VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia Wesleyan University is becoming Batten University in honor of Jane Batten and the Batten family. According to a news release from the university, the Board of ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia Wesleyan University will officially be renamed Batten University next year. Named for local philanthropist and VWU board member Jane Batten — widow of media mogul and former ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — When the president of Virginia Wesleyan University approached philanthropist Jane Batten five years ago about renaming the school after her and her family, she demurred. But Scott D.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A group of Virginia Wesleyan University alumni is holding their own homecoming events off campus this weekend. It's in protest of the university's name, Batten University. Bob ...

VIRGINIA BEACH (WAVY) — After the university president doubled down this week on the decision to change the name of Virginia Wesleyan to Batten University, alumni lined the sidewalks Friday afternoon ...

In 1991, I walked the stage for my degree from Virginia Wesleyan College. The experience from those four years leading up to that day I can’t imagine anywhere else. I found Virginia Wesleyan to be a ...

Sentara Health and Virginia Wesleyan University signed a letter to partner together to create a new academic unit at the university. According to an announcement Monday, the move “builds upon a strong ...

Brandon Adair loves Virginia Wesleyan University. That’s where he not only made a name for himself, but also for the school after he led the Marlins to back-to-back Final Four appearances in ...