Magic Garden teacher travels to Liberia Nov 18, 2009
Zigbuo-Vaagbay has lived in the United States since 1993, first settling in Kentucky, where she attended Berea College. She later moved to Massachusetts, got married and raised a family. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Rating the College Rankings Sep 25, 2009
Forbes Report: Best College: United States Military Academy Best College Buy: Berea College How it compiles rankings: Forbes' self-declared aim is to size up 600 colleges "based on the quality of the education they provide, the experience of the students and how much they achieve." The Center for College Affordability ctivity, an education think tank, helps produce the rankings. Twenty-five percent of a school's score is based on students' satisfaction with their courses, according to... (CBS News)
Four display their art at Athens Academy exhibit Sep 2, 2009
He sharpened his production skills while designing and developing a line of functional pottery while serving as a graduate apprentice in clay at Berea College in Kentucky. Since his return to Athens in 1988, Burgess has taught art in public middle and high schools in and around Georgia, at Anderson University in South Carolina, the Spruill Center in Atlanta and Good Dirt Studios. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Western Carolina, Larry Hunter Release 2009-10 Catamount Basketball Schedule Aug 27, 2009
The Catamounts will entertain non-conference foe, Berea College (Jan. 10) from Kentucky to start 2010 before diving head first into the heart of the SoCon slate. (Catamountsports.com)
Local universities make Forbes ranking Aug 8, 2009
Wabash College was the highest Indiana school at No. 32, and Berea College was the highest-ranking Kentucky school at No. 84. The top-ranking school was the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
MSU, MC make the best buy list Aug 7, 2009
Berea College in Kentucky was the No. 1 school featured. Several Mississippi schools also were featured in Forbes overall Best Colleges list. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Selective Colleges of the South Jul 12, 2009
Berea College s unique feature is that only selected students may apply. Once accepted students receive a full scholarship to attend, because only students from families of low socioeconomic backgrounds may apply. (Suite101.com)
Finding help to pay for college May 18, 2009
Berea College, the Kentucky campus that gives every accepted student a full-tuition scholarship, saw a 15% uptick in applications for this fall. And the number of families who filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid jumped almost 21% the first three months of 2009. (USA Today -- Money)
100-year-old hotel in Berea, Ky., is on the cutting edge May 12, 2009
Berea College, which owns the hotel, plans to ask the U.S. Green Building Council to grant it a silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certificate ... -More of the food served in the dining room is grown by Berea College students or bought from Kentucky farmers. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Deci$ion$: How One College Snags So Many Students May 3, 2009
Kentucky's Berea College does not charge any of its students charge. Courtesy of Berea College ... Berea College is on track to yield 78% of the students it accepted this year and thereby beat Harvard's 2008 haul. (Time.com)
Berea College receives $10.7 million from estate Apr 9, 2009
Berea College receives $10 ... (AP) - Berea College officials say they will use the largest single gift the school has ever received to provide scholarships to students. (FOX19.com, OH)
Go to College for Free (5:08 p.m.) Feb 14, 2009
Looking to go to college for free. Here are eight schools that offer free tuition. (WTVR.com, VA)
Black History Month: Who Started It and Why Feb 8, 2009
He graduated from Berea College in Kentucky in 1903, earned a master s degree in history from the University of Chicago, then taught English in the Philippines for the next four years. He began teaching at Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, and studied Romance languages through correspondence courses. (South County Chronicle, VA)
