Berea College Graduates Challenged By Dr. Earl Lewis Before Receiving Degrees
May 08, 2018
May 08, 2018
BEREA, Kentucky, May 8 -- Berea College issued the following news release:
Dr. Earl Lewis, founder of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan and former president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, received an honorary degree then addressed the 258 members of the 146th graduating class of Berea College on Sunday, May 6.
Lewis referred to troubling the water from the old spiritual, "Wade in the Water," to encourage the graduates to use th . . .
Dr. Earl Lewis, founder of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan and former president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, received an honorary degree then addressed the 258 members of the 146th graduating class of Berea College on Sunday, May 6.
Lewis referred to troubling the water from the old spiritual, "Wade in the Water," to encourage the graduates to use th . . .