The Kinship of All People
A Diverse Experience
It's important that we continue the legacy of the South's first interracial and co-educational college
Our students come from 43 states and Washington, D.C., 3 U.S, Territories and 74 Countries other than the U.S.
Sociology major Jackie Malone ’18 grew up in a predominantly white community in East Tennessee.
“I never had the opportunity to learn about different minority groups or anybody different than myself. Coming to Berea totally rocked my world.”
“Berea taught me I had a simplistic view of race, and focused on the shared experiences people have together.”
This focus led him to some major realizations about shared experience in the Appalachian region where he had spent his youth. The changes in how he thought about it began during a Berea-sponsored trip to Mexico.