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Nov 27, 2018

The Berry College Choir will perform the traditional Lessons and Carols service at 7 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 1) in the Berry College Chapel.

Nov 26, 2018

Students from the Georgia School for the Deaf visited Berry College recently for a special showing of “Silent Sky.”

Nov 20, 2018

A Berry College student has been named a finalist for a national media award.

Nov 16, 2018

College Broadcasters Inc. and the College Media Association recently recognized Berry College’s student-run multimedia website, Viking Fusion, and Berry students in national competitions.

Nov 13, 2018

Berry College will host a presentation “The Zuber Cemetery: The Living History of an African-American Cemetery” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Evans Auditorium.

Nov 7, 2018

With more than 30 Academy Awards and a trove of beloved characters such as Woody and Buzz Lightyear to his name, Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull will speak about creativity on Feb. 21, 2019, for the Berry College Shatto Lecture Series.

Nov 6, 2018

Berry College alum and artist Al Christopher will lead a woodturning demonstration and discuss his work on Nov. 12 at the Christopher Browning Pavilion at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum.

Nov 5, 2018

Berry College presents a lecture by Professor of History Brad Birzer on the “20th Century’s Killing Fields” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 7) in McAllister Hall Auditorium.

Nov 5, 2018

Award-winning poet Elena Karina Byrne will read her poetry at 4 p.m. Friday (Nov. 9) in the Berry College Chapel.

Nov 5, 2018

The United States Tennis Association has awarded the Berry College Professional Tennis Management program a $10,000 grant to help recruit more students.

Nov 2, 2018

The Berry College Theatre Company presents the untold story of a pioneering woman astronomer in “Silent Sky” Nov. 14 – 18.

Nov 2, 2018

A Berry College professor and a Berry alum will showcase films at the Rome International Film Festival this weekend.

Nov 1, 2018

The Berry College Symphony Orchestra will perform “Rocket, Rollers and Sighs: Music from Mannheim” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 3) in the Berry Ford Auditorium.

Oct 31, 2018

A Berry College senior is the Georgia winner of a $3,000 teaching scholarship.

Oct 30, 2018

The Berry College History Department has organized a week of events beginning Nov. 7 to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended fighting in World War I, which was signed on Nov. 11, 1918.

Oct 24, 2018

Up to 300 high school students and teachers will attend Future Georgia Educators Day on Thursday, Oct. 25, at Berry College.

Oct 22, 2018

Berry College alum and published author Alyssa Hollingsworth was this year’s featured author for the recent David James Poissant Creative Prose Reading Series.

Oct 18, 2018

Berry College announces nine new faculty members across the academic spectrum from theatre to creative writing to biochemistry.

Oct 17, 2018

The National Association of Student Affairs Administrators has named Berry College Chief of Staff Debbie Heida a “Pillar of the Profession” for her service to students and higher education.

Oct 17, 2018

Berry College recently hosted the annual 6th Grade Berry College Mathematics Contest with Jasper Middle School of Pickens County, Ga., earning first place.

Oct 16, 2018

The National Association of Student Affairs Administrators has named Berry College Chief of Staff Debbie Heida a “Pillar of the Profession” for her service to students and higher education.

Oct 10, 2018

The Master of Business Administration classroom at the Berry College Campbell School of Business was recently dedicated to its founder, the late Sam I. Spector.

Oct 10, 2018

Berry College will host author Clay Bonnyman Evans for a guest lecture and signing of his book, “Bones of My Grandfather: Reclaiming a Lost Hero of World War II” at 6 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 11) at the Christopher Browning Pavilion at Oak Hill.

Sep 28, 2018

More than 50 unique woodturnings by Berry College alum Al Christopher will be on display for the first time beginning Oct. 6 at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum.

Sep 28, 2018

The Berry College Theatre Company will present “Rumors” written by Neil Simon on Oct. 3-7 at Sisters Theatre.

Sep 19, 2018

U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges Rankings recently named Berry College #3 among universities in the South for its commitment to teaching undergraduates.

Sep 18, 2018

Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum is participating in the Smithsonian magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day Saturday (Sept. 22) allowing visitors free entrance.

Sep 18, 2018

For the fourth year in a row, Berry College’s HackBerry Lab was invited to the Tellus Museum Discovery Days event alongside various technology organizations from around the state of Georgia.

Sep 12, 2018

The annual Possum Trot Homecoming Service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 16) at Possum Trot Chapel.

Sep 11, 2018

Several hundred freshmen and transfer students filled the Cage Arena recently to hear from the author whose words were a substantial part of their introduction to Berry College.

Sep 5, 2018

September Fine Arts Events

Aug 31, 2018

Angus beef, artisan cheese and fresh vegetables are just some of the items that will be available Sept. 8 at the Berry College annual fall Farmers Market.

Aug 21, 2018

Dave Isay, the man who built a movement collecting ordinary people’s stories across the nation with StoryCorps, will speak at Berry College on Sept. 6.

Aug 20, 2018

“Body of Work” by Allen Chen opens today through Sept. 13 at the Berry College Moon Gallery.

Aug 20, 2018

Student publications adviser and senior lecturer for Berry’s Department of Communication, Kevin Kleine, will receive a 2018 Distinguished 4-Year Multimedia Adviser Award from the College Media Association (CMA) at the CMA national convention in October.

Aug 13, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C. – Berry College is a great college to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities.

Aug 10, 2018

Berry College is featured in the new 2019 edition of the Princeton Review book, “The Best 384 Colleges.”

Aug 6, 2018

Due to overwhelming response, Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum has extended its latest exhibit “Sanctuary at Berry: Wildlife Photography by Gena Flanigen” through Sept. 1.

Jul 26, 2018

Berry College, Georgia State University, and the Oconee Regional Library are among three Competitive Digitization grants awarded through an ongoing program with the Digital Library of Georgia.

Jul 18, 2018

Cooperstown is usually the place where all-stars finish their careers. But for the young women and men, including Bruno Rosa and Jason Rose, who comprise the 2018 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development, the start of a new chapter in their professional lives is just beginning at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Jul 10, 2018

Angus beef, artisan cheese and fresh vegetables are just some of the items available July 21 at the Berry College annual summer Farmer’s Market.

Jul 5, 2018

Today, Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum announced its participation in the ninth annual Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Jun 15, 2018

Berry College welcomes 660 talented high school students from across Georgia this Sunday for the prestigious Governor’s Honors Program.

Jun 11, 2018

Six Berry College students have earned thousands of dollars to conduct research in the upcoming academic year.

Jun 8, 2018

Berry College Animal Science Professor George Gallagher will explore all aspects of the white-tailed deer population in his lecture at 10 a.m. (Saturday) June 16 at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum.

May 30, 2018

Don’t miss an informational lecture about Eastern Bluebirds and the Berry College nest box program presented by Berry Associate Biology Professor Renee Carleton at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum.

May 25, 2018

Berry College has named a new Chief of Staff as well as a new Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students.

May 22, 2018

Berry's student-run multimedia website and campus newspaper were recently recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists in the Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards.

May 22, 2018

A longtime kindergarten teacher and English professor have earned the Martindale Award, the highest faculty/staff award at Berry College.

May 15, 2018

Berry College student Cecilia Ratke will spend her summer in Washington D.C. as an intern for the Smithsonian Institution.

May 10, 2018

Berry College Biology Professor Bill Davin will give a talk on “Fishes of the Oostanaula” at 6 p.m. May 14 at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum.

May 9, 2018

Berry College students recently developed a marketing plan for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), as part of an Academic Community Engagement Course this semester.

May 3, 2018

A Berry College student is one of two students in the nation to receive a prestigious editorial internship with international English honor society Sigma Tau Delta.

May 1, 2018

A Berry College professor has received a grant from the Fulbright Scholarship Program, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world, to pursue research in Costa Rica.

Apr 29, 2018

Close to 500 degrees will be awarded to Berry College students on May 4 and 5.

Apr 26, 2018

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Berry College a $1.2 million grant to address the national shortage of secondary teachers in the STEM fields.

Apr 23, 2018

The Berry College Elementary and Middle School Choir Festival recently welcomed students from across the state of Georgia.

Apr 20, 2018

The Berry College Department of English, Rhetoric and Writing presents the Senior Reading and Reception at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, in the Ford Living Room.

Apr 18, 2018

Two Berry College students took home top awards at the Georgia Communications Association Student Film Festival.

Apr 13, 2018

Berry College Associate Professor of Biology Christopher Mowry will give a talk on urban coyote populations at 6 p.m. April 23 at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum.

Apr 12, 2018

Berry College junior Sarah Cooper is one of 211 students in the nation to receive the 2018 Goldwater Scholarship - one of the most prestigious scholarships in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics fields.

Apr 10, 2018

Four more lectures on wildlife are scheduled as part of the new exhibition, “Sanctuary at Berry: Wildlife Photography by Gena Flanigen” at Oak Hill & the Martha Berry Museum.

Apr 9, 2018

Missouri poet and editor Gabriel Fried will read his award-winning poetry at 7:30 p.m., April 17, in the Berry College Chapel.

Apr 9, 2018

The Annual Student Honors Show opening April 23 will feature pieces made in the Berry College Art Program studio art courses from the fall and spring semesters.

Apr 6, 2018

The student run-dairy at Berry College will be open for guided tours Saturday (April 7.)

Apr 3, 2018

From concerts to theatre to poetry, Berry College has a variety of events this April.

Mar 27, 2018

As part of the Georgia Poetry Circuit series, prize-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil will read her work at 7:30 p.m. March 29 in the Berry College Chapel.

Mar 27, 2018

The Berry College Forensics Union won the team National Championship at the recent Novice Nationals Forensics Association National Tournament on March 9-11. This is the first time Berry has won a team national championship since 2001 and the second time in the team’s history.

Mar 26, 2018

Berry College Associate Professor of Biology Renee’ Carleton will give a lecture about bald eagles at 6 p.m. April 2 at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum.

Mar 26, 2018

Amy Sherman will speak on God’s purpose, calling and vocation for our lives at 7 p.m. March 26 in the Berry College McAllister auditorium.

Mar 22, 2018

Climate change and the collapse of past civilizations is the topic for Berry College’s 3rd Science Café on Monday, March 26.

Mar 20, 2018

Drumming legend Keith Carlock, who has toured with Steely Dan, Sting and James Taylor, plays with the Berry Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Friday (March 23) in the Berry College Ford Auditorium.

Mar 15, 2018

In honor of the 180th Anniversary of the Trail of Tears, Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home and Berry College is co-sponsoring the lecture, “If Plants Could Talk: A Cherokee Relationship."

Mar 14, 2018

Three Berry College students are headed to the Southern Literary Festival for their award-winning creative writing.

Mar 9, 2018

The Arbor Day Foundation has honored Berry College again with the 2017 Tree Campus USA® recognition for commitment to effective urban forest management.

Mar 6, 2018

This Saturday, Berry College welcomes more than a thousand runners from across the U.S. for the 11th annual Berry Half Marathon.

Mar 5, 2018

Pearl McHaney, preeminent Eudora Welty scholar and 2018 recipient of the Governor’s Award in the Arts and Humanities, will give a lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday (March 7) at the Berry College Memorial Library.

Mar 5, 2018

Berry College students took home awards and scholarships at the recent Region IV Kennedy Center – American College Theater Festival.

Mar 2, 2018

A Berry College student took third place recently in a national essay contest.

Feb 28, 2018

The Berry College-operated South Rome Early Learning Center recently received the highest quality rated status for the state of Georgia.

Feb 28, 2018

The Berry College Dance Troupe's 21st annual concert will be at 8 p.m. March 1-3 in the Rome City Auditorium.

Feb 22, 2018

The Berry College Forensic Unit earned their 24th consecutive team state championship at the Georgia Intercollegiate Forensics Association State Championship earning themselves a spot at both the National Speech Championship as well the Novice Nationals in March.

Feb 22, 2018

The Berry College student newspaper, Campus Carrier, claimed nine awards for journalism excellence in this year’s Georgia College Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.

Feb 16, 2018

Three Berry College students recently presented research at the Association of Global Studies Conference in Marrakech, Morocco.

Feb 14, 2018

Berry College Associate Professor of Music Kris Carlisle has received a Special Judges' Citation from The American Prize in Piano, honoring him for his "Exceptional Commitment to Music by Americans."

Feb 9, 2018

The Berry College Dairy recently received the 2017 Southeast Quality Milk Initiative Award for Georgia.

Feb 7, 2018

The Chieftains Museum is hosting the Fifth Annual Floyd County Seed Swap from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10.

Feb 7, 2018

Christian musicians Ellie Holcomb and Andrew Peterson will perform back-to-back weekend shows Feb. 11 and 18 in the Berry College Chapel as part of the Worship Concert Series.

Feb 6, 2018

Berry College Student Enterprises invites young entrepreneurs to the annual SPARK Entrepreneurial Conference Friday and Saturday (Feb 9-10.)

Feb 5, 2018

Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum presents “Sanctuary at Berry: Wildlife Photography by Gena Flanigen” from Feb. 24 through Aug. 18.

Feb 2, 2018

The Berry College Moon Gallery will showcase the juried exhibit "Gift" Feb. 12 through Mar. 9.

Jan 30, 2018

The Smokey Mountain Brass Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 1) at the Berry College Ford Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

Jan 30, 2018

Berry College has announced the Fall 2017 Dean's List.

Jan 30, 2018

Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman recently spoke about “Women, Leadership, Power and Politics: Overcoming Obstacles"" as part of the Berry College Cecil B. Wright III Integrity in Leadership lecture series.

Jan 26, 2018

Long-time Boston Globe reporter and ESPN contributor Bob Ryan will speak about changes in sports journalism at 7:30 p.m., Thursday (Feb. 1) in the Berry College McAllister Auditorium.

Jan 25, 2018

Theology Professor Vincent Bacote will discuss faithful politics and the political obligations of Christians as part of the Berry College Lumen Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, in the Krannert Ballroom.

Jan 25, 2018

"Nashville" star and Julliard-trained Broadway actor David Alford will perform Saturday (Jan. 27) at Berry College.

Jan 24, 2018

World Champion Houston Astros pitcher and Berry alum Collin McHugh came back to his alma mater Tuesday.

Jan 18, 2018

The Berry College Professional Tennis Management Program has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the United States Tennis Association.

Jan 16, 2018

Environmental science major Justyn Patterson was recently awarded a $500 scholarship from the American Institute for Professional Geologist for his outstanding service to the Berry College Student Chapter.

Jan 4, 2018

The Mathematical Association of America has recognized Berry College Mathematics Professor Ron Taylor for “Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics.”

Jan 3, 2018

The Berry College Moon Gallery presents the show “Journals and Reading Lists” by Travis Head Monday, Jan. 8 through Feb. 8.

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