The new president of Birmingham-Southern College said he’ll be working to help the college expand its educational reach and solidify its role as “the intellectual heart of the city.” “I feel like the best way for me to have a positive impact on the city is to help Birmingham-Southern thrive,” Daniel Coleman, the Birmingham native who will take over the president’s office Dec. … [Read more...]
BSC’s Berte Wins Jemison Visionary Award, Credits Birmingham’s Civic Spirit
By Sarah Kuper Dr. Neal Berte, president emeritus of Birmingham-Southern College, will receive the Jemison Visionary Award at the Jan. 23 Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. Berte served as president of BSC for more than 28 years, seeing the institution through hard times and many changes. A prominent figure in higher education, Berte was dean of the New College and … [Read more...]
The Book of Goldfarb: Former BSC Coach Keeps Writing Chapters Past Retirement
By June Mathews When Preston Goldfarb coached his last soccer game as a Birmingham-Southern Panther during the fall of 2015 then said goodbye to his world-class soccer camp the following summer, everyone assumed the book was closed on the legendary coach’s career. But another incredible chapter was yet to come. In June, Goldfarb traveled to the 20th Maccabiah Games in Israel … [Read more...]
Buffet, Beer and Girl Power: BSC’s First Female President to Speak at GirlSpring’s Hump Day Hops Event
By Sarah Kuper GirlSpring was created in 2010 as an online platform empowering girls to relate in a positive way to the world around them. Content is largely written or created by teen girls from the Over the Mountain area. “It’s different than, say, Teen Vogue. It isn’t run by corporate,” said Kristen Greenwood, executive director. “The articles are about fun topics but … [Read more...]
The Simple Way: For Decades, Godfarb Taught Kids at Camp a No-Frills Style of Soccer
By June Mathews For 31 summers, from 1986 through 2016, Preston Goldfarb went to soccer camp. Not only did he go to camp, he daily directed, showed up hours early to prepare for, and taught at camp. But he had a reason – a very good one, in his opinion – that made it all worthwhile. “I wanted to expose children to what I thought was the correct way to play the game, the way … [Read more...]