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

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.

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

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.

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 ...

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

According to a news release from the university, the Board of Trustees voted to rename the University in honor of the Batten family, “whose commitment to the institution began in 1978.” ...

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 ...

Virginia Wesleyan University is becoming Batten University in honor of Jane Batten and the Batten family. D.C. residents ...