Virginia Wesleyan University will officially be renamed Batten University in 2026, according to an announcement from the ...

To honor Jane Batten and her family's contributions, Virginia Wesleyan University announced on Wednesday their plans to be ...

Virginia Wesleyan University will change its name to Batten University in July 2026 to honor longtime university donor Jane Batten and her late husband, Frank Batten, co-founder of The Weather Channel ...

A day after officials at Virginia Wesleyan University announced the school will change its name effective next July 1, a ...

The change honors decades of philanthropy from Jane Batten and her family and comes as several campus expansions are underway ...

According to a news release from the university, the Board of Trustees voted to rename the University in honor of the Batten ...

Virginia Wesleyan University will be renamed Batten University in 2026 in honor of the contributions of Jane Batten and her family, the university announced on Wednesday.

The university will be renamed after Jane Batten, the widow of Frank Batten, the billionaire former chair of Landmark Communications. The family has donated millions to the university.

Jane Batten, the matriarch of a Hampton Roads family known for its philanthropy, has pledged $100 million to William & Mary to boost coastal and marine science research towards finding global ...

The Batten Institute at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business improves the world through entrepreneurship and innovation. The Institute’s academic research center advances ...