Higher Education

  • Five members of the Reed family have collectively worked over 175 years for Berea College.

  • Barry University is creatively recruiting and supporting low-income STEM students with NSF grant.

  • State-wide college admission experts recommend these four stops on the route to higher education.

  • Berea College’s commitment to free tuition for all students traces back to 1892.

Arts + Culture

  • The National Storytelling Festival has spurred a re-imagining of the ancient folkway and supported place-based development across the country.

  • Play “Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man” is a complex reflection on land use in Appalachia through an intimate portrait of one man.

  • Oklahoma chef Nico Albert is cooking up an Indigenous food revival.

  • Author Silas House celebrates his groundbreaking first novel, “Clay’s Quilt,” and its 20 years of continuous publication.

Nature + Outdoors

  • Appalachia is growing its outdoor economy through collaborations and capacity building.

  • Big South Fork National River and Recreational Area is a prime spot for natural arches in the Eastern U.S.

  • A stretch of preserved land that spools along the cliff-lined shores of the Kentucky River provides access for exploring the Palisades.

  • For 50 years, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has showcased the spirit of rural Alaska and its people.