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, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Wesleyan University and Sentara Health recently announced an intent to expand their academic partnership. According to a release, a Letter of Intent was signed to ...

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 ...

Exciting things are happening at Virginia Wesleyan University — and they have been for quite a while. The school, located on an idyllic campus in Virginia Beach, has made no secret of its ambition to ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Wesleyan University recently announced that the school is changing its name to Batten University next year. The move has sparked a strong backlash from alumni and ...

Beginning in January 2026, the Sentara College of Health Sciences of Virginia Wesleyan University will begin training regional health sciences professionals. In April, Sentara Health announced it ...

Sentara Health and Virginia Wesleyan University announced on Wednesday that the new Sentara College of Health Sciences of Virginia Wesleyan University will launch in January 2026. On Wednesday, ...

One alumna of Virginia Wesleyan University claims she has been removed from the school's Alumni Council for allegedly voicing ...

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 ...