location burned in a fire in 1910, Belhaven was reopened as the "Belhaven Collegiate and Industrial Institute" in 1911 at its current location on Peachtree Street in the historic Belhaven Neighborhood in Jackson. In 1915, the board of trustees further changed the school's name to "Belhaven College".
In December 2009, President Roger Parrott announced that the board of trustees had voted unanimously to change the name from Belhaven College to the current name of Belhaven University, effective January 1, 2010. Among the reasons cited for the name change were the addition of several new graduate programs of study and a total enrollment of more than 3,000 students across four locations, including over 500 graduate students.
== Academics ==
Belhaven University offers bachelor's degrees in 27 major areas of study. Master's degrees are offered in business administration, leadership, public administration, teaching, and education, among others, and Doctorate degrees are offered in business administration and education.
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