Belmont welcomed former Metro Nashville Public Schools Director to the faculty in a ceremony this morning in the WAC. Dr. Jesse Register accepted the title as the distinguished professor of leadership in Belmont’s education department and will head the new Belmont Center for the Improvement for Educational Systems. The addition of the Belmont Center for the Improvement for Educational Systems will allow Belmont to deliver a curriculum that serves Belmont students and creates

The National Association of Black Journalists officially honored Belmont professor Dr. Sybril Bennett as its 2015 Journalism Educator of the Year Wednesday. Bennett received the award in recognition of her “service, commitment and academic guidance,” including her nomination as a finalist for Belmont’s highest teaching honor–the Virginia Chaney Teaching Award–in 2012, and her role as the National Convention program chair in Philadelphia in 2011. She also received the NABJ Reg

OK Go may be a four-piece group, but in their performance Friday night at Mercy Lounge, a sold-out crowd of 500 people might as well have been added to their lineup. The band, touring in support of its new album “Hungry Ghosts,” took the stage for almost two hours and never once allowed the energy to decrease or the crowd to not be entertained–or, for that matter, not be involved. “It was great,” said lead singer and guitarist Damian Kulash. “We had a fun time–sweaty and deli

Welcome back returning Belmont students, and welcome incoming freshmen. You are part of the largest student body Belmont has ever had – about 7,000 students.  But it’s not just in students that Belmont has grown. The university has added new food and drink options, buildings and more parking while we were away. New dining options have also opened for students and faculty. Belmont Dining Services has added three new campus eateries this semester. The Curb Café is now home to C