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Art and Design Department to Host Senior Art Exhibition Creative Medley
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Belhaven University to Host 2026 Career and Internship Fair
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Belhaven Hosted Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education Event
Belhaven University welcomed arts educators and advocates from across the state Tuesday for the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education (MAAE)...
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Art and Design Department to Host Senior Art Exhibition Creative Medley
Belhaven University’s Department of Art and Design will present “Creative Medley,” the 2026 Senior Art Exhibition featuring...
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Belhaven University to Host 2026 Career and Internship Fair
Belhaven University will welcome employers and post-graduate educators to campus for the annual Career and Internship Fair on Thursday, Feb. 12.
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Dance Ministry Ensemble and DOXA to Showcase New Choreography
The Belhaven University Dance Ministry Ensemble, joined by members of DOXA, will present a concert of original dance works Feb. 13–14 in the...
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Belhaven University Welcomes Joey Nelms as Chair and Assistant Professor of Film Production
Belhaven University has appointed Joey Nelms as chair and assistant professor of film production, bringing to the university an accomplished...
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Theatre Department to Present Twelve Angry Jurors
Belhaven University’s Theatre Department will present Twelve Angry Jurors this February in the University’s Blackbox Theatre.
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Belhaven University to Host Arts Discover Day on February 27
Belhaven University’s School of the Arts will welcome prospective students and their families to Arts Discover Day on Friday, February 27, 2026.
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Angie Thomas Delivers Surprise of Full-Ride Scholarship to Aspiring Writer
Best-selling author Angie Thomas surprised high school senior Stephanie Hartmann with news of a full-ride scholarship to Belhaven University.
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Mississippi Humanities Council Honors Dr. Guinn for Excellence in Education
The Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded Dr. Matthew Guinn, professor of creative writing and chair of the English Department at...
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Music Department to Showcase Outstanding Student Works in Concert
Belhaven University’s top music students will take to the stage at the Best of Belhaven Concert on Tuesday, January 27, at 7 p.m. in the...
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Belhaven Accepting Entries for 2026 Elizabeth Spencer Writing Awards
Belhaven University is now accepting submissions for the 2026 Elizabeth Spencer Writing Awards
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Belhaven’s Art and Design Department to Host Senior Exhibition
Belhaven University will showcase the works of graduating Art and Design seniors Allison Franklin and Emioluwa Akinyokunbo in a Senior Art and...
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Spring Welcome Week 2026 Marks Beginning of New Semester
Belhaven University’s Spring Welcome Week 2026 will take place in January and will mark the beginning of a new semester with a full week of...
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Dr. Brandon Magers Honored With 2025 Johnnie-Marie Whitfield Service Award
The Mississippi Local Section of the American Chemical Society recognized Belhaven University professor Dr. Brandon Magers with its 2025...
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Belhaven University and Mississippi Symphony Orchestra Share a Lasting Legacy
When the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) takes the stage, chances are strong that Belhaven University is also present—through its...
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Belhaven University Releases Latest Edition of Tartan Magazine
Belhaven University is proud to announce the release of the newest issue of the Tartan Magazine, now available in print and online.
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Belhaven University to Honor Fall 2025 Graduates
Belhaven University will celebrate its Fall 2025 graduates with four commencement ceremonies at the Belhaven Center for the Arts in...
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Dance Students Showcase New Works in Emerging Choreographers Concert
Belhaven’s Dance Department will highlight new choreographers’ hard work in the Emerging Choreographers Concert in the Bitsy Irby...
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Belhaven Symphony Orchestra Presents a Night of Orchestral Masterworks
The Belhaven Symphony Orchestra will perform a rich collection of compositions by Antonín Dvořák and Verdi in the Center for the...
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Nursing, Business, and Education Programs Earn National Recognition
Colleges of Distinction (COD) has honored Belhaven University’s School of Nursing, School of Business, and School of Education for their...
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Belhaven Composers Forum Presents Student Composers Concert
The Belhaven Composers Forum will present Student Composers Concert 33 on November 12 at 7 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall.
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Fall Dance Concert to Feature Faculty, Guest Artists, and MFA Thesis Work
Belhaven University’s acclaimed Dance Department will present its Fall Dance Concert, a captivating showcase of choreography by Belhaven...
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Theatre Department to Present Annual Festival of Shorts
Belhaven University’s Theatre Department will showcase the creativity and talent of its student directors during the annual Festival of...
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Belhaven University’s Bill Moak Named to Southern Public Relations Hall of Fame
Belhaven University’s Chair and Assistant Professor of Communication, Bill Moak, APR, Fellow PRSA, has been named to the Southern...
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Belhaven University STEM Faculty Secure Historic Research Grants
Belhaven University’s School of Science and Mathematics has achieved a landmark milestone, securing multiple external research grants...
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Artist and Co-Chair Nate Theisen to Showcase New Work for Solo Exhibit
Belhaven University’s Art and Design Department will feature new work by award-winning artist and department co-chair Nate...
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Belhaven University’s 93rd Annual Singing Christmas Tree Ushers in the Holiday Season
The nation’s oldest singing Christmas tree tradition began at Belhaven University, and this year marks the 93rd performance of the Belhaven...
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Belhaven Choral Arts to Present Special Concert, Anaphora
The Belhaven Choral Arts will present an enlightening interpretation of “Anaphora: A Lifting Up of Praise and Thanksgiving” in the...
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Theater Department to Present the Musical “Seussical”
Belhaven University’s Theatre Department will bring Dr. Seuss’s world to life in the whimsical musical “Seussical,” running...
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Belhaven University to Host Arts Discover Day on November 7
Belhaven University’s School of the Arts will welcome prospective students and their families to Arts Discover Day on Friday, November 7, 2025.
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Belhaven University Launches Tartan Tuesday Giving Day
Belhaven University is inviting alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends to come together in celebration of Tartan Tuesday, the...
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Project Dance Brings Nationwide Dance Community to Belhaven University
Dancers from across the United States will gather at Belhaven University for Project Dance Jackson, highlighted by a free outdoor performance...
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Belhaven University Reports Record Enrollment for Fall 2025
Belhaven University is celebrating record enrollment this fall, with approximately 4,500 students enrolled across its traditional, online, and...
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Creative Writing Chair Dr. Randall Smith Wins National Fiction Award
Dr. Randall Smith, chair of Belhaven University’s Creative Writing Department,has been awarded the Editor’s Choice Award for Fiction...
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Art and Design Department to Showcase Alumni Work
Belhaven University’s Art and Design Department will host its Alumni Show in the Bitsy Irby Gallery from September 27 to October 25.
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Discover Day Welcomes High School Students to Explore Belhaven University
Belhaven University will welcome high school students for Discover Day on Friday, October 24.
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Belhaven Earns National Recognition for Academic Excellence
Colleges of Distinction, a national guide for college-bound students, awarded Belhaven University three major awards for its academic excellence...
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Belhaven University Launches Graduate Certificate in Applied AI
Belhaven University has launched a new Graduate Certificate in Applied Artificial Intelligence, giving professionals a fast-track opportunity to...
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Applications Open for Sixth Annual Angie Thomas Writers Scholarship
Belhaven University is once again searching for aspiring writers to award a full-ride scholarship.
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Belhaven University Announces 2025 Alumni Award Honorees
Belhaven University has announced its 2025 Alumni Award recipients, honoring graduates who exemplify excellence, leadership, and service in their...
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Belhaven Hosts International Guild of Musicians in Dance Conference
Belhaven University will host the 2025 International Guild of Musicians in Dance (IGMD) Conference Sept. 5-7 in the Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and...
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Belhaven Names New Chair of Doctor of Business Administration
Belhaven University has appointed Dr. Zonzie McLaurin as Professor and Chair of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program
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Homecoming and Family Weekend 2025 Announced for October
Alumni, students, parents, and families will gather for a weekend of celebration and connection during Belhaven University’s Homecoming...
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Belhaven Theatre Opens Season With The Drowning Girls
Belhaven University’s Theatre Department will present The Drowning Girls, a chilling and poetic retelling of a true-crime story, in the...
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Art and Design Alumnus Haddon McKinney Showcases New Work
Belhaven University’s Art and Design Department will showcase the work of alum and Atlanta-based freelance artist Haddon...
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Mississippi Arts Commission Awards Grants to Three Belhaven Art and Design Faculty
The Mississippi Arts Commission has awarded grants to three faculty members in Belhaven University’s Art and Design Department
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Dr. Brandon Magers Elected Chair of New Statewide Research Council
Belhaven University professor Dr. Brandon Magers will lead a new statewide council focused on expanding research opportunities at...
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Belhaven Earns National Recognition for Transfer Student Support
Belhaven University was named to the 2025 Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Honor Roll, marking its seventh consecutive year of recognition for exceptional...
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Zoey Ainsworth Brings Fresh Vision to Belhaven’s Fashion Merchandising Program
Belhaven University has named Zoey Ainsworth as the new special instructor of fashion merchandising in the School of Business. She will begin her...
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Dr. Mariana Sá Joins Belhaven’s Biology Department
Belhaven University announces the appointment of Dr. Mariana Cavalcante e Almeida Sá as a new faculty member in the Department of Biology,...
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AMTESOL Elects Dr. Stacey Donaldson as Vice President
Dr. Stacey Donaldson, associate professor and director of the TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) program at Belhaven...
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Belhaven University Streamlines MBA Program to 30 Credit Hours
Belhaven University has announced a major enhancement to its Master of Business Administration program, reducing the required credit hours from 36...
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Money Names Belhaven University a 2025 Best College in America
Financial news outlet Money has named Belhaven University to its 2025 Best Colleges list, recognizing its affordability and student success.