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Longwood cuts ribbon on Joan Perry Brock Center, an event space and new home to Longwood basketball
August 25, 2023
Hundreds of Longwood students, staff, alumni, and community members broke into applause as the ribbon was cut and the doors officially opened to a highly anticipated new building at Longwood University–the Joan Perry Brock Center–on Friday.
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Program to aid transition to college for underrepresented students launches at Longwood
August 22, 2023
A new program that helps historically underrepresented students transition to college has launched at Longwood and is already finding success.
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Angela Comer, veteran police captain, bringing fresh perspective as Longwood’s new police chief
August 21, 2023
She’s a decorated law enforcement officer with more than 25 years of experience in community policing who has recently breathed new life into the law enforcement division of a prominent state agency.
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Freshman move-in: Class of 2027 arrives ready to begin next life chapter
August 18, 2023
An eager and excited Class of 2027—and all of their creature comforts—descended on Farmville this week ready to make their mark on Longwood and begin their next life chapter.
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Longwood announces president’s and dean’s lists for spring 2023
August 07, 2023
Longwood is proud to recognize more than 1,000 students named to the Dean’s List and President’s List for the 2023 spring semester.
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Joan Perry Brock Center to hold grand opening Aug. 25
August 03, 2023
On Friday, Aug. 25, the Joan Perry Brock Center will celebrate its grand opening in front of the building’s white façade at 10 a.m.
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Longwood rector looks to continue momentum at her alma mater
August 01, 2023
For seven years, Longwood Board of Visitors member Katharine Bond has watched a slate of rectors guide the university’s governing board with what she calls grace, collegiality and a sense of purpose.
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Lancer network’s connections yield new job for alum, internships for students
July 27, 2023
If you connected the dots leading from a Longwood Alumni Happy Hour in Arlington last fall to the three Longwood students who interned at an innovative Northern Virginia IT company this summer, you’d have a straight line of many points, each one an example of the power of the Lancer network.
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Internship at Richmond Federal Reserve an ‘incredible experience’ for Longwood business major
July 27, 2023
This summer, Katya Mayer ’24 has drawn on every lesson she’s learned in her business classes at Longwood.
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Longwood’s talented and diverse class of 2027 bound for great things
July 26, 2023
The incoming freshman class paints an impressive picture academically, with 61 percent having a GPA of 3.5 or higher.