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Lillie Burke
Dec 12, 20104 min read
Entertainer, alum adds voice to outcry in support of human rights
Recording artist and former “American Idol” contestant Kimberley Locke isn’t the first alum to speak out in the midst of the firestorm...
Lillie Burke
Dec 10, 20103 min read
Howe speaks out for civil rights
Former Belmont women’s soccer coach Lisa Howe speaks softly, but with clarity. Her voice level rarely rises. It always maintains a calm,...
Lillie Burke
Dec 10, 20102 min read
Fisher will meet with faculty senate leadership
Belmont President Bob Fisher reaffirmed sexual orientation’s non-role in Belmont personnel or student admission matters in an open letter...
Lillie Burke
Dec 9, 20101 min read
Howe praises nondiscrimination statement
In light of Belmont President Bob Fisher’s statement to the media Wednesday night, former soccer coach Lisa Howe has released a ...
Lillie Burke
Dec 9, 20101 min read
Neighbors association urges nondiscrimination
A group of Belmont’s neighbors is asking the board of trustees to “do the right thing.” The right thing, in a letter from Belmont...
Lillie Burke
Dec 9, 20102 min read
Students establish ‘unified front’
About 80 Belmont students and faculty members gathered in a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon to help form a “unified front” on...
Lillie Burke
Dec 8, 20101 min read
Fisher apologizes for ‘pain, hurt’ among students
For the first time since the exit of Lisa Howe, former women’s soccer coach, President Bob Fisher spoke publicly to the media. Fisher...
Lillie Burke
Dec 8, 20101 min read
Video: Dr. Fisher gives himself ‘low marks’
Video by Erin Carson Read the Vision’s coverage of Fisher’s statement. #GLBTissues #newsconference #DrFisher #video #LisaHowe
Lillie Burke
Dec 8, 20102 min read
Demonstrators want LGBT equality
More than 100 people protested the exit of Lisa Howe and Belmont University’s hiring policy related to sexual orientation Wednesday...
Lillie Burke
Dec 7, 20101 min read
Donor Mike Curb calls on Belmont to correct ‘injustice’
Major Belmont donor Mike Curb is calling on Belmont to reconsider its hiring policies. “I will do everything I can to try to get the...
Lillie Burke
Dec 7, 20102 min read
Media coverage links regarding the Coach Howe story
Belmont Players Supporting Ex-Coach; Sports Brief; December 8, 2010 Belmont gets it all wrong in ousting woman’s soccer coach Lisa Howe;...
Lillie Burke
Dec 7, 201012 min read
Letters to the editor
December 9, 2010 To the editor, I worked in a business close to the campus about 20 years ago. It was a nice community that was very...
Lillie Burke
Dec 6, 20102 min read
Faculty Senate wants open dialogue on hiring policy
The Belmont Faculty Senate postponed a vote on a resolution calling for clarification of Belmont’s hiring policy concerning sexual...
Lillie Burke
Dec 6, 20103 min read
Howe: ‘I am proud of … my family and our future’
For the first time since her exit from Belmont University last week, former Belmont women’s soccer coach Lisa Howe released a statement...
Lillie Burke
Dec 6, 20102 min read
Sit-in second of planned student protests
About 50 Belmont students attended a sit-in outside Dr. Bob Fisher’s office to protest what they call, “blatant discrimination” against...
Lillie Burke
Dec 5, 20102 min read
Students rally on Belmont Boulevard to protest Coach Howe’s exit
The first of several planned protests against Belmont’s actions toward women’s soccer coach Lisa Howe was held Sunday on the edge of...
Lillie Burke
Dec 5, 20101 min read
Audio slideshow: Bishop Talbert addresses protesters
Click to see audio slideshow. #GLBTissues #LisaHowe #StudentProtest
Lillie Burke
Dec 4, 20102 min read
Faculty resolution, students question BU over coach’s exit
Lisa Howe is no longer women’s soccer coach at Belmont, but the fallout from her exit has prompted response from students, alumni and...
Lillie Burke
Dec 2, 20104 min read
Coach Lisa Howe’s dismissal shocks women’s soccer team
Update: Belmont University released a second statement late Friday afternoon regarding “the conclusion of Coach Lisa Howe’s employment...
Lillie Burke
Dec 1, 20102 min read
Students relate to search for personal identity in ‘Asher Lev’
braced the theme of identity through studying the book “My Name is Asher Lev” by Chaim Potok. “I’ve heard through some of my faculty...
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