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Founded in 1855 by the abolitionist and Augusta College graduate John Gregg Fee (1816–1901), Berea College admitted both black and white students in a fully integrated curriculum, making it the first non-segregated, coeducational college in the South and one of a handful of institutions of higher learning to admit both male and female students in the mid-19th century. [10]
Berea College spring break. Spring break ends Sunday, March 10, according to the school's calendar. Northern Kentucky University spring break.
The history of Berea is tied with the history of Berea College, which was founded in 1855. [6] [7] The Berea railway station was created in 1882 as part of the Kentucky Central Railroad, and later the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N). [7] Berea was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1890. [5]
John Gregg Fee (September 9, 1816 – January 11, 1901) was an abolitionist, minister and educator, as well as the founder of the town of Berea, Kentucky.He established The Church of Christ, Union in Berea (1853), Berea College (1855), the first in the U.S. South with interracial and coeducational admissions, and late in his life, he founded another congregation that would become First ...
Aug. 16—BEREA — More than 420 Berea College students were named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List. A student is named to the Dean's List who achieves a GPA of 3.4 or higher while passing at least ...
John B. Stephenson was born in Staunton, Virginia, on September 26, 1937.. He earned a B.A. degree in sociology from the College of William and Mary in Virginia in 1959, and M.A. (1961) and Ph.D. (1966) degrees in sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Lincoln Hall is the administrative center of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky.Built in 1887 and named in honor of Abraham Lincoln, it was declared to be a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1974 in recognition of the college's role as the first school of higher education in the nation established to provide a racially integrated educational environment.
Lincoln Hall, Berea College; Lincoln Institute (Kentucky) This page was last edited on 1 August 2024, at 15:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...