Belmont University was recently named to ScholarMatch’s Honor Roll, a listing of colleges and universities that offer excellent opportunities for low-income and first-generation students. For the second year, ScholarMatch was worked with the White House to analyze its college database and compile the Honor Roll. The list ranks schools that offer robust student support and achieve excellent outcomes.
For more information about ScholarMatch and the Honor Roll, read this article in Fast Comapny, this article in the Wall Street Journal or this one in The New York Times.
Dr. Tracey Carter, assistant professor of law and the director of academic success within Belmont University’s College of Law, recently attended the single largest gathering of national Truman Scholars in the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation’s 40 year history. The Truman Scholar Reception took place on November 16 at Gracie Mansion in New York City in celebration of public service and was hosted by Mayor Bill de Blasio, a 1981 Truman Scholar. In addition to Carter, more than 500 Truman Scholars attended the event in celebration of the Foundation’s 40th Anniversary.
Dr. Douglas Murray, professor of English, spoke at the AGM of the Jane Austen Society of North America meeting in Washington, DC on October 22. This year’s conference theme was Austen’s novel Emma, and Murray’s talk combined archival research with a cultural geography approach to the text. The title of the presentation was “The True Story of Box Hill, or What’s a Nice Girl Like Emma Doing in a Place Like That?”
