Belmont Vision – President Dr Greg Jones calls students to be agents of hope at Opening Convocation
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JPMorgan Chase Pledges $400 Million to Expand Affordable Housing for People of Color
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Nashville businessman and philanthropist Ben R. Rechter, whose behind-the-scenes efforts involving civil rights, education, nonprofits, public media and the arts were integral in making the Middle Tennessee region a national model the past 50 years, died May 7. He was 83.
Rechter was president of Rogers Group Investments Inc. and was a founder and the second-ever board chair at the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, where he remained an active member of its Board of Trustees.
CFMT honored him and other founders with the Joe Kraft Humanitarian Award in 2001. In 2016, he shared the initial Bridge to Equality Award along with his close friend, the late Francis Guess, for their tireless efforts to create equal opportunity in Nashville.
Belmont University has named its new College of Medicine after HCA Healthcare co-founder Thomas Frist Jr.
The Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine, the plans for which were announced last October, has yet to open to students. The medical program is being established in partnership with HCAâs local arm TriStar Health, which will provide residencies and clinical rotations for Belmontâs medical students.
The inaugural class of Nashvilleâs newest medical school is anticipated to top 150 students, with an expected enrollment of 500 to 600 students per year once the college reaches full capacity.
âWe know that we will have to earn a world-class reputation over time, but we intend to deliver a world-class learning environment beginning on day one with outstanding faculty, staff, students, physical resources and clinical experiences,â Belmont President Bob Fisher said in a press release.