There were plenty of smiles, happy tears and proud families inside Averett University’s gymnasium Saturday morning.

Averett University announced Friday it will install its next president May 1, after the sudden resignation of its previous president April 11, who cited his wife’s serious medical issue as his reason ...

DANVILLE, Va. – Averett University has announced that its Department of Athletics has been offered and has accepted membership to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), beginning with the ...

The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a Democrat effort to gerrymander the state's congressional districts. 2 charged after investigators located a dead individual inside a home: Deputies The ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ/Averett University Release) - Averett University in Danville has named its new president. Dr. Thomas H. Powell will begin May 1 as the university’s 16th president, to replace Rev.

Averett University received three requested consents from the majority of its bondholders. The private university can now move forward with planned $18.15M sale-leaseback deal of its North Campus Sale ...

DANVILLE, Va. – Charles Somerville Harris, 71, recently retired Averett University Executive Vice President, died on December 7, 2022. Harris served Averett in numerous capacities for nearly 20 years, ...

Averett University will hold Spring 2026 Commencement May 9 and a nursing pinning May 8, honoring about 300 graduates and ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Averett University announced Friday that its current president, Rev. Dr. David Joyce, has stepped down amid family medical matters. Current Averett vice president for student ...

FOREST, Va. (WFXR) – The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) has announced that Guilford College and Averett University will both discontinue their football seasons due to an altercation between ...

DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Averett University is coming together to mourn the loss of a beloved professor. Dr. David Hanbury was reported missing over the weekend while attending a psychology conference ...

A professor from a Virginia university that was reported missing while at a conference in Orlando, Florida has been found dead. Averett University, a private Baptist university located in Danville, ...