TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 8, 2023

Belmont University and Fisk University have formed the Fisk-Belmont Social Justice Collaborative, a partnership between the universities designed to expose students to civil rights and social justice movements. The collaborative is funded by the Rechter Family Foundation for a five-year period. Programs offered through the partnership will include an “Ignite Retreat,” an immersive experience designed to teach students how to create change in their communities; a spring hackathon in partnership with Fisk’s John Lewis Center for Social Justice; a speaker series; tours of regional civil rights museums; and a course centered on documenting the civil rights experience in Nashville. The program will kick off with a reception tomorrow from 3-6 p.m. CST at the Nashville Public Library.