Berea Featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered”


On November 29, Berea College was featured in a segment on NPR’s (National Public Radio) “All Things Considered,” the most listened-to, afternoon drive-time, news radio program in the country. Featured in the show is Emily Nugent, a sophomore political science major, Tony Choi, a senior Spanish and political science major, Sam Gleaves, a sophomore Appalachian studies major and member of the Bluegrass Ensemble, senior Kurstin Jones and freshman Charla Hamilton.

Listen to the show online at http://weku.fm/programs/all-things-considered, or read co-host Noah Adam’s article accompanying the audio segment.

According to NPR’s website, “… each show consists of the biggest stories of the day, thoughtful commentaries, insightful features on the quirky and the mainstream in arts and life, music and entertainment, all brought alive through sound.”

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Berea College, the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, focuses on learning, labor and service. The College only admits academically promising students with limited financial resources—primarily from Kentucky and Appalachia—but welcomes students from 41 states and 76 countries. Every Berea student receives a Tuition Promise Scholarship, which means no Berea student pays for tuition. Berea is one of nine federally recognized Work Colleges, so students work 10 hours or more weekly to earn money for books, housing and meals. The College’s motto, “God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth,” speaks to its inclusive Christian character.