Alumni and community members are set to protest on Tuesday at Virginia Wesleyan University, in response to a planned name change. Starting July 1, the university will be renamed to Batten University in honor of the contributions of Jane Batten and her family.
This renaming proposal was unanimously approved by the university’s board of trustees back in August 2025.
The protest will begin at 4:30 p.m and organizers say the protest is intended to symbolize the “funeral” of the universities name and legacy…