What is the purpose of a university? In Virginia, which is home to 68 public and private colleges and universities and two-year institutions, one thing most educators agree on is that the Commonwealth ...

Next year, Virginia Wesleyan University will officially change its name to Batten University. The new name, which will take effect on July 1, 2026, honors Virginia Beach philanthropist Jane Batten, a ...

More than 40 years later, David Clark remembers the phone call clearly. He was a professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and the son of a U.S. senator in Virginia Beach had plans for him.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA) and Virginia Wesleyan University announced they will be building a "state-of-the-art" facility for the MOCA on the ...

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, ...

A new set of 2026 rankings from Niche highlights the most liberal and most conservative schools in the state, based on student surveys. The University of Virginia in Charlottesville was ranked the ...

Joe Thomas is The Daily Signal’s Virginia correspondent. He is a 37-year broadcasting veteran with 17 years covering Virginia from the marches to the memorials and everything in between. The echoes of ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new “Lab-to-Launch” initiative in Virginia will include fast-track startups and accelerate innovation, according to a release from the governor’s office. On Wednesday, Aug. 13 ...

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 ...