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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). 1867 ...
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 ...
Marygrove College, Detroit (co-ed in 1970, closed in 2019) Mercy College of Detroit, Detroit (co-ed date unknown; merged to form the University of Detroit Mercy in 1990) Michigan Female College, Lansing (began in 1855) [11] Michigan Female Seminary, Kalamazoo (began in 1865) [12] Siena Heights University, Adrian (co-ed since 1969)
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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.