported the findings of the National Study of Student Engagement (NSSE). Berea College was recognized for its Convocation Program, which provides students with culturally ...

The Lady Mountaineers hit the west coast hard over the Thanksgiving holiday and managed to break even in the Menlo College Classic in Atherton, CA.

Tuesday evening, November 13, Grey Auditorium played host to three concerts, as the Wind, Jazz and Fusion Ensembles joined together for the 2007 Fall Concert: Equus.

In the recent November/December issue of the Sierra Club’s environmental magazine, Sierra, named Berea College a “Cool School” as well as put them on a list of ten schools that “Get It.”

Have you ever coasted into the gas station with an empty tank and a sputtering engine?

Led by the efforts of Paul Winker and Trey Baker, the men's cross country team won the 2007 Kentucky Independent Athletic Conference (KIAC) Men’s Cross Country title.

The lawn of Fairchild Hall is a place to find people playing frisbee, walking along and conversing with one another, and from Tuesday, November 13 through Friday, November 16, it was home to a ...

In Berea's second game as host of the Sodexho Tournament the game went into overtime.

College Square is always aglow with the holiday spirit this time of year. It's impossible for visitors and students alike to miss the enormous pine tree that stands tall in front of the Boone Tavern ...

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Add traditional chamber music along with a mixture of cultural sounds and throw the concoction into a blender of diverse stringed music for a recipe that gives you the Quartet San Francisco.

- View photos of Haaga House.

Completed this year, Haaga House, which is named after the trustee who ...

- View scenes from Julius Caesar.

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On October 3 and 4, Berea’s concert choir treated the entire ...

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Berea graduate Bill Melton became the new Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Commissioner on November 1. Melton has been hired to replace Scott Crawford, who left for the Kansas Collegiate ...

If practice is any indication of the season to come, Berea College basketball fans are in for an amazing season. - Check out the photo gallery for the

Last Saturday, October 27, students across campus celebrated Halloween as a whole. Six different dorms took part in this year’s Hallowpalooza festivities, with a different activity taking place in ...

"How many are there here that want to make the world a better place?" asked Dr. Bennett Ross Taylor, a recipient of the John G. Fee award, at the annual Founders Day convocation, October 4. Following ...

Here I am again, at the start of another academic year. I am Marcus Leslie, a member of the class of 2011. Like other students at the start of this academic year, I didn’t know much about my fellow ...

-View the new and improved Pearsons Hall!

Teach for America recently paid a visit to Berea College's campus with the hope of interesting students in their program. Two recent Berea College graduates have already found a home with Teach For ...

Dr. Richard Olson’s Sustainable Appalachian Communities class took a field trip at the end of last month, September 28-30, to Eastern Kentucky to discover first-hand the effects of mountaintop ...

With mid-term exams finishing up this week, many students can be found cramming for their respective classes. And like all high-pressure weeks, students’ biggest battle is the one against ...

- Check out the Mountain Day photo gallery

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Only 60 percent of college-aged students are registered to vote and of those only 42 percent exercise that right. During the week of September 17, students in Dr. Billy Wooten’s political ...

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Every fall, a new group of freshman set foot on Berea College’s campus, many of them for the first time. They bring with them fresh new clothes, decorations for their rooms, and pictures of old ...

“The world is watching you even when you think the world is asleep,” declared Sister Margaret, played by Dr. Gloria Johnson, in James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner.

During this year’s Student Government Association (SGA) retreat members discussed more student involvement on campus and focused on providing service to the local community.

Thursday night, September 20, left many convo-goers breathless as Paraguayan harpist Ramon Romero took the stage, along with Latin percussionist Carlos Caro and guitarist/vocalist Rafael Manriquez.

Dr. Story Musgrave took students on a journey to the vast reaches of space during convocation on September 13, 2007.

Berea College is accepting proposals for its Appalachian Music Fellowship Program for 2008. The program is designed to support graduate students, faculty, public school teachers and or performers ...

Gathered around the candlelit motto, “God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth,” dozens of Bereans held a vigil this week to call attention to “Jena 6,” a civil rights issue that some ...

Dreama Gentry, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness for Undergraduate Programs) director, and Bryan Erslan, student financial aid director, have been named to the founding board of directors of the newly ...

When students entered Phelps-Stokes expecting the typical lecture, it was clear that the convocation would be different than those in years past.

Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS) has announced that four courses to be offered during the 2007-2008 academic year have received designation and funding as ...

In celebration of its 40th year, the University of Kentucky's College of Health Sciences has recognized 40 outstanding alumni, one of whom is Dr. Janice Blythe, associate provost for advising and ...

Vance Blade, risk manager for the Kroger Company, and John E. Fleming, vice president of museums for the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, were elected to the Berea College Board of ...

This book is one of the newest titles in Arcadia Publishing’s Black America series and includes 200 vintage images accompanied by fact-filled, detailed captions. Berea College Associate Professor ...

Berea College was the site for the annual summer conference this summer for the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America and attracted several hundred attendees from across the Western Hemisphere. ...

The New Mummer Group, a theatrical group based in New York City, joined forces with local writers this week to hold the first ever Writers Exchange on campus. Six plays were performed throughout the ...

Tomas Klimas, a four year starter for the Mountaineers, has signed to play professional basketball in Romania.

Berea College’s Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS) has received a Learn and Serve America innovation grant for “Energy and Empowerment in an Appalachian County,” an initiative ...

Dr. Chad Berry, director of the Berea College Appalachian Center, has announced the appointment of Dr. William H. Turner to the National Endowment for the Humanities Chair in Appalachian Studies at ...

Earl Hamner, at age 83, is still exemplifying and espousing the same traditional values that have been his trademark since he became known in the 1970’s as the writer and producer of “The Waltons,” ...

Dr. Kyoko Iitaka, a speech pathologist and Professor Emeritus at Tokyo Gakugei University, and Peter “Pete” McNeill, an agricultural and cooperative extension professional who has worked world-wide, ...

Two-hundred forty-five individuals passed a major milestone in their lives Sunday, May 27, as they became graduates during Berea College's 135th Commencement. These are accomplishments for which they ...

Forty nine years after he began his college career, Bill Cass receives his Bachelor of Science degree in technology and industrial arts at Berea College's 135th Commencement ceremony on May 27.

Berea College student Kit Cottrell’s poem, “The Alpha-Beta of Abuse,” will be performed at Until the Violence Stops: Kentucky, a two-week event in August that draws attention to and seeks to ...

If you’re a frequent visitor to the Berea College Web site, you may have noticed a new addition - an updated, flashier campus map. The interactive map was designed and created by Jacques Valentin, a ...

The Berea College baseball team had its ups and downs this season, but finished on a high note, coming in third place in the KIAC Conference tournament as the host team May 3 - 5. This meant they ...

Senior Jessa Turner took another big step toward fulfilling her dream business, HomeGrown HideAways, at the recent Appalachian Ideas Network (AIN) Social Venture Showcase in Lexington. Turner’s ...

Tradition or technology? Morality or modernization? In the final Friday Faculty Colloquium of the school year, Professor Robert Foster tackled the tension between modern and ancient ideas in ...

Lies, betrayal and violence tear at the fabric of a family in the student written and directed gospel stage show “Hidden Wounds.” The production debuted on May 3 and ran through May 5 at Berea ...

Senior Megan Naseman is no stranger to being in charge. Not only does she serve as the leader of the four house residents in the Ecovillage's SENS house as a labor supervisor and house coordinator, ...

“I’m just one person, but I feel like I should be able to do something,” Patricia Feeney told the convocation audience on May 3. That was the feeling that led the 2005 Berea College graduate to ...

Devastating. Shameful. Shocking. A war zone. These are the adjectives Berea College students and their adviser used to describe their recent impressions of the once thriving city of New Orleans. ...

A sixteen year obsession with the game of cricket has lead Fred Rweru to fulfill a dream. Rweru,’07, a Physical Education major from Kampala, Uganda, has been awarded a $25,000 Thomas J. Watson ...

Dressed in suit and tie, Louisville jazz saxophonist Ron Jones and three other talented musicians treated their Berea College audience to the enthusiastic, swinging performance of “Hot Licks, Cool ...

Patricia Feeney, a water rights activist and 2005 Berea graduate, will speak at her alma mater May 3 at 3 p.m. in Phelps Stokes Chapel. In her presentation "Water Rights Are Human Rights: A Berea ...

Whether it’s joining hands with strangers in a community square dance or doing freestyle clogging at a festival, many people in eastern Kentucky know how to kick up their heels and enjoy the ...

While many of us were on Spring Break lounging on the beach, hiking trails or just plain relaxing and taking it easy, members of the Berea College chapter of Habitat for Humanity used their week off ...

Today, Bereans will show their support for the Virginia Tech community as they send off a personalized prayer banner to the university as a symbol of friendship in the wake of the April 16 shooting.

The evening before Berea College's Labor Day brought recognition and thanks to several students who exemplify Berea's creed of "Learning, Labor and Service."

“What is art? Does art have a purpose? Should art have a purpose?” textile artist Hollis Chatelain asked the Berea College audience. “The more I make art, the more the questions come.”

Berea College’s newest publication, Carillon, is fresh off the press and available to literature lovers.

Berea's commitment to Christian values is a hot topic on campus. The BC speech and debate team, led by Dr. Billy Wooten, recently shed some light on the issue, staging a debate and community forum ...

On March 18, The Center for Excellence Learning through Service (CELTS) and the Ceramic Apprenticeship Program hosted the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser to end local hunger.

The elderly woman was gray-haired with a stooped back and a slow, cautious walk. As a survivor of the concentration camps, Madame F spoke to the Berea College audience about performing music for the ...

In response to startling abuse statistics and as a way to show their commitment to educating people about ending abuse, Berea College students took to the streets on April 12 for the second annual ...

The 2007 graduating class was acknowledged at the annual Senior Banquet held April 11. Faculty and staff awards were announced along with this year's senior class gift. As commencement day ...

The first week of March held much excitement for a small group of Berea College students who had the opportunity to attend the Model African Union in Washington, D.C. Seven men and six women went ...

Old Seabury Gym was buzzing with activity and conversation as the Berea College Country Dancers gave their annual spring convocation on Tuesday, April 10. The theme for the convocation, which ...

The mafia invaded Berea College’s campus March 27-28. The Petticoat Mafia, that is. The group of five mature ladies who transformed their mountain town with their leadership and tenacity were guests ...

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On March 24, Berea College’s Cosmopolitan Club and African Student Association ...

Normandi Ellis’ office at the Public Relations building has a huge window that allows the sunshine to beam in. If you walk by the building, you’ll see various CASE awards prominently displayed in ...

Help us beat the likes of Harvard, Yale and UNC-Chapel Hill by rating our student-produced "Berea College and the Environment Factory" video ...

Berea College's Dining Services was packed wall to wall Monday night with the brightest students on campus for the annual Academic Awards Banquet.

Members of Berea College’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team celebrated their recent success during their monthly meeting March 26. The campus chapter was only chartered last October, and in ...

Habitat for Humanity, an international organization that builds low-cost houses for families in need, can be found all over the globe. Berea's chapter, however, is leaving its mark in more ways than ...

“We live as a people of privilege in a world that is incredibly out of whack,” said Rick Ufford-Chase, executive director of Presbyterian Peace Fellowship during convocation on March 22.

On March 17, Berea College’s Black Music Ensemble (BME) brought down the house at the second annual College Choir Explosion in Louisville, Ky. Winning first place and tying for the people's choice ...

On March 13, The Appalachian Center continued its semester-long focus on the effects of Mountaintop Removal (MTR) on the Appalachia region with a public information session. The night’s forum ...

"I believe that cultural diversity is as important as biological diversity," said Winona LaDuke at the March 15 convocation. LaDuke, a Native American activist, environmentalist, economist, writer ...

Berea College chemistry professor, Dr. Paul Smithson, has been able to engage several enthusiastic students in research projects that involved problem-based learning over the past several years. He ...

A research paper completed for a class last fall has earned Berea College senior Lakeya Chase more than good marks. She has received regional recognition for her work. At the encouragement of ...

Two Berea College students have been named the recipients of the ESE Sustainability Research Mini-Grants totaling up to $1,600. Nathan Hall and Micah Johnson were awarded the mini-grants for their ...

The feeling of anticipation and excitement was palpable as the participants in the Mountain Folk Festival entered the Old Seabury Gym and gave performances of traditional country dances, some of ...

With Berea College as their first stop, the female guitarists of La Guitara kicked off their much anticipated tour on International Women's Day with a skillful and stunning collection of songs.

Campus Counseling Services and the Lifetime Wellness class invited the Berea community to relax with green tea and meditation, and to get down with Dance Dance Revolution.

Roaring organ music vibrated through Gray Auditorium in Presser Hall on February 25 in celebration of John Courter’s 36 years at Berea College. The evening recital marked Courter's retirement as a ...

The eleventh annual Unity Banquet honored four outstanding African American students with the Carter G. Woodson Student Service Awards, named in honor of Berea College alum Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the ...

From February 9 - 26, Hutchins Library featured "A Creative Celebration," an exhibit that showcased the talents of Berea's faculty and staff.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (naia.org)- No. 2 seed Bethel (Ind.) won a shoot-out with No. 7 seed Berea (Ky.), 98-86, in the first round of the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship ...

"Everything in science should be approached with an open mind," said Dr. Ken Miller during his convocation address. Miller, a Catholic and evolutionist, spoke to Berea students about evolution, ...

On March 2, with the help of a sneaky cat, two "things," a fish and two children whose "mother was out," the Berea College Bookstore celebrated the National Education Association's (NEA) "Read Across ...

“You are here to learn and if you’re not here for that reason, you are in the wrong place. You have to read and you have to write and if you know you aren’t strong in those areas, get better. No ...

In the semester's headline event for the Appalachian Center, a group of Kentucky authors and musicians gathered in a packed Gray Auditorium to sing and speak out against the controversial mining ...

With throbbing melodies and ethnic rhythms, kora player Mamadou Diabate and his ensemble livened up a quiet Thursday night and inspired the Berea College convocation audience to rise to its feet and ...

“Can there be peace in the Middle East or anywhere else?” That was the question of the day during a lecture at Berea College by Dr. Hector Avalos, associate professor of religious studies at Iowa ...

Variety. That is an appropriate word to describe the entertainment awaiting those attending the Berea College Theatre Laboratory’s production of “From Page to Stage - A Festival of Original Plays” ...

The Berea College Speech and Debate team ended its competitive season on a high note as the school hosted the Kentucky Forensics Association State Championship Feb. 16 - 17. Approximately 125 ...

The eleventh annual Carter G. Woodson Unity Banquet was held on February 17, hosted by the Black Cultural Center. This year’s theme, A Message in the Movement: From the Streets to the Beats, was ...

On February 16, Appalachian Heritage magazine hosted author Darnell Arnoult as the featured regional writer in celebration of the winter 2007 issue. A native of the Virginia foothills, ...

Recap courtesy of Bryan Baker, KIACsports.com.

Recaps courtesy of Bryan Baker, KIACsports.com

On February 16, Berea College's senior women basketball players were honored before large crowds and, in some cases, with record breaking stats in their game against St. Mary of the Woods.

Despite leading for the majority of the game, the Mountaineers could not stop a late surge by Asbury, who won by a final of 79 - 76. This was the final home game for seniors Melvin Brown, Donnie ...

The day after Valentine's Day brought music and talent to Berea College in the form of the Ciompi Quartet, a group of four skilled and accomplished musicians from Duke University.

In her visit to Berea College, Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie shared wisdom, advice and her experiences as the first woman elected as a bishop in the AME Church, the nation's oldest African American ...

Several Berea College students received awards for their work in physics, environmental science, chemistry and health science at the Kentucky Academy of Science's 2006 Undergraduate Research ...

To wrap up Berea College's short term semester, the men's basketball team stormed the court, ready to redeem themselves after their tough loss against Indiana University Southeast last week. The ...

“Beautiful, inspirational and meaningful poetry that is joined with singable, striking tunes, combining the powers of music and literature in a profound way.” If that clue came up on “Jeopardy,” ...

James Ruchala, a doctoral candidate from Pinnacle, N.C., is the first 2007 Appalachian Music Fellowship recipient to take up residence in Berea and begin his research this year.

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Protesting the war in Iraq and calling upon elected officials to end the ...

Berea College's recycling program hit a record last year when it recycled more than 318,000 pounds of paper, plastic, glass, aluminum, batteries and other recyclable waste materials produced by the ...

Sophomore guard Jenna Lowe (Carrolton, Ky.) tied a school record when she connected on nine of 19 shots from three-point range to lead #23 Berea to a 104-78 victory at KIAC rival St. Louis College of ...

Though only a few months old, the fledgling SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team enthusiastically embraces the mission of its parent organization. Founded in 1975, SIFE (which has more than 14,000 ...

Mountaineer fans were treated to an exciting and close game at Seabury Arena against the Indiana University Southeast Grenadiers. The game kept fans on their feet and players on their toes with a ...

Berea College Cross Country Coach Mike Johnson was named KIAC Coach of the Year for the 9th time this year, capping another successful season that also included having runner Antonio Marchi compete ...

Seabury Gym was crowded with excited Berea College basketball fans as the men's and women's basketball teams hit the court Tuesday night in a double header against the Alice Lloyd Eagles.

Berea College Professor Billy Wooten was recently recognized by the Madison County Safety Coalition for his work in promoting health, safety and education with the help of his communications class.

The Berea College community celebrated the life and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during several public events beginning January 14.

Berea College senior Ni Ji, a native of Nanjing, China, has been recognized for her research work by receiving an award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Anaheim, ...

Berea College and Midway College (Ky.) broke the NAIA-II record for most points (both teams) when Berea outscored Midway 120-111 in overtime on January 11. The 231 points shatters the record of 230 ...

After a weekend win against Indiana University Southeast, the Lady Mountaineers took on Asbury College Monday night in KIAC Conference action.

After resting up over winter break, and incurring a loss to Doane College in the annual Virgin Islands Tournament, BC's Lady Mountaineers were back in action in Saturday night's game.

Watch the 2006 Christmas Country Dance School audio slideshow here.

“Promenade, round that way ...

Financial services executive Scott M. Jenkins of Rosemont, Pa., and former Warren Wilson College President Douglas M. Orr Jr. of Black Mountain, N.C., were elected to the Berea College Board of ...

Three Berea College students were recognized by the KIAC and NAIA for their achievements both on and off the soccer field.

Dr. Rebecca Bates, Berea College assistant history professor, educated a large group of her peers at a recent Friday Faculty Colloquium using information she gathered while working on her ...

It’s a perfect rags-to-riches story. Truman is in the doghouse… literally, that is, until a Hollywood casting agent came knocking at a shelter Truman called home. It seems the agent thought ...

On December 10, Berea College held its 2006 mid-year graduation ceremony to congratulate students on their hard work and persistent work ethic. Students and family members gathered in Phelps-Stokes ...

Many students look at the final week of classes as an easy week--one to coast through. The Berea College Lady Mountaineers, however, managed to stay busy with two exciting home games.

Several BC staff members won a total of 17 CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education) awards for outstanding achievements in development and ...

"I'm not really very good at answers," says Dr. Chet Raymo, a writer, teacher and naturalist who for 40 years has been exploring the relationship between science and nature. "I like questions much ...

In light of this year’s stellar performances in “Mother Courage and Her Children” and “A Raisin in the Sun,” the Berea College Theatre Laboratory has selected several talented student actors and ...

With his poem "Picking Mushrooms," Robert Campbell, a sophomore English major from Lexington, Ky., recently won first place in the Sarabande Student Poetry Competition.

Over a thousand students, staff, faculty and community members packed into Union Church on the first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 3, for “A Celebration of Christmas 2006.” The two-and-a-half hour concert, ...

BC's Lady Mountaineers had a fifty-fifty split in the Pepsi Classic during the first weekend in December.

In the recent closing ceremony for the 2006 “Get Moving Berea College” program, Kris Wright and staff awarded this year’s participants with prizes and for increasing their steps.

This October, Berea College, along with three other institutions, received the AASHE Campus Sustainability Leadership Award for its sustainability initiatives.

Dr. Tom Boyd, chair of Berea College's sociology department, is not an artist... or is he? For the past fifteen years he has been making art: twisted faces, curved torsos and pieces of social ...

With its second production this year, the Berea College Theatre Laboratory presented Lorriane Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” at the McGaw Theater on November 10 and 11 and November 15-18. A cast ...

Improving vastly over last year's performance at the Pepsi-Sodexho Basketball Tournament, the Mountaineers still fell short in the championship game.

While shaking hands and walking among the audience, John Hope Bryant, the founder of Operation HOPE and an advocate for financial literacy, spoke with Berea College students during the November 14 ...

Four of Berea College's distinguished music ensembles warmed audiences with music filled with heat, passion and a lot of percussion during their annual fall concert.

Homecoming week is known for many things, specifically the return of college alumni. The alumni come back to campus for various reasons and participate in a multitude of events. One such event was ...

Members of the Berea Entrepreneurs Club (BEC) traveled to Chicago November 2-4 for the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) annual conference.

Dr. Eileen McKiernan Gonzalez, Berea College art history professor, presented details from a research trip she took to Spain this summer at a recent Friday Faculty Colloquium. The professor, who ...

The dedication of the Francis and Louise Hutchins Center for International Education was held earlier this month, with a dinner honoring the legacy of Mr. and ...

The Black Music Ensemble rounded out the Homecoming weekend festivities with a concert that fogged up the windows at Union Church on Sunday afternoon.

Berea College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams took on Milligan College in a double-header as part of the recent Homecoming festivities.

Four Berea College upperclassmen were crowned royalty by President Larry Shinn and First Lady Nancy Albright Shinn during halftime. The quartet earned the most votes from a large field of talented ...

Celebrating the influential leaders of the Harlem Renaissance era, this year’s Black Student Union pageant embraced the African American legacy by naming this year's event, “A New Age Renaissance.” ...

Music is "the mirror of our psyche," explained Miles Hoffman, the founder and artistic director of the American Chamber Players. The ensemble's performance at Berea College showed grace, talent and ...

Eager to hear the words of regional authors, more than seventy people – writers, readers, students and faculty alike – attended Appalachian Heritage's inaugural Featured Authors reading on ...

The weekend of Nov. 10-12 brought at least 500 alumni back to Berea’s campus for the annual Homecoming celebration. As always, a plethora of exciting activities awaited current and former BC ...

Beautiful music in five different languages filled Gray Auditorium for nearly two hours in the Berea College concert choir and chamber singers fall concert the first weekend of November.

During the Q&A session that ended Berea's college-wide symposium recently, a student asked speakers Margie Richard, Jennifer Osha and Craig Williams if there was really any way to save or undo the ...

On November 3 and 4, speech and debate teams from throughout the region arrived at Berea College to compete in the annual John G. Fee Memorial Debate, one of the largest tournaments in the area.

Berea's Lady Mountaineer basketball team is back this year, and they're turning up the heat!

After last years' season of losing streaks, the Mountaineer basketball team is ready to make some changes.

October 26-29 -- Bereans, along with the rest of the world, were extended an invitation to the 32nd Annual Celebration of Traditional Music. Traditional music is an old style passed down ...

Well-known folksingers John McCutcheon and Malcolm Dalglish performed for Berea College recently, kicking off Berea's 32nd Celebration of Traditional Music with a playful, joyous performance between ...

Students, family and community members of all ages packed into the old Seabury gymnasium Nov. 2 for the annual Berea Dances! recital. This exciting event featured performances by eight student dance ...

The cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, horses, dogs, cat and llama that call Berea College’s Hunt Acres Farm home played host to visitors on a cold and windy Saturday. Delta Tau Alpha’s (the agriculture ...

Great minds from Berea College's campus and the surrounding community gathered together in the cozy Fireside Room in Draper to talk and write with Appalachian author Gwyn Hyman Rubio.

The cold weather was not a deterrent to volunteers taking part in the 14th annual Hunger Hurts Food Drive at the First Christian Church of Berea sponsored by Students for Appalachia (SFA) on October ...

On October 19 , the International Center and the Debate Team came together to offer their thoughts on the current U.S. Immigration policies in relation to the mounting tension surrounding the ...

Opening its 2006-2007 season at the McGaw Theatre, the Berea College Theatre Laboratory presented the politically charged play Mother Courage and Her Children, written by Bertolt Brecht. Starting ...

Most would assume that a holiday celebrating deceased ancestors and children would be a somber one. In the case of Dia de los Muertos, however, the mood is vastly different.

The apostle Paul in Romans 11:17-18 wrote that the Gentiles were grafted into “Abraham’s tree,” which represented the Jews, God’s chosen people. For years after Jesus' resurrection most of his ...

For those participating in the “Get Moving Berea College” program, dancing can be a fun and energetic way to reach your stepping goals, as one team has already discovered. The Fine, Young, and ...

The 2007 Appalachian Music Fellowship Program will begin again in January. The program offers graduate students, faculty, public school teachers and/or musicians the opportunity to study Appalachian ...

A hush fell over the crowd of students in Phelps-Stokes as the lights were slowly dimmed down to darkness. Music began to play, and amazing pictures of mountains, lakes and people were projected onto ...

A self described “Black woman intellectual, revolutionary activist,” bell hooks continues to spread her knowledge throughout Berea College’s campus. Serving as a Distinguished Professor in Residence, ...

If no one has noticed, Berea's literary publication, Zephyr, has been inactive for several years. Student Robert Campbell and a group of students hope to change that.

Spicy smells wafted through the commons in Woods Penn, as students anxiously awaited the opportunity to sample and savor real, homemade, Korean food.

When Berea College students enjoy sausage patties for breakfast and beef stew, roasts, pulled pork barbecue sandwiches and tenderloins for lunch and dinner from dining services, more and more often ...

On October 13th, in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Campus Life and Berea College’s nursing department honored breast cancer survivors by hosting a dinner to promote awareness. ...

Soon, Berea College students, particularly males, will be targeted to join a new group on campus. MARS (Men Advocating awareness of Rape and Sexual assault) is aiming to be fully operational by the ...

This summer, fourteen members of Berea's Country Dancers began their trip across the Mexican border. They brought back gifts for friends and family, and stories that are being told through new ...

Oct. 18 - Surrounded by falling leaves and flying ladybugs, the BC community celebrated the 131st annual Mountain Day at Indian Fort. (See photo gallery at the end of this article.) ...

It could have been the twenty new freshmen in the Wind and Jazz Ensembles, or it may have been the desire to get outside after a soggy day that drove a record number of music fans to the annual ...

Their shirts spattered with mud and hands caked with earthen plaster, several students had a chance to learn natural building techniques on October 7. With Campus Sustainability Month in full swing, ...

Berea College took a major step forward in their 35 year cultural exchange program with Denmark this past summer when 15 Berea students made their international gymnastics debut at the Landstaevne ...

With deadpan delivery and crazy instruments, the Saint Louis Brass Quintet successfully presented a broad range of brass music in two performances for Berea College on Oct. 5. More than a thousand ...

At Oct. 12th's annual Founders' Day convocation, Wallace A. Battle, an African American graduate of Berea College in 1901, was honored posthumously for his tireless service and great commitment to ...

It might not have been as dramatic as when the walls of Jericho tumbled down, but when Berea College President Larry Shinn struck the top of the 160-foot smokestack with a sledgehammer Tuesday, Oct. ...

Representatives from the local chapter of Rotary International recently presented senior biology major Sonia Kamanda with a Manier Peak scholarship for $1,000.

Part of the new General Studies Requirement [GSTR] program at Berea College calls for a writing competency exam, which was administered to all first year students at the end of September.

Coming soon to television screens near you: accomplished actor (and Berea College graduate) Muse Watson is following his run on FOX's "Prison Break" with a recurring role on the popular investigative ...

The smell of bananas and cinnamon bread drifted through the air as small feet pitter-pattered on the sidewalk. Berea College students welcomed youngsters with healthy snacks to celebrate the ...

"Without risk, faith is just safety and security … without adventure," said Rev. Stacy Sauls in his recent address to Berea College's convocation audience. "It is in the adventure that we are saved."

Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) faculty and staff excitedly exchanged ideas on social entrepreneurship with a delegation of ten innovative women from Jordan on September 18th.

Brightly colored booths dotted Alumni's Baird Lounge as music from all ranges of ethnicities blared from laptops. Berea College's annual Club and Organization Fair was a mix of colors, sounds and ...

With gorgeous vocals and smooth rhythms, the Texas-based all-female quartet, Divahn, treated its Berea College audience to Jewish music with a twist at Sept. 21's convocation.

The accomplishments of 120 workers who put in 106,000 hours of work as well as the dozens of individuals who visualized and planned Berea College’s new state-of-the-art central heating and cooling ...

Kicking off its third year at Berea College, the “Get Moving Berea” program encourages teams and individuals to walk, jog and exercise for a healthier body. Beginning September 18, participants ...

During the past several years, 19 Berea College students have had first hand experience in biology research under the direction of Dr. Ron Rosen, BC biology professor. Grants obtained through ...

If the home opener is any indication of the season ahead, the Lady Mountaineers Soccer Team will keep kicking the ball right into the goal.

"We'd like to cover all of Chinese music today, from north to south," said Gao Hong, a member of the Chinese ensemble Spirit of Nature. She and two other internationally acclaimed musicians, Chen ...

What started out as a conversation turned into an insightful seminar, when a group of male students got together to discuss the treatment of women in today’s society, at a time when it’s needed the ...

Berea College cross country runners Antonio Marchi and John Reece took a moment to talk with Coach Mike Johnson on a drizzly Tuesday after practice. Their lean bodies glistened with a mixture of ...

With the death August 1 in La Jolla, California of Margaret Anne Cargill, one of the wealthiest women in America, Berea College learned the identity of a generous benefactor whose anonymous ...

Built in 1909 and fully renovated most recently in 1935, Pearsons Residence Hall is being modernized and restored during the next 8 months.

Dr. Robert Boyce, Berea College Professor of Art, recently had a book published in honor of Berea’s sesquicentennial.

Through last week’s Volunteer Extravaganza, Berea’s Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS) introduced eager, service-minded students to the wide variety of service organizations on ...

On Saturday Sept. 9, the Berea College men's soccer team opened its season with a bang.

"Peace is not a distant challenge," said Berea College's president, Dr. Larry D. Shinn, in the opening convocation of the school year. He spoke to an audience of incoming freshmen and returning ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that the Kentucky Department of Agriculture is now one of only 54 licensed certifiers of organic products nationwide.

While other students on Berea’s campus were engrossed in finals’ preparation, Matthew Isaacs was in Orlando on the trip of a lifetime.

What does Berea College have in common with airplanes, stadiums, and most elementary and high schools? Automated External Defibrillators or AEDs.

Dr. Michael Panciera, chair of Berea’s agriculture and natural resources department, received this year’s Paul C. Hager Award for Excellence in Advising. Advisors are nominated by students for their ...

Dr. Michael Panciera, chair of Berea’s agriculture and natural resources department, received this year’s Paul C. Hager Award for Excellence in Advising. Advisors are nominated by students for their ...

Dr. Dawn Anderson is no stranger to professional accolades. In her 14 years at the college she’s won the Paul C. Hager Advising award (2003) and the Labor Supervisor award (2003). But her latest ...

Governor Ernie Fletcher has named Dr. Talina R. Mathews as the new executive director of the Kentucky Office of Energy Policy. Mathews was formerly an economist with the Office of Energy Policy. The ...

Based on the opinions of more than 115,000 students across the country, Berea placed in the top twenty on the following ranking lists: “Scotch and Soda, Hold the Scotch,” “Stone Cold Sober Schools,” ...

During the August 18 broadcast of "The View," Berea College was named one of five "Great Deal" schools.

U.S.News & World Report has named Berea College as the top Comprehensive College for a Bachelor’s Degree in the South for 2007.

While thousands of astronomers gathering in Prague during the International Astronomical Union try to determine ...

Berea graduate, Dr. J. Edward Kellough, '77, Professor and MPA and PhD Program Director in the Department of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia, has authored a new book ...

Dr. Chad Berry, current president of the Appalachian Studies Association and Associate Professor of History at Maryville College, will join Berea College in July as director of the Appalachian Center.

Dr. Mulumba Mukundi, General Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of the Congo and head of UPRECO, the Presbyterian University of the Congo, made a brief stop on Berea’s campus on June 22, to see and ...

“I fell in love with this banjo that came into an instrument shop that I worked at in Victoria, British Columbia,” says Erynn Marshall as she concludes her fellowship to study old-time music. “And I ...

Accompanying her father William Davis, who graduated from Berea in 1936, Geena Davis attended the Alumni Awards Banquet during Berea's Summer Reunion, the last official event during Berea's ...

Three Berea College alumni have received special awards during this year's summer reunion, which was the last official event during Berea's sesquicentennial year.

Dr. Chad Berry, current president of the Appalachian Studies Association and Associate Professor of History at Maryville College, will join Berea College in July as director of the Appalachian Center.

May 21 - Civil Rights Leader Rev. Benjamin L. Hooks urges 231 Berea College seniors to “vote, dream, try, believe and persevere” during Berea College's 134th Commencement.

Through words and voice, fabric and ceramic, creativity and skill, these students have created works of art that demand attention. Currently on display on the main floor of Hutchins Library, the ...

Toes were tapping and heads were bobbing to the music of the annual Spring Concert featuring the Berea College Chamber Winds, Wind, and Jazz Ensembles.

Through wind and rain, sunny days and overcast skies, the Great Commitments Relay team has reached their goal of bringing Berea College's hopes and ideals to communities and schools across six ...

Together, five staff and twelve faculty have given nearly four-and-a-half centuries of service to the College.

Senior Physics and Mathematics major Michaela Conley recently presented her research entitled A Study of Optical Rotation and Linear Polarization to the Kentucky Association of Physics ...

Jason Fults and Isaac Bingham, both December 2005 graduates of Berea College, have been awarded 2005-06 Thomas J. Watson Fellowships for independent study and travel outside the United States.

As part of their “Lift Him Up” Spring Tour, BME sang their praises all over the South! In five short days, the BME took nearly 50 students to four venues in three states, and wowed the crowds ...

Several students were honored at the fourth annual Service Awards Banquet.

The audience at Berea Baptist Church was filled with friends, family, students, alumni, and people of the community who wanted to show their support and appreciation for the members of the Black ...

The Berea College Labor Program held its annual Labor Awards Banquet at Boone Tavern recently, seeking to honor some of the college's most outstanding student workers, labor supervisors, and mentors.

Graduating senior Rachel Rosolina was recently awarded a Dingman Book Award for achievements at Berea. Rosolina received a one hundred dollar gift certificate to a bookstore of her choice for her ...

It’s official. The first annual Campus-Community Partnerships for Sustainability Conference was a unanimous success!

"What I have to say may take a little while to digest," warned Dr. Nadinne Cruz. An internationally respected author, speaker, and activist, Cruz spoke at the Berea College Service Convocation on ...

April 24 - The BC Country Dancers were at it again on Labor Day eve, this time inviting students and community members to join in the fun. Skirts billowed and flowed as students, children, ...

The "stormy weather" outside could not keep devoted followers from turning out at the Woods-Penn Commons for Labor Day's annual concert. The Labor Day Pops Concert, featuring Wind and Jazz ...

Future entrepreneurs and leaders, young and old, were treated to a delicious lunch and inspiring lecture by John Whitehead.

Berea College, along with Harvard and Williams College, is being featured in an article about sustainability at some of the nation's top schools.

I didn't wake up early on Labor Day expecting to get my hands dirty, but I quickly found out that there was more to covering a Habitat for Humanity story than just taking pictures.

The Berea College Theater Laboratory presented its final production of the year with a blast from the past, The York Cycle Plays.

"It's a sensual type of experience," Andrea Anderson told the convocation audience just before her performance, titled Journey into Impressionism, in which she explored the Impressionist ...

April 24 - Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a Frisbee!

The annual Berea College Career Awareness Day is more than an opportunity to restock your collection of free pens.

April 18 - Many of Berea's greatest minds converged on the dining hall for the annual Scholarship Day and Academic Awards Banquet.

With fiddles warmed up and guitars furiously strumming, Berea College Country Dancers took the stage in the Old Seabury Gym for their tenth annual convocation performance.

In June 2005, a class of twenty-one students, five faculty members and three guests set out to explore European sites connected with the Holocaust. Along with many other sites, they visited ...

April 12 - At 5:25 pm, the line of people stretched all the way out of Woods-Penn and all the way up the sidewalk. They were waiting for the doors to open on Berea's fourth annual Empty ...

As New York Times environment reporter Andrew C. Revkin described his travels across the globe, relating experiences both touching and chilling, both serious and delightfully "wacky", he connected ...

A butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker. Over the years, Berea College students have been all these and more through the college’s labor program.

April 11- The events of September 11, 2001 left the Lower Manhattan section of New York City in a state of horrific devastation.

BC's fiddling virtuoso, Jake Krack, has co-produced an album on the Smithsonian Folkways Label that features classic old-time fiddlers.

Student employment, second only to class attendance, is the most universal experience of American college students.

Several students participated in a Rent-A-Worker weekend to help raise money for Habitat for Humanity's spring break service trip to Florida where they will help repair damage done by Hurricane ...

Berea College is the nation’s #2 best value private college according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features it on its "Top 10 Best Value Private Colleges" ...

On Friday March 31, Berea College began the Great Commitments Relay from the Alumni Circle. As part of the college's 150th anniversary this year, participants are traveling nearly 2,000 miles on a ...

March 31 - Berea College will begin the “Great Commitments Relay” – a 1,855 mile goodwill tour through southern Appalachia - as part of the College’s 150th anniversary celebration this year.

This week marks the second anniversary of BCnow, the campus, staff and alumni source for news, events and announcements concerning Berea College.

If you are reading this article, you have seen the work of Cary Hazelwood. In fact, BC students, staff and faculty members (not to mention thousands and thousands of folks off-campus) use his work ...

It may have taken Jules Verne eighty days to make it around the world, but a few BC students and an eager crowd managed to take a tour of the globe all in one night at the Cosmopolitan/African ...

“Competitors win sometimes, winners win most times, but champions perform every time,” said Nick Citizen of the Berea College Men’s Track and Field Team.

Although the women’s track team placed 2nd at the Berea invitational, losing to long-time rival, Centre College, Berea’s point leader, freshman Annie Dillon, proved herself a worthy athlete after ...

"The Merchant of Venice" performed by Actors from the London Stage was simply Shakespeare yet so much more.

"Faith, hope, and love," said Ken Sehested, peace activist and guest speaker for this year's Robbins Peace and Brotherhood Lecture. "And 'the greatest of these is love'… Love may be the greatest, ...

Appalshop founder and architect Bill Richardson of Whitesburg and Shawn C.D. Johnson of Winchester, Mass., an executive with State Street Global Advisors in Boston, were elected to the Berea College ...

Carolyn McQueen, a senior at BC, is using her life experiences to help end violence against women. She- with the help of a few fellow students- has organized Berea's first ever Take Back The Night ...

The talented ensemble Festival of Four performed A World of Music on a Single Stage at the Berea College convocation on March 9. Consisting of members from Spain, Chile, the United States and ...

BC student Marcus Elston has been awarded a Compton Mentor Fellowship for 2006. Elston wowed judges with his proposal titled "Griot Music Revolution: Shifting the Direction and Message of Popular ...

The telescope in the Gilbert Roberts Observatory has been updated with new technology and is nearly ready to offer more heavenly views.

This past summer, nearly 80 Berea College students ventured out into the 'Real World' as student interns.

Once again, six bow-tied boys from Morehouse College in Georgia had jazz lovers dancing in the aisles. The talented sextet known as Jaspects returned to Berea College to perform their concert, “A ...

In the midst of all of the events and activities of Berea College’s 150th anniversary during the 2005 -06 academic year, another milestone “birthday” takes place. Phelps Stokes Chapel, a well-known ...

After ascending two steep summits -- the KIAC regular season championship and the KIAC tournament championship -- the Lady Mountaineers of Berea College found a higher peak looming, one that would ...

Men's Track Coach Mike Johnson stood on the edge of the track, clipboard in hand, watching his athletes practice. “It’s looking pretty good,” he said. As the men of Berea’s track and field team ...

As part of Berea College's celebration of Women's History Month, the five-woman group the Reel World String Band brought their humor, their unique bluegrass style and their sociopolitical message to ...

Twelve BC students traveled to Utah with the short term class, Photography and Writing: Tools for Conservation, taught by Dr. Libby Jones and Dr. Alan Mills.

Feb. 25 - A group of fifteen Berea College students and staff attended a regional workshop organized by Bread for the World in Lexington, Kentucky.

BC Professor Billy Wooten was awarded KFA Coach of the year during the Kentucky Forensics Association (KFA) 2006 State Championship Tournament, hosted by Berea College.

"The stakes are high when you put something in your mouth," Dr. Paul Rozin told his Berea College audience on February 23. In his informative and entertaining lecture Food is Frightening, Fun and ...

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (February 25, 2006) – No. 1 Berea College defeated No. 2 Bethel College 91-85 in the women’s basketball championship game on Saturday night as the 2006 Kentucky Intercollegiate ...

With great grace and skill, the European chamber ensemble Czech Nonet swept the Berea College audience into the worlds of Martinu, Mozart and Brahms on Feb. 16.

On Senior Night at #25 Berea College, 5-foot-8-inch senior guard Rebecca May scored her 2,000th point and grabbed her 500th rebound while leading the Lady Mountaineers (19-7) to a 117-77 victory over ...

Swimmer, Britin Ellard, jumped right in to BC's record books by setting a new mark for nine school records.

Junior forward Rebecca May (Waynesburg, KY) is rewriting the women's basketball record book at BC. During Berea's February 9 contest with Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival Asbury ...

Seeking to "pay homage to our sisters who have paved the way," Dr. Mary Frances Howard-Hamilton presented Listening to the Voices of Our Sisters: Her Presence Is Everywhere in February 9's ...