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Ward Seminary and Belmont College for Young Women merged in 1913 to form Ward-Belmont, the first junior college in the South to receive full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Dr. John Diell Blanton was the first president of Ward-Belmont; he was previously the president of Ward Seminary since 1883. [2]
Upon the retirement of Heron and Hood, Belmont Women's College merged with Ward Seminary in 1913 and was known as Ward—Belmont College, which included both a junior college and college-prep (or high) school for women. [13] [14] The Belmont Mansion is owned by Belmont University but maintained by the Belmont Mansion Association, a non-profit ...
1865: Ward Seminary for Young Ladies: Founded in Nashville, Tennessee; merged with Belmont College for Young Women in 1913 to form Ward-Belmont College. In 1951, Ward-Belmont College was sold to the Tennessee Baptist Convention, under whom it became coeducational and its name was shortened to Belmont College (today Belmont University).
He served as president of Belmont College (now University) from 1904 to 1912, of Ward Seminary from 1912 to 1913, and of Ward-Belmont College from 1913 to 1915. [3] In 1914, he became a member of the Flying Squadron of America and from 1915 to 1925 served as a lecturer for the Anti-Saloon League and World League Against Alcoholism.
One percent of Belmont’s student body this past spring semester identified as Muslim and 1% identified as Jewish, according to internal university data. Fifty-two percent identified as ...
Belmont University just received a $32 million grant meant to inspire people to discover the Christian faith and God through the arts. "With this effort, Belmont will catalyze an awe-and wonder ...
Belmont University is a Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. The university was called Belmont College for Young Women from 1890 to 1913; Ward-Belmont College from 1913 to 1951, and Belmont College from 1951 to 1991. Following are some of its notable alumni.
The school merged with Ward's Seminary in 1913 and was renamed Ward-Belmont. The Tennessee Baptist Convention purchased the school in 1951, and developed a four-year, coeducational college, Belmont College. It was developed as a university offering graduate programs and, in 2007, Belmont University separated from the Tennessee Baptist Convention.