News & Stories
Aug 27, 2024

The Princeton Review has included Berry College in its annual ranking publication, “The Best 390 Colleges” for 2025.

Aug 14, 2024

Dr. C. Edward Watson, AAC&U Vice President for Digital Innovation, alongside Berry faculty and staff, will host a conference on artificial intelligence.

Aug 7, 2024

Berry College Professor Kirsten Taylor was recently awarded the Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award.

Jul 31, 2024

Hannah Blanton ’25 pursued research early on in her Berry career. Her experiences as a student researcher took her from student symposiums and research grants all the way to a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

May 13, 2024

A Berry College education and Spanish student has received a Fulbright grant for the 2024-25 academic year.

Apr 30, 2024

A Berry College rising senior is one of 438 students nationwide who were recently named a 2024 Goldwater Scholar.

Apr 8, 2024

With their vast collections of buildings, it’s no wonder that universities are architectural gems. And though many are impressive, only some can be considered the most beautiful college campuses in the United States.

Mar 12, 2024

The Atrium Health Floyd-Polk Foundation has announced a $2 million donation to the new Health Sciences Building at Berry College, to help improve problems with access to quality healthcare in Northwest Georgia.

Mar 5, 2024

Berry College’s Vice President of Marketing and Communications was recently recognized as a top leader in marketing by Women We Admire.

Feb 29, 2024

Berry College’ Athletic Director and Chief Diversity and Belonging Officer have been recognized by Atlanta’s Diamond Awards for their exemplary leadership.

Feb 29, 2024

A second clutch of eggs has been laid by the Berry College Eagles. After eggs laid in the first clutch collapsed, the community is rooting for these two new eggs to hatch eaglets.

Feb 21, 2024

Berry College has chosen Economics Professor Lauren Heller as the new Dean of the Campbell School of Business.

Feb 15, 2024

Chauncey Brown ’12 didn’t draw a straight line to her future career. Instead, she explored education and people groups, sparking the pursuit of an education policy and analysis master's degree at Harvard as an Equity and Inclusion Fellow.

Feb 14, 2024

The new Physician Associate program at Berry College has earned regional accreditation after an arduous process. 

Jan 16, 2024

Genny Castillo ’08 was named one of the top five Latinas reshaping U.S. politics in 2020 and listed in Georgia Trend’s 40 under 40. Her secret to success? The commitment to service instilled at Berry.

Jan 4, 2024

Berry College is housed on one seriously stunning estate. In fact, it occupies the largest campus in the United States by acreage. Sprawling some 27,000 acres, this institution is home to foothills, rivers, wetlands, forests and award-winning gardens.

Dec 6, 2023

One hundred years ago American industrialist Henry Ford and his wife visited Berry College founder Martha Berry in Rome, Georgia.  

Aug 31, 2023

Mathewson Parks ’23 relocated to LA after graduation when he secured a highly sought after internship with the Television Academy Foundation. After a summer in Hollywood, he is now an active producer on two documentaries with the Emmy-nominated studio Elysium Media.

Aug 23, 2023

Kylie Hamilton-Lord has made a name for herself teaching students to love music. Tripling the middle school band size where she was recently employed, she sees the impact her Berry education plays in how she builds community and teaches music.

Aug 9, 2023

Lirio Morales Ibarra ’23, who majored in sociology and anthropology, capped off her senior year with an acceptance to Harvard’s Educational Leadership, Organizations and Entrepreneurship Program housed in the Graduate School of Education. She says Berry experiences — especially the opportunity to serve — played a crucial part in her success.

Jun 27, 2023

Trejohn Skinner ’23 found a way to bridge his love of performing with knowledge acquired on the business side of the industry — and tailored his music major to his interests and career goals.

Jun 21, 2023

Majoring in economics and Spanish plus minoring in mathematics and physics, this business student embraced activities at Berry with energy and determination — including her position as technical director of Berry Outdoor Leadership Development (BOLD).

Jun 14, 2023

Carly Robinson Warbington ’23 came to Berry specifically for the applied behavior analysis (ABA) minor housed in the psychology department. ABA classes and relevant internships prepared her for graduate studies at Augusta University.

May 11, 2023

Studies in the humanities positioned Vanessa Rice ’23 to receive a coveted Fulbright Scholarship as well as two Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State.

May 3, 2023

Two Berry College students have earned Fulbright awards to teach English in Europe during the upcoming year.   

Apr 13, 2023

Inspired by a beloved animal companion, Handley Owens started her healthy dog treat business, Southern Belle Naturals, and grew it into a line of products. Her determination and ability to tell her story with wit and warmth powered her early success.

Mar 13, 2023

Sydney Nelson ’22 works in a prestigious biochemistry lab and has her sights set on a career characterizing the molecular origins of disease subtypes. But she says she wouldn’t have gotten there without a Berry mentor who invited her to train in his research lab during her first semester.

Mar 3, 2023

Building on formative Berry experiences, Monica Phelps-Pineda ’13 is completing her doctorate in education at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. She received the National Board of Certified Counselors Minority Fellowship in 2022.

Feb 2, 2023

Jazzy Innis ’24 is having a banner junior year — studying abroad in Galway, Ireland, working with the Center for Personal and Professional Development at Berry and attending the 2023 NCAA Convention in San Antonio.

Jan 5, 2023

Attorney Toqeer Chouhan (01) has packed a lot into his career — founding a boutique law firm, serving as a county magistrate judge in the Atlanta area and leading in his community. He explains how small classes and insightful mentors influenced his professional choices.

Nov 8, 2022

Listed in Adweek’s top 100 most innovative and inspiring individuals of 2022, Louie Spivak ’16 is catching a lot of attention in the advertising world. Thinking back on his growth, he is indebted to his professors and the Berry network.

Oct 6, 2022

Berry College was recently listed in Architectural Digest’s “The 53 Prettiest College Campuses in America” - again.

Sep 21, 2022

Now a technology strategy consultant at Deloitte Consulting, Togoryamba (Togor) Nunghe ’16 took full advantage of Berry connections to advance her career. For students looking to chart a similar path, Togor emphasizes the power of the Berry alumni network.

Aug 26, 2022

Berry College Mathematics Professor Ron Taylor has won the Mathematical Association of America's Beckenbach Book Prize. 

Aug 17, 2022

Ross McDuffie ’07 became president of Madison Media Partners, a multimedia company in Madison, Wisconsin. He attributes the foundation of his success to the communication department’s forward-thinking coursework and opportunities to work with faculty.

Aug 16, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Berry College Director of Athletics Angel Mason has been named Nike Executive of the Year for NCAA Division III Colleges.

Aug 1, 2022

Berry professor Brian Carroll this month published "Shakespeare’s Sceptered Isle: Finding English National Identity in the Plays."

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