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The conflict in the Middle East is one of the most pressing international issues President Obama faces as he begins his term in office. Bellarmine University will host a discussion on Obama's Middle East challenges with Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m.

The Tritons of Missouri-St. Louis ended the Bellarmine University men's basketball team's perfect season and 14-game winning streak by pulling a 70-69 upset over the No. 2-ranked Knights this evening in a Great Lakes Valley Conference matchup at Mark Twain Center on the UMSL campus.

The Bellarmine University women's basketball team defeated the Tritons of Missouri-St. Louis 75-64 to open their two game road trip. Coach David Smith's squad was once again led by the senior members of his team as the Knights evened up their conference record at 3-3 while improving to 11-4 overall.

The Bellarmine University Office of Multicultural Affairs is taking approximately 40 students and faculty to Washington for the swearing-in of President-elect Barack Obama next week. Students were selected to attend based on an essay in which they described the personal and historic significance surrounding the inauguration, as well as how they support diversity on the Bellarmine campus. For those not attending in person, the office has partnered with campus ministry to host events on campus to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and observe the presidential inauguration.

The Bellarmine Knights men's basketball team moved up to the No. 2 spot in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II poll released this afternoon. The No. 2 ranking is the highest in the history of Bellarmine basketball.

Bellarmine University has announced a $25,000 gift from the Louisville office of Süd-Chemie Inc., a specialty chemical and industrial minerals company. The gift will fund the Süd-Chemie Summer Research Stipend beginning spring 2009.

Bellarmine University will award more than 280 degrees during its annual December commencement exercises Wednesday, December 17. The graduate(s) with the highest cumulative grade point average will receive the Archbishop’s Medal of Scholastic Excellence. Ceremonies begin at 5 p.m. in Knights Hall.

The Bellarmine University Department of Music will present a benefit concert for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign Thursday, Dec. 11.

Bellarmine University “knighted” Victor Staffieri, CEO of E.ON U.S. at the university’s annual Knight of Knights black-tie dinner and dance celebration on Saturday, Nov. 15.

The Princeton Review has named the Bellarmine University School of Business one of the country’s best destinations for graduate school. The test preparation company – also known for its lists of college rankings – had previously designated Bellarmine one of the best colleges in the country and one of the best southeastern colleges.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bellarmine University education professor Robert B. Cooter has received the A.B. Herr Award from the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. The association presents the award annually to a professional educator who has made outstanding contributions to the field of reading.

Bellarmine University professors have captured three of four Kentuckiana Metroversity Instructional Development awards. Karen Golemboski and Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty each collected $1,000 for their respective proposals. Steven D. Wilt and David J. Porta shared a $1,000 prize for their joint proposal.

The current economic downturn has highlighted the lack of basic financial literacy around the world. The new Center for Economic Education at Bellarmine University – a collaborative effort with the Kentucky Council on Economic Education – gives teachers the resources to make every day money decisions relevant for a new generation. The center opened Nov. 17.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 23, 2008)—Journalist and author Ray Suárez will deliver the 2008 Wilson W. and Anne D. Wyatt Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at Bellarmine University. Suárez’s lecture, “Election 2008” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Brown Activities Center (Frazier Hall) on Bellarmine’s campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Having lost nearly a week of its run because of a power outage, the Bellarmine Women’s Council Designers’ Show House will extend until Sunday, September 28. The Show House was originally scheduled to run from Sept. 6-21.

The WHAS Crusade for Children has awarded $38,000 to the Bellarmine School of Education to establish an assessment clinic and fund graduate student scholarships.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 3, 2008) — Bellarmine University President Joseph J. McGowan announced today that the Louisville school has received a $3 million gift from the James Graham Brown Foundation. The gift is one of the largest single contributions in school history, equaling a $3 million anonymous gift received earlier this year.

Bellarmine University is once again ranked as the top Kentucky “master’s university” according to the U.S. News and World Report. Slated to hit the newsstands on Monday, Aug. 25, the U.S.News and World Report’s 2009 rankings place Bellarmine 16th in the South region of the “Best Universities-Master’s” category.

Bellarmine University is ranked as the 83rd best college in the nation in the first-ever rankings by Forbes magazine. The number 83 ranking places Bellarmine as one of just two Kentucky institutions to make the top 100.

Bellarmine University announces the appointment of Todd Reale to the newly created position of assistant dean for career services and experiential learning. The announcement also signifies the unification of Bellarmine’s Career Center and the Office of Internships and Experiential Learning.