NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mike Curb, a Nashville music industry executive and major contributor to Belmont University, says the school should rehire a coach who left after revealing she is gay.
Curb is also a former trustee at Belmont and gave the university $10 million toward construction of an event center that is named for him.
The Tennessean quoted Curb in response to the departure last week of former women’s soccer coach Lisa Howe.
“It’s time for Belmont to change and to recognize that we have gay students, faculty and staff,” he said. “I want to see this board and the school leadership act like Christians.”
Belmont officials have denied Howe was forced to resign, but several team members and Curb said she was.
“Belmont has to decide whether they want to be a national recognized university particularly with their school of music business or they want to be a church,” Curb said.
