Belmont Vision Multimedia. (Zach Watkins) A dismissed College of Medicine student is suing Belmont University and an anatomy professor for allegedly refusing to honor her accommodations and for unwelcome sexual advances, according to a federal lawsuit. Ilyana Ilieva filed a $5.5 million lawsuit alleging that Belmont did not follow the Americans with Disabilities Act and that professor of anatomy Dr. Ryan Splittgerber “used his position as a professor with authority over her to make sexual...

Belmont Vision Multimedia. (Zach Watkins) Five vehicles were broken into in the Curb Garage during the climax of the storm Monday night, as part of a larger pattern of vehicle break-ins across Nashville. “The safety of our campus community is our highest priority, and that includes keeping you informed of significant security concerns when they arise,” said Campus Security in a campus-wide email sent on Thursday. Security cameras found that the first suspect is “a male approximately 6...

University President Greg Jones at the State of the University address. (Olivia Abernathy) Belmont is currently facing financial challenges, but officials are optimistic for the future with new plans in place to conserve money. “Belmont is extremely well-positioned to navigate stormy waters, but if we’re going to navigate them, we have to be clear-eyed,” said Josh Yates, executive vice president for strategy and innovation at the annual State of the University address Wednesday morning. A...