Students will return to a fall semester at Belmont University in which classes will be fully online, fully in-person or a hybrid format that blends both, and all classes will have staggered start times. University President Dr. Bob Fisher emailed students Tuesday afternoon with the plan and included a link […]

Being a sports writer at Belmont has allowed me to see different sides of athletes. It has allowed me to see that athletes, though immensely talented, are just regular students. Being a black student has added another layer to my Belmont experience, making it more of a challenge. In light […]

As black students at Belmont reflect on the latest instance of police brutality — the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer in late May — they have been working to process the grief and other emotions that have filled the last few weeks. Elements […]

Belmont University is looking for ways to support black students on campus following criticism of university President Dr. Bob Fisher’s response following the death of George Floyd. After an email statement from Fisher caused minor controversies across the student population, Dr. Susan West announced Belmont will meet virtually with the […]

Belmont University’s Urban Showcase is the center of a petition to stop using the word “urban” and to create more showcases to highlight African-American artists and musicians.  The petition, “Remove The Word ‘Urban’ and Redesign Belmont University’s Yearly Showcases,” has 973 signatures, and was created by Belmont student Claire Ernst, […]

Sweeping changes will affect this fall semester’s schedule — with the cancelation of fall break and an option for fully remote learning only scratching the surface. The return to on-campus classes will include options for students to combine in-person and online learning to attend classes in a way that doesn’t […]

Belmont nursing adjunct professor Akhink Omer chose to be on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic because she knows what it’s like.  She’s been in the hospital bed. She’s struggled to breathe. She’s heard the scarily common diagnosis: “You’ve tested positive for COVID-19.” Yet, when she beat the virus, […]

Belmont’s Title IX office reassures students that they will remain committed to students’ safety, in light of recent changes to Title IX regulations. On May 6, DeVos recently finalized changes to Title IX policies allowing those accused of sexual assault to challenge evidence and to conduct cross-examinations against their accusers.  […]

Belmont announced that classes are expected to resume in-person on August 19 for the fall semester, according to an email today from university president Dr. Bob Fisher. However, Fisher expressed on-campus classes will depend on if the coronavirus conditions worsen.  “The most overwhelming condition is, and always will be, if […]

The entertainment industry has a long standing tradition that has been said everywhere from broadway stages to sold-out arena tours: “The show must go on.”  At Belmont, that mentality is just as strong.  In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, concerts and shows all across the world have been postponed […]

With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Belmont baseball team’s season came to an abrupt end on March 16. When the Ohio Valley Conference announced the cancelation of all intercollegiate competitions for the remainder of the academic year many athletes had their entire lives stop. “I was upset to […]

The Belmont Vision won nine awards from the Tennessee Associated Press this year — including first place for best college news website.  “We have an incredibly talented group of students,” said faculty adviser Dorren Robinson. “They create professional-level work every day. I am so pleased that their work is recognized […]

COVID-19 has been changing the lives of nurses everywhere – even those in training at Belmont. Both students and faculty in Belmont’s nursing department have had to make adjustments to accommodate the university’s move to online learning. Social distancing measures and recommendations from care facilities associated with the nursing program […]

Belmont University’s Lila D. Bunch Library is offering help to students finishing the spring semester through chat services, research help, books and streaming services. “The building might have closed in-person services, but we are still open and very much available to students,” said Sue Maszaros, director of the library.   “We […]

As the Coronavirus came to be, most everything in daily routines ceased to exist.        Families lost members. Seniors lost their season of lasts and their May commencements. Students who studied abroad returned to their homes. Plans canceled. States locked down. Fear and worry in each headline. Life as we once […]

Working musicians around the world have been forced to adapt their livelihoods to the ongoing crisis surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, and the musicians at Belmont are no different. Ever since Belmont’s classes went fully online and much of society essentially shut down, music students and other students whose studies focus […]