Belmont University College of Law Dean and former U.S. Attorney General Judge Alberto Gonzales has participated in many national interviews on immigration in recent weeks. With interviews on CNN’s “State of the Union with Candy Crowley,” CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” FOX News and more, Gonzales has commented on his “conservative and compassionate” approach to immigration reform. This theory is further addressed in the recent book he co-authored with David Strange, A Conservative and Compassionate Approach to Immigration Reform.
Following the President’s prime-time address on immigration reform, Gonzales also participated in a national news interview with Neil Cavuto at FOX Business. Friday morning, Gonzales was on CNN’s “New Day with Chris Cuomo & Allison Camerota.
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Belmont Neuroscience Program Coordinator, Dr. Lori McGrew, took six students to the annual meeting of the 
The National Collegiate Honor’s Council (NCHC), an organization committed to supporting the work of Honors Programs across the country, announced its 2014 award winners at The 2014 NCHC Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado last weekend. The Belmont Honors Program Newsletter took home Second Place for the Best Student-Produced, Electronic Honors College/Program Newsletter.
Belmont alumna and singer-songwriter-guitarist Clare Dunn has recently signed with Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN). Joining Belmont alumnus Josh Turner, UMGN is home to many of Nashville’s top country artists.
Rebecca McKelvey Castañeda, a 2003 Belmont graduate and attorney at Stites & Harbison, was recently selected by the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) to participate in its 2015 Leadership Law Class. A six-month training program designed to further prepare lawyers for leadership in their careers and communities, the Class has 37 participants selected by TBA.
Jessie Pitts, a Belmont sophomore and student in the Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, competed on NBC’s “The Voice,” where she made it to this season’s top 12 performers. During the show’s first live Play-Off episode, Pitts sang Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero,” a performance that secured her place as one of Team Blake’s top three.
Starting in fall 2015, prospective pharmacists can pursue 
Belmont University’s School of Nursing hosted a pre-conference as part of the ninth annual National League for Nursing Technology conference in Nashville on Oct. 24. 
Dr. Jonathan Thorndike, honors program director, and Dr. Beverly Schneller, associate provost for academic affairs, recently presented at the 2014 National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference in Denver. Their presentation was titled “Using Evidence-Based Assessment to Target Admissions and Improve Retention” in a round table session with Dr. Andrew Martino of Southern New Hampshire University. NCHC is organized with a keynote speaker, panel presentations, individual presentations, poster sessions and student sessions. NCHC is the only national-level professional group devoted to the development, management, promotion and assessment of interdisciplinary college and university honors programs. Belmont’s Honors Program is a member of NCHC and utilizes their “best practices” for assessment and planning purposeses.