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Berea College’s Justin Skeens Wins Three Emmys

Berea College Junior Nathaniel Fish Selected as 2022 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow

Lexington Gallery to Feature Works by Berea College Student Craft Program Staff, Apprentices

21 Berea College Students Named Gilman Program Award Winners

Berea College Professor Silas House Awarded Duggins Prize, Largest Given to an LGBTQ Writer in the United States

Berea College Board of Trustees Elects New Member

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Berea College Launches $10 Million Campaign to Build Two Future-Focused Tech Buildings

Berea Students Awarded Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants

Money Names Berea College 20th Best Overall, 10th Best in the South

Berea College Constructing Second Hydroelectric Generating Plant at Lock 14 in Beattyville

Berea College Recognizes 260 Students During First In-Person Spring Graduation Ceremony Since 2019

2022 Berea College Service Awards Presented to Former Berea College First Lady Jane Stephenson, Community Organizer Michael Maloney

Berea College Student Nationally Honored as Major of the Year in Health & Human Performance

Two Berea College Students Selected as Watson Fellows

Ezell becomes the Appalachian Eagle during the Clear Creek premier of the full Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man performance

Ezell National Tour Launches in Berea Over Earth Day Weekend

Founding Member of Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sule Greg Wilson, to Perform at Berea College

National Book Foundation Authors Present “The Environment of Now” at Berea College

Berea College Joins New Collegiate Conference of the South Following USA South Separation

Berea College Woodworking School at Pine Croft Spring Registration Now Open

Berea College Recognizes 80 Students at Mid-Year Ceremony

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Statement on the death of bell hooks from Berea College

Baskins accepting alumni awards at Homecoming

Andrew and Symerdar Baskin Honored for Dedication, Commitment to Berea College

New Boone Tavern Executive Chef Looks to Return to Tradition

Berea College Library Offering ‘Tour’ of 500 Historic, Regional Cookbooks

Berea College Board of Trustees Elects Two Members

Pres. Lyle Roelofs with First Lady Laurie Roelofs and First Dog

Berea President Lyle Roelofs announces retirement

Berea Named One of the Best 387 Colleges in the Princeton Review’s 2022 Guide

Berea College sign on campus in the spring

Berea College Listed as Top Kentucky College in The Wall Street Journal/THE 2022 Rankings

48th Celebration of Traditional Music at Berea College: October 14-17, 2021

Berea College is the first higher education institution in the nation to complete construction of a hydroelectric generating plant, located at Lock and Dam 12 on the Kentucky River near Ravenna, Ky.

Berea College First Higher Education Institution  to Bring Hydroelectric Power to Region

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Berea College, City Officials Dedicate Boone Trace Trail at Brushy Fork

Washington Monthly has again ranked Berea College the No. 1 Best Bang for the Buck College in the South in their 2021 College Guide and Rankings.

Berea College Again Named No. 1 Best Bang for the Buck in the South in the Washington Monthly 2021 College Guide and Rankings

Brushy Fork Leadership Institute to Host 2021 Leadership Summit

Portrait of Donna Dean, Berea College Trustee

Donna J. Dean and Charles Crowe Elected as Berea College Trustees

Eleven Berea College Students Awarded U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to Study Abroad

Grow Appalachia, a Strategic Initiative of Berea College, has received a $30,000 grant from the Cigna Foundation to work in partnership with school systems and the surrounding communities to supplement existing programming for children to help close nutrition gaps both within and outside of the school environment.

Nurturing Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities, and a Healthier Future

Today, a jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd.

Photo of Students gathered in the Carter G. Woodson Center to watch George Floyd murder trial verdict

A Statement from Pres. Roelofs on the Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial

Autumn Harvey, a junior majoring in history at Berea College has been selected as a Newman Civic Fellow for 2021-2022 by Campus Compact.

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Berea College Student Autumn Harvey Named a Newman Civic Fellow

William L. Robbins Elected as Berea College Trustee

Silas House Receives Governors’ Award

Neil Mecham interviewed for WalletHub’s “2021’s Best and Worst States to Raise a Family”

Ultimate Guide to Paying Down Student Loan Debt

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Colleges That Give You The Biggest Bang For Your Buck In 2021

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‘Berea Kids Eat’ program feeds thousands of families for free

When your students are your workforce, what happens in a pandemic?

Virtual Learning Challenges in Rural Appalachia

Registration Now Open for Woodworking Classes at Berea’s Pine Croft

Berea College and Lehigh University Break Boundaries with Win-Win Educational Pact

PBS Features Berea College in Craft in America: DEMOCRACY Episode

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Smithsonian Features 100 Years of Berea College Brooms

Berea College Featured in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges 2021 Edition

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Berea College Faculty and Staff Recognized for Preservation by Madison County Historical Society

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Berea College’s Nursing Program Ranked No. 8 in the Southeast

Photo of A Berea College student reading the Wall Street Journal's article ranking Berea College Number 1

Berea College Ranked No. 1 “Best Value College” by The Wall Street Journal/THE

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Jennifer Bentz Awarded $8,500 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

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Berea Ranked No. 1 as Best Bang for the Buck and No. 3 Best Liberal Arts College

Berea College Seeks 1,600 Donors on Sept. 3

Berea Named One of the Best 386 Colleges in the Princeton Review’s 2021 Guide

Berea College Named No. 1 Top Producer of Gilman Scholars 

Remembering Our Brother, Congressman John R. Lewis

Berea College Offers Test Score Optional Admissions

Bill Daugherty Begins Term as Berea College Trustee

Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Protecting LGBTQ+ Members in the Workplace

Berea College Announces Plan for Fall Semester; All Students Invited to Return to Campus

An important announcement from President Lyle Roelofs regarding the Fall 2020 semester

Black Lives Matter

As ‘Working College,’ Berea Provides High Quality at No Cost

Gamble to Lead Black Cultural Center

As a ‘Working College,’ Berea College Provides High-Quality Education to Low-Income Students at No Cost

A Statement on Recent Events in Minneapolis

Jessica Napier, Berea College Alumna, Nationally Recognized  As Health Education Teacher of the Year

Dr. Dwayne Mack appointed vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion  at Berea College

Berea College Announces Fulbright Awards for 2020-21

Three Berea College Students Named Thomas J. Watson Fellows

Weatherford Award Winners Named

Dr. Nicholas D. Hartlep Recognized By DIVERSE as a 2020 Emerging Scholar

Samantha Shawn Earp Elected to Berea College Board of Trustees

Berea’s Westervelt Program Opens Spring Registration for Photography Course

Artist Kiana Honarmand Exhibits Work Giving Insight to the Injustices Faced by Iranian Women

Berea College Recognized as a Phi Kappa Phi Circle of Excellence Gold Chapter

Malaklou Appointed Chair of Women’s and Gender Studies

Photo of 2019 Mid Year Commencement Ceremony

Berea Recognized 80 Graduates During Mid-Year Ceremony

Berea Certified as a Bee Campus USA Affiliate

Two Alumni Awards Presented at Berea College Homecoming

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National Partnership Tackles Disparities in Rural America

Hartlep Appointed Chair of Education Studies, Named the Robert Billings Chair in Education

Professor Birner Receives Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Berea College Recognized for Outstanding Service to Environmental Education

NAACP Honors Berea College

NPR Features Berea College’s No Tuition Policy and Labor Program

Dates Set for Annual Christmas Concert

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