Tennessee Baptists Sue Affiliated University
October 4, 2006 | Read Time: 1 minute
A dispute over the control of a Baptist university in Nashville has resulted in a lawsuit by the Tennessee Baptist Convention against Belmont University, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The convention is suing Belmont to demand the return of $58-million it gave to the university over 54 years. The donations stipulated that the convention retain control over the university’s board-selection process, which the Belmont board voted to amend last year, The Chronicle reports.
The convention earlier this year rejected an offer by Belmont to pay it $5-million to dissolve ties between the two entities, the paper reports.
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