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Belmont University

Involuntary commitment laws could change in Tennessee. A forensic psychiatrist weighs the pros and cons.

Marianna Bacallao

January 26, 2024

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Since the shooting death of a Belmont University freshman in the fall, lawmakers have been re-thinking Tennessee’s laws around involuntary commitment and access to firearms.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Belmont University, gun violence, involuntary commitment, Joe Towns, mental health, tennessee house, tnleg, tnpol, William Lamberth

Tennessee House Speaker blames Senate inaction during special session for death of Belmont student. The Senate disagrees.

Blaise Gainey

November 14, 2023

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton says the Senate’s refusal to pass mental health legislation during special session played a factor in the fatal shooting of Belmont University student Jillian Ludwig. Senators on both sides of the aisle refute the claim and look to pass laws to prevent future tragedies.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Belmont University, Cameron Sexton, General Assembly, gun violence, Jeff Yarbro, Jillian Ludwig, Randy McNally, tnleg, tnpol

Guitarist, singer, Beatles fan: Remembering Belmont University student killed by stray bullet

Marianna Bacallao

November 9, 2023

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A Belmont University student who was struck by a stray bullet near campus on Tuesday afternoon has died from her injuries. The Metro Nashville Police Department announced her death Thursday morning.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, Freddie O'Connell, Glenn Funk, gun violence, Jillian Ludwig, William Edmondson

Nashville DA calls for a change to Tennessee law after the shooting of a Belmont student

Marianna Bacallao

November 8, 2023

The man accused of fatally shooting a freshman near Belmont University’s campus Tuesday was tried earlier this year for aggravated assault.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, Glenn Funk, gun violence

The first mayoral debate kicks off the race for Nashville’s next mayor. So far, the expansive field is playing nice.

Cynthia Abrams

May 19, 2023

The race for Nashville’s next mayor is intensifying, as the first mayoral debate was hosted by The Tennessean at Belmont University last night.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: American Baptist College, Belmont University, community oversight board, debate, League of Women Voters, lgbt, lgbtq, mayoral debate, Mayoral Race 2023, metro, Metro Nashville, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral race, NewsChannel 5, The Tennessean

Undocumented and DACA students can’t get federal aid to go to college. Here’s how one Middle Tennessee student is grinding for a higher education.

Alexis Marshall

October 11, 2022

Ana Lopez is a first-semester freshman at Cumberland University, something she wasn’t sure would ever happen — in part, because of her immigration status and the cost.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, college, Cumberland University, Fisk University, Lipscomb University, student debt, student loans, Trevecca Nazarene University

Omicron surge prompts several Tennessee colleges to delay in-person learning

Blaise Gainey

January 3, 2022

TSU Nashville

Tennessee is averaging more than 6,000 new coronavirus cases in the past week.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, Coronavirus In Tennessee, TSU, Vanderbilt University

As Nashville’s Latino population grows, so do the efforts to boost representation on college campuses

Damon Mitchell

November 16, 2021

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In the past five years, Belmont University has grown its Latino population from under 400 to over 600 students. This fall, nearly 10% of Lipscomb’s undergraduate students identify as Latino.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, Education, Higher Education, Latino, Lipscomb University, undocumented students

Belmont Expands Program To Offer Full Ride Scholarships To 50 Nashville Students Each Year

Blake Farmer

October 8, 2021

Belmont senior Antandra Maupin

Belmont University is expanding a program that gives full-ride scholarships to disadvantaged graduates from Metro Schools. The Bridges to Belmont program started in 2013 and is expanding to 50 students per year.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Belmont University

Nashville Nursing Schools Try To Fill Void Left By Pandemic

Blake Farmer

October 4, 2021

Belmont nursing students
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The nursing profession needs reinforcements like never before because of the pandemic. And there are signs that enrollment in nursing schools is picking up. But the nurses in training are joining a field that others are leaving.

Filed Under: Coronavirus Live Updates, Health Care Tagged With: Belmont University, Galen College of Nursing, HCA, nurses

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