Berea Promise

Update: 2022-05-31

Description

Chatting over chips about the unparalleled Berea College with my recently graduated nephew, Avery Fair, his brother Silas Fair (a sophomore at Berea) and three of their friends:

LaMonika Dent, Robert Emmill, and Yer Mama. I mean Luke.

Berea College makes promises:

Berea is the only one of America’s top colleges that makes a no-tuition promise to every enrolled student.

Based on the concept of educational equality--no student pays for tuition. But how does this promise stack up in practice? We unpack that.

Commencement speaker Geoffrey Canada

Bags: Utz Onion and Garlic, Uncle Ray's Hatch Chile and Queso, Hen of the Woods brand Touch of Smoke, and Buttermilk Chive

At the end of the discussion there is mention of a 2020 Berea graduate named "Aziz". This article about Aziz is a fascinating read:
https://magazine.berea.edu/tag/aziz-toktobaev/

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