Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mary Help of Christians Basilica at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC, is pictured in February 2015. Two former Belmont Abbey ...

The graduating class included 24 nursing graduates and a significant number of student-athletes. The college conferred honorary degrees upon three individuals and outgoing president Bill Thierfelder.

In October, men’s basketball team members attended a Halloween party on campus. Officers later charged nine players with assaulting a female at that party. Charges against five players were later ...

Belmont Abbey College President William (Bill) Thierfelder is a man most look up to — not only for his stature at 6-foot-8, but for his abiding trust in divine Providence, which has given rise to a ...

William Thierfelder will retire as president of Belmont Abbey College on August 2nd after 21 years in the role. Thierfelder plans to return to the school as an instructor in 2026 following a ...

Belmont, NC, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Trustees of Belmont Abbey College has appointed Dr. Jeffrey W. Talley, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army (Retired), as the 21st president of the ...

Two 23-victory seasons weren’t enough. It took a game-winning basket in the final six seconds and a whole lot of grit and perseverance, and Belmont Abbey finally is back in the women’s NCAA basketball ...

Mary Help of Christians Basilica at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC, is pictured in February 2015. Two former Belmont Abbey basketball players were convicted of assault-related charges on Friday, ...