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Belmont University Announces 2020 Humanities Symposium Lineup for Sept. 28 – Oct. 2

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Belmont University Announces 2020 Humanities Symposium Lineup for Sept. 28 – Oct. 2

Belmont’s 2020 Humanities Symposium is scheduled for Monday, September, 28 – Friday, October 2. Now in its 19th year, the symposium will investigate the essential relationship between democracy and dialogue in bringing to fruition the “more perfect union” envisioned even if imperfectly by the founding fathers, how the making of such a union can only come about and be sustained through a constantly occurring process, an “act…not a state” as Congressman John Lewis so aptly put it in his last words.

Ahead of Belmont hosting the October 22 Presidential Debate on campus, the third and final in the 2020 election season, this year’s online symposium will consider how such dialogues occur, past and present, in the United States and globally, through attention to language, imagery, symbol, story and space. Presentations and papers by guest scholars and by Belmont faculty and students will address questions such as “what calls us toward community” and “what deepens divides?”

Dr. Susan Neiman, the director of the Einstein Forum in Potsdam, Germany, will be discussing her most recent work, Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil. Belmont’s David Dark and Neiman will host a conversation on the main ideas of her book for students to learn more.

Washington University sociologist Dr. David Cunningham will explore the dimensions of division and dialogue, place and space in relation to historical and contemporary racial violence through his event, “The Weight of the Past: Engaging Legacies of White Supremacy and Racial Injustice.” With an eye on ongoing struggles over the memorialization of the racialized past through monuments and the commemorative landscape in America, Cunningham will discuss how the legacies of racial injustice continue to invade and inform our spaces, discourses and worldviews.

Dr. Rachel Louise Martin, a writer and public intellectual, has published work in O Magazine, Oxford American, The Atlantic online and CityLab. She will share and discuss how “change occurs when thousands of ordinary people living in quiet backwaters decide to fight for the American dream,” through her presentation, “’A Mother’s Advice is Always Safest:’ The Woman Who Wrote the Letter That Changed American History.”

Dr. Joy Jordan Lake’s session will be interactive by looking at social justice inside of classic literature and the change these novels provoked. Having written multiple other novels, Dr. Lake focuses on narratives of enslaved women of color and white women of the mid-19th century.

The 2020 Humanities Symposium “A More Perfect Union: Dialogue and Democracy” strives to start productive conversation and thoughts amongst the student body as Belmont hears from well-credited speakers. An overview of the schedule can be found below, while more information, links and summaries of featured programs are available on the Humanities Symposium’s web page.

Monday, September 28

10 a.m.
Space, Thirdspace and in-between: Concepts of Connectedness in the East and West
Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Japanese Language Dr. Christopher Born

1:30 p.m.
Toward a More Perfect Union: The Role of Dialogue in the Pursuit of Happiness
Belmont faculty panelists Pete Kuryla (History), Nathan Griffith (Political Science) and Dorren Robinson (Media Studies)

Tuesday, September 29

2 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Dr. David Cunningham, Chair, Department of Sociology at Washington University
The Weight of the Past: Engaging Legacies of White Supremacy and Racial Injustice

3 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Susan Neiman, Director of the Einstein Forum, Germany
What We Can Learn from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil: A Moderated Discussion

Wednesday, September 30

11 a.m.
Learning to Live Together in the Same House: Reflections on My Father’s Time as a Volunteer Lawyer in Mississippi, Science Fiction and the Challenge of Achieving True Dialogue
Belmont English Professor Dr. Maggie Monteverde

1 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Andrea Fanta, Nashville Public Library
Votes for Women: Enshrining a Moment and a Movement

2 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Rachel Louise Martin
“A Mother’s Advice Is Always Safest:” The Woman Who Wrote the Letter That Changed American History

5 p.m.
Reflections on Black Voices and Democracy
Belmont English Professor Dr. Heather Finch and her class

Thursday, October 1

10:30 a.m.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Joy Jordan Lake
Unearthing the Past, Rebuilding the Present: the Role of Fiction in Addressing History, Re-Imagining Human Community and Enacting Social Change

6 p.m.
Readings by the Winners of the Sandra Hutchins Symposium Creative Writing Competition

Friday, October 2

11 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
One Vote: Every Vote Tells a Story documentary film followed by discussion
Christine Doeg and Dr. Mike Pinter, Belmont Math and Teaching Center

2:30 p.m.
Closing Open Mic Discussion: Speaking of Voting
Dr. Mike Pinter, Belmont Math and Teaching Center

Law Student Cartwright Published in Tennessee Bar Journal

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Law Student Cartwright Published in Tennessee Bar Journal

Belmont College of Law third year student, Freya Cartwright, was recently published in the Tennesee Bar Journal for her short story entitled “I Know She Tried.” This short story also won Belmont’s inaugural Legal Fiction Workshop this year after being reviewed by outside reader panelists, David Joffee and John Winston Heacock. 

“I Know She Tried,” tells the story of a new ADA tasked with “prepping an enigmatic witness in a case the young attorney will not soon forget.” The full story can be found in the July/August edition of Tennessee Bar Journal here.

Berry’s Global Leadership Studies Lead to Virtual, International Internships

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Berry’s Global Leadership Studies Lead to Virtual, International Internships

Global leadership studies major Victoria Berry landed an international summer internship that was a dream come true: translating and interpreting for a marketing and public relations company in Madrid, Spain. She was planning to live on her own and take the Metro de Madrid to work, but in early April, the college senior learned her internship had been abruptly cancelled, another setback of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Berry quickly pivoted her original plans and found out that the Intern Group, a provider of global internship programs, was connecting college students with virtual internship opportunities. The Mason, Ohio native interviewed from home at 4 a.m. with Centro Español de Logística, a supply chain management company in Madrid that was six hours ahead. Berry secured the virtual internship, working on international projects during June and July with a team from all over the world.

“I have a lot of connections in Madrid and wanted to use my Spanish skills in a professional setting,” said Berry, who translated supply chain training documents to both Spanish and English for two projects that were centered in Europe. “The company was looking for someone with flexibility and warmth, especially during a pandemic time.”

But it was on her third project, translating documents and assisting with research on a project designed to help supply chains get back up and running in the Caribbean after COVID-19, that Berry found herself connecting to some of her core learning experiences in Belmont’s global leadership studies major. “My global leadership studies courses and professors prepared me so well for this internship,” said Berry.  “Having a background in the core disciplines of the major helped me understand people from a much broader scope. The emphasis of the major allows you to zoom in on a population and understand the issues they are facing across multiple disciplines.”

Berry said her high school dream to pursue her love for languages, as well as to make a difference through serving others led her to Belmont. “The global leadership studies major is what drew me to Belmont. Before that I was looking into international business and international relations at various schools, but I did not want to focus on just one discipline,” she explained. “Global leadership studies really appealed to me because it had the global piece that I wanted and the coursework offered was across multiple disciplines.”

Tailoring her focus within the major on social justice, Berry is especially interested in issues facing the Latino community and refugees. “Courses in global leadership studies are writing and research heavy, which allowed me to develop my skills and learn more about what I’m passionate about,” said Berry. She also studied abroad in Valladolid, Spain for the spring 2019 semester, where she further honed her Spanish language skills and lived with a host family in the city center.

Berry, a Belmont Recruiter, is slated to graduate in December, 2020. Buoyed by the experiences she gained during her summer virtual internship, she decided to continue her passion for serving the refugee community and for humanitarian issues by participating in two internships during her final semester.

She is working with Nashville area non-profit Nations Ministry Center from August – November, tutoring refugee children, helping them and their families navigate online school and connecting them to resources that set them up for success.

Beginning in September, Berry will also serve as a virtual intern with Novel Hand.com, an online community and blog founded by a Vanderbilt graduate that focuses on global humanitarian issues and how to become an activist. She will research and write about issues facing refugees.  

“Global leadership studies put me on a path to be prepared for these internships,” said Berry. “I submitted some of my research from my global leadership studies classes when I applied. My summer internship also really helped me to stand out. Overall, though the design of this major really allowed me to be responsible for my education and how I could shape it in the direction I wanted. That’s really powerful.”

MSOT Alumna Presents at Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association Conference

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MSOT Alumna Presents at Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association Conference

Belmont alumna Whitney Joy, Master of Science in Occupational Therapy class of 2018, co-presented at the Tennessee Occupational Therapy Association (TNOTA) Virtual Conference on Wednesday, August 26. 

Joy’s workshop was titled Strategies for OT Practitioners to Elevate Cultural Humility & Cultural Responsiveness.  

DEBATE 2020: Hardship to Hard Work: The Role of Women, State of Tennessee in Passing the 19th Amendment

Nicole Jones
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DEBATE 2020: Hardship to Hard Work: The Role of Women, State of Tennessee in Passing the 19th Amendment

The Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business virtually presented an event in celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage titled “DEBATE 2020: Hardship to Hard Work: The Role of Women and the State of Tennessee in Passing the 19th Amendment.” The event was led by Laura Franklin, a Tennessee State Parks ranger who works with interpretive programs and the Education Team. Franklin played a role in the historic reenactment of the house vote in Tennessee for the 19th Amendment at the Tennessee State Capitol on August 18.

“Words matter, and they matter especially in situations like this,” said Franklin, recounting women’s role in the ratification of the 19th Amendment. She emphasized that women were not given the right to vote, rather they fought hard for it during the suffrage movement for more than 70 years. Numerous suffrage leaders paved the way for women and men to participate in the movement. The passing of the 19th Amendment was a hard-fought battle. As states across the West began to ratify, followed by votes from states in the Northeast, the battle heightened and came down to the southern states to make the decisive vote, specifically the state of Tennessee. Known as “The Perfect 36,” Tennessee was the final state needed to ratify the bill.

During CEMB’s virtual event, Franklin shared vivid stories of suffrage leaders and pivotal voters who ultimately led to the success of the ratification’s passing. She described the “War of Roses” where suffrage supporters wore yellow roses, anti-suffrage supporters wore red roses and women from both groups lobbied in efforts to get legislators who wore these roses to switch from yellow to red or red to yellow. Many voters went back and forth on their vote, but the final vote came down to one young legislator, Harry T. Burn, who voted to pass the bill at the urging of a letter from his mother.

“One single vote: it changes the absolute history of our country and enfranchises women all across the U.S.,” said Franklin. But that is not the end of the battle. Inspired by the historic women who went against the flow and stood up for their rights, Franklin also shared modern day stories of women and men who continue to fight for equal rights for all.

“Become an informed citizen, be active and have a voice in your community,” said Franklin. “Each and every person’s voice is very important.” She encouraged students to recognize the power of what privilege they have and to utilize that power in a way that lifts people up and encourages others. She challenged everyone to continue to work farther and farther towards equal rights and social justice and equality for all people.

This event was part of the “Ideas of America” programming surrounding the third and final Presidential Debate to be held on Belmont’s campus on October 22. Find a complete list of Debate programming on the Events Page at belmontdebate2020.com.

Belmont Instructor Jen Duck Nominated for 41st Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards

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Belmont Instructor Jen Duck Nominated for 41st Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards

Jennifer Duck, Emmy-award winning producer and instructor of Journalism/Cinema, Television & Media at Belmont, has been nominated for her third Emmy in the 41st Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards in the Outstanding Live Interview category. Duck considers producing the piece, “AC360 CNN Anderson Cooper Interviews Facebook’s Monika Bickert,” one of her most memorable productions because of her passion for combatting online misinformation, understanding media ethics and enforcing accountability on social media. Now as full-time faculty at Belmont, Duck shares this passion by teaching students about the prevalence of misinformation online and the importance of critically evaluating what they read online.

“What makes this Emmy nomination so newsworthy is the timing and the impact,” said Duck. “It highlights a controversy that affects every one of us. We are in a communication crisis due in large part to social media. Doctored videos, memes, tweets and Facebook posts full of misinformation are flooding our social media feeds. We have to understand fact versus fiction before clicking ‘share,’ ‘repost’ or ‘retweet.’”

During the 2016 presidential election, Duck was producing for CNN and teaching as an adjunct instructor at Belmont. During this time, she began understanding social media misinformation more deeply through an assignment for her class just before the 2016 election. She created an exercise that required students to find and debunk misinformation on both sides of the political aisle. It was when she was scrolling through screenshots of misinformation gathered from 30+ students from every political viewpoint that she realized how widespread the issue had truly become. “It literally impacted every single student, regardless of their views and beliefs.”

Duck noted that the interview with Facebook was a hard-hitting interview, and it led to a lot of changes and big conversations about the topic of misinformation online. That interview aired more than a year ago, and since then, social media companies have been paying more attention to misinformation online. However, it is still an uphill battle she is determined to continue to fight through her own study and through teaching students to be aware and to be critical of the information they read and share.

“As citizens, we have to be aware of what we are reading. Just as we learn literacy at a young age, we need to start teaching digital literacy for all ages,” Duck explained. “Digital literacy and education are vital to solving this misinformation pandemic. As I tell my students, if something sounds off, double source it as journalists do. Pause before posting. Read deeper and engage that healthy skepticism. Don’t spread false information from sources that aren’t reputable. Be part of the solution and not part of the problem.”

The 41st Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards will be presented virtually on Sept. 21 and 22.

Crook Published on Front Page of Inside Higher Education

Emma dela Pena
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Crook Published on Front Page of Inside Higher Education

Associate Professor of Management and President of the Faculty Senate Dr. Amy Crook recently published a teaching article to the front page of Inside Higher Education.

The article, written in collaboration with Travis W. Crook, “6 Tips for Teaching Online and In-Person Simultaneously,” outlines strategies to promote meaningful engagement for online students while at the same time providing a rich face-to-face learning environment. Crook discusses unique tools such as end-of-class discussions, polling and live searches to engage students virtually. She thoroughly walks through multiple approaches to help better engage students in the midst of an unexpected learning environment.

Crook has multiple published works, some of which have won various awards.

Clendenin Receives Scholarship as Top Senior Accounting Student in Tennessee

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Clendenin Receives Scholarship as Top Senior Accounting Student in Tennessee

Each year, the Tennessee Society of CPA’s chooses the top senior accounting student in each state to award a scholarship. This year, Belmont student Lucia Clendenin was the recipient of this prestigious scholarship for the state of Tennessee. A senior accounting major with a music business minor, Clendenin plans to graduate this December. 

Clendenin thanked her two professors, Associate Professor of Finance Dr. John Gonas and Associate Professor of Accounting Dr. Delwyn DeVries, for writing her letters of recommendation as she applied for this scholarship. Clendenin said that receiving this scholarship gives her the opportunity to focus more on her academics rather than the cost of school. “It also feels great for my work in and out of the classroom to be recognized by such a great organization,” she added. 

With the help of this scholarship, Clendenin plans to continue learning and receive her master’s in accounting post-graduation this December. Currently, she has accepted an audit internship with Crowe, a public accounting firm in New York City, New York.

TEDxNashville, Belmont University Partner for ‘We the People’ Presidential Debate Program

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TEDxNashville, Belmont University Partner for ‘We the People’ Presidential Debate Program

In light of Nashville and Belmont University hosting the Oct. 22, 2020 presidential debate, TEDxNashville is partnering with the University to present an evening of talks to explore the privilege of the vote, the process of democracy, and what it really means to be “We the People.” Scheduled to stream live from 7-9 p.m. Central on Thursday, September 17, the event will feature six speakers representing diverse perspectives and topics. The event is presented by Belmont University’s Executive Learning Network, a group of more than 325 business executives who seek to learn from one another and industry experts.

Belmont’s Director of External Relations and Executive Learning Networks Jill Robinson said the group is proud to sponsor the TEDxNashville “We The People” event in September. “TEDxNashville’s ‘ideas worth spreading’ tagline aligns with the mission of our executive leadership group – learning alongside each other to spur on new ideas that move our organizations forward,” she said. “These dedicated executives set aside time each month to learn from each other and national level speakers for personal growth and growth of their companies. We’re excited about participating in ‘We The People’ and helping bring this program to the greater Belmont and Nashville community.”

Executive Director at TEDxNashville Kaleigh Imbriale said, “Just as Belmont’s Executive Learning Network brings together Nashville’s thought leaders, movers and shakers, and innovators, TEDxNashville’s audience also has that same fire and passion for learning and expanding their minds. For us, it’s a natural fit that we should come together and partner with our area universities, and we are thrilled that the Presidential Debate has given us the opportunity to join forces with Belmont University for a special TEDxNashville event, centered around the theme of democracy.”

Broadcast live from Belmont’s Massey Performing Arts Center, TEDxNashville’s “We the People” is one of a number of programs being offered as part of Belmont’s “Ideas of America” debate programming. Belmont students, faculty and staff will be provided free streaming access to the event, and community members may purchase a $10 ticket via EventBrite to virtually attend with all proceeds supporting TEDxNashville (a 501(c)3 organization).

The “We the People” event promises to dig into topics including civil engagement in a time of divisiveness, using our differences as our strengths, the impact of a new era of media and more. Featured speakers and topics to include the following, among others:

  • Jad Abumrad, creator of Podcast Radiolab: “How Dolly Parton Led Me to an Epiphany”
  • Blake Simpson, senior vice president of global communications, philanthropy and events at Under Armour, Inc., speaking on the changing news media and its impact on our democracy
  • David Plazas, opinion and engagement director for USA Today Network Tennessee, on adult conversations – how to start them and keep them going

For a full list of speakers and more information about the event, visit tedxnashville.com.

Due to the impact of COVID-19 on public gatherings, Belmont pivoted its planned Debate 2020 campus-wide programming to create virtual events, many of which can be enjoyed by both students and the community at large. Details on all events can be found on the Events page of BelmontDebate2020.com.

About TEDxNashville
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDxNashville is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDxNashville event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDxNashville program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.

Belmont Unveils Debate 2020 Programming Theme, ‘The Ideas of America’

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Belmont Unveils Debate 2020 Programming Theme, ‘The Ideas of America’

With fall classes underway and the 2020 election coming up in just over two months, Belmont University announced today a robust slate of events and programming in support of its role as the host site of the third and final presidential debate, to be held on Oct. 22 in the campus’ Curb Event Center. Under the overarching theme “The Ideas of America,” Belmont will provide a variety of opportunities for students, faculty, staff—and the community at large—to engage in informed dialogue on issues surrounding the election and to enjoy artistic interpretations of themes related to the presidential debate.

Belmont President Dr. Bob Fisher said, “U2’s lead singer Bono, a native of Ireland, once said that ‘America is an idea… one of the greatest ideas in human history.’ We agree, and we want to lean into that notion by exploring many of the ideas at the heart of the American story: our history, democracy, the vote, the rights and responsibilities of citizens and more. Ultimately, our goal is to create events and programs that celebrate the American spirit and recognize what makes this great nation so unique.”

Woman looks up at Bell Tower

Due to the impact of COVID-19 on public gatherings, Belmont has created virtual events, many of which can be enjoyed by both students and the community at large. Events kicked off Aug. 18 as more than 1,400 students, faculty and staff participated virtually and on campus (in socially-distanced locations) in the city-wide “Ring the Bell” campaign, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and the grand opening of the Nashville Public Library’s “Votes for Women” room. The University’s Bell Tower carillon rang 100 times at noon followed by a short concert from Belmont Master Carillonneur Dr. Richard Shadinger.

The emphasis on voting will be a common theme among the wide array of Debate-related events that are being scheduled. Below is a brief overview of a few upcoming highlights in the Debate 2020 Programming Series—additional details on these and other programs, including how to access them remotely, can be found on the Events page of BelmontDebate2020.com:

Now Thru Dec. 11: The Unity Flag Project
In the summer of 2020, creatives from all over the U.S. were invited by faculty in Belmont’s Watkins College of Art to create a Unity Flag in order to promote empathy for bipartisanship in a time of political unrest. Though on display in the University’s Leu Center for the Visual Arts, COVID-19 guidelines currently result in limited in-person access to this poignant exhibit. However, all of the flags, along with each artist’s statement, will soon be available for viewing online, and a virtual panel discussion with project founder, Belmont Assistant Professor of Art Dr. Meaghan Brady Nelson, and several participating artists is being planned for October.

Sept. 17: TEDxNashville “We the People” Presented by Belmont’s Executive Learning Network
TEDxNashville will host a collection of talks on Belmont’s campus that will be streamed—$10 tickets are available on Eventbrite. Join us virtually as we dig into topics including civil engagement in a time of divisiveness, using our differences as our strengths, the impact of a new era of media and more in this historic TEDx event.

Sept. 22: Rock the Vote at Belmont University: Nashville’s Colleges Celebrate Democracy
In collaboration with Rock the Vote, Belmont’s Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business is hosting a virtual event featuring performances from Belmont and other area universities, along with voter registration information and promotion.

Sept. 23: Culture Care with Renowned Painter Makoto Fujimura
Culture Care is an alternative to the “culture wars” that have characterized politics in recent decades. It is a philosophy born of Makoto Fujimura’s art and Christian faith that offers the creation and conservation of beauty as an antidote to cultural and political brokenness. Fujimura was a presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 2003-2009, and two of his books, Refractions and Culture Care, were written during that time. He is one of the premier living abstract painters, and his works have been exhibited on four continents.

Sept. 24: White House Style—A Four-Part Series
Sponsored by Belmont’s O’More College of Architecture and Design and led by Nashville-based creative consultant Libby Callaway, a four-week program on White House Style will launch next month. The series not only explores the wardrobes of modern inhabitants of the White House, but examines how a broader sense of personal style has elevated the images of the 53 couples who have lived there over the last 289 years. In addition to the opening session with the White House Historical Association’s Lina Mann, additional programs will cover White House interior design, the White House kitchen and First Couple fashion.

Sept. 24: “The Role of Social Media in a (Mis)informed Electorate” with John M. Seigenthaler
Sponsored by Belmont’s College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, John M. Seigenthaler, former weekend anchor and correspondent for NBC and MSNBC and current partner of Nashville-based PR firm DVL Seigenthaler, will provide insight into how social media impacts political views.

Sept. 28-Oct. 2: Humanities Symposium “A More Perfect Union: Dialogue and Democracy”
Conversation is essential to community and citizenship, and dialogue is essential to democracy. How can we return to conversation and dialogue as the crucial foundation for the responsible actions of citizenship? Belmont’s 19th annual Humanities Symposium, sponsored by the School of Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, will consider how conversation impacts voting enfranchisement, racial reconciliation and healing political divisions through engaging these topics from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Sept. 30: Lee C. Camp on “Politics and Christianity”
Lee C. Camp’s Scandalous Witness: A Little Political Manifesto for Christians makes the case that a renewed Christian politics is more essential than ever, one that is “neither left nor right nor religious,” but a prophetic way of life modeled after Jesus of Nazareth. Christian identity is in moral and political crisis, scandalized by the many ways in which it has been co-opted and misrepresented.

Oct. 21: Habitat for Humanity: A Home for Everyone
Jonathan Reckford has served as the CEO of Habitat for Humanity International since 2005, leading global nonprofit’s growth from serving 125,000 individuals a year to helping more than 7 million people last year alone. Reckford, who was deeply influenced by his parents who were active in the Civil Rights movement and by his grandmother U.S. Congresswoman Millicent Fenwick, seeks to follow in their footsteps by leading Habitat’s efforts to help create a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

Oct. 27: Integrity in Journalism During an Election Year
Belmont’s Kennedy Center for Business Ethics welcomes NPR National President and CEO John Lansing for a conversation about integrity in journalism.

Beyond individual programs, the presidential debate will also be embedded as a topic of conversation in many Belmont classrooms this fall. In fact, three new courses were specifically designed by faculty as a result of the University’s position as a site host:

Public Relations in Action: Students will consider the debate through PR’s four-step process of research, planning, implementation and evaluation including some study of media messages mentioning Belmont University in connection with the final presidential debate of the 2020 election cycle.

Media, Democracy and the Public Sphere: Through the lenses of history and media, students will understand the intersectional roles of the press, U.S. democracy, civic life and the public sphere.

The Watergate Scandal and All the President’s Men: Journalism and entertainment media as a vehicle for justice will be studied in the context of the Woodward and Bernstein articles for The Washington Post, their Pulitzer Prize-winning book All the President’s Men, and the film by the same name.

For more information on Belmont’s hosting of the Oct. 22, 2020 Presidential Debate, visit BelmontDebate2020.com.

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