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L to R: William & Mary President Katherine Rowe, philanthropist Jane Batten and Virginia Institute for Marine Science Dean Derek Aday announce Batten’s $100 million donation in 2024. Photo by Stephen Salpukas/William & Mary
Jun 2, 2025

As federal cuts loom, Virginia universities redouble fundraising

Colleges are facing cuts in federal funding, and that creates more pressure to seek funds from private donors.

U.Va. Wise receives largest ever donation
Nov 5, 2024

U.Va. Wise receives largest ever donation

The University of Virginia‘s College at Wise has received its largest ever donation, $11.2 million, from The Bill Gatton Foundation, the Wise County college announced Monday. The late Carol Martin “Bill” Gatton, a successful businessman who owned the Gatton Automotive Group with dealerships in Kentucky and Tennessee, made significant gifts to the University of Kentucky […]

‘A world of opportunities’
Nov 29, 2023

‘A world of opportunities’

From its founding as a two-year junior college designed to expand higher education opportunities in the Appalachian coal-mining country of Southwest Virginia, the University of Virginia’s College at Wise has expanded into a four-year liberal arts college with an influential impact on regional economic and workforce development. Many of the programs of study at the […]

Photo courtesy University of Virginia’s College at Wise
Aug 30, 2023

September 2023 Virginia 500 Spotlight: DONNA PRICE HENRY

FIRST JOB: I worked at a Dairy Queen during the summers while I was in high school. FAVORITE APP: Apple Fitness, except when it tells me that I’m behind in meeting my goals for the day HOW I BALANCE WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE: Some days, I am better at this than others. In my role […]

A master’s degree in education made the most sense for U.Va. Wise’s first graduate-level degree program, says college Chancellor Donna Price Henry. Photo by Mark Robertson-Baker II
Jun 29, 2023

U.Va. Wise launches master’s degree in education

Like the rest of the country, Virginia’s public schools are suffering from a teacher shortage. In the 2022-23 academic year, there were 3,573 vacancies statewide, and more teachers are working with only provisional licenses, which don’t require teacher preparation courses. In Southwest Virginia, though, educators are signing up for a master’s degree in education that […]

Colleges need to play a role in rebuilding the economy, panelists say
Jun 12, 2020

Colleges need to play a role in rebuilding the economy, panelists say

As Virginia moves into its recovery phase from the COVID-19 pandemic, economic leaders say there is work to be done to support college students and Virginians who are changing careers, especially in terms of equal opportunities. Thomas Barkin, president and CEO of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, and Virginia Economic Development Partnership President and CEO […]

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