Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs endorsed Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) campaign for governor on Monday.
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Belmont University Commissions Law Firm to Conduct ‘Compliance Review’ After DEI Coverup Claims
A Belmont University spokesman told The Tennessee Star on Tuesday that the law firm, Holtzman Vogel, was commissioned by the university to conduct a review after internal documents and secretly recorded video seemed to depict an effort to continue pushing diversity, equity, and inclusion while avoiding federal scrutiny.
According to the university, Holtzman Vogel began a compliance review on July 22, and the investigation remains ongoing. The spokesman was unable to provide an estimate for when the review would conclude.
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