Growth, gratitude and virtue mark William Thierfelder’s historic 21-year presidency.

About 1,500 students attend Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina, just 15 miles outside of Charlotte. The college is located next to the 100-year-old Benedictine monastery, Belmont ...

After two years of near-misses, Belmont Abbey’s women are in the NCAA Division II basketball tournament field, and the Crusaders open play Friday.