Freshman volleyball player Maggie Mullins isn’t far from her family geographically, but they are on opposite ends of Belmont boulevard. The Nashville native’s sister attends Lipscomb. “We do get a couple of jokes like, ‘why aren’t you in purple and gold?’” she said. But it’s not very serious, said Mullins. “She has no hard feelings. She’s going to support me no matter what.” The middle hitter receives a lot of support from her four sisters and a big part of her decision to st

When Dr. Ryan Fox, an assistant professor of math education, talks about using math “in the real world,” he may be talking about more than just the grocery store or the office. Fox graduated from Berry College in 1998 with a degree in math and from the University of Georgia in 2006 with a doctorate in mathematics education. He relocated to Belmont from Philadelphia at the beginning of the 2014 academic year, bringing with him prior experience teaching high school and middle

You won’t see her mentioned on the glossy brochures. Her influence on the campus is too subtle for that. Her antics at the register and conversations get her remembered. But it’s the care she shows for students that sets her apart. Shelly North, better known as Ms. Shelly, spends most of her days ringing up transactions at the Curb Café. “It’s just my personality. I like to keep the line moving, a smile on your face and entertain all at the same time,” Ms. Shelly said with a