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Dopesick author Beth Macy spotlights opioid crisis and her transformation to activist at Longwood lecture
January 28, 2020
For more than two decades, Beth Macy reported from the front lines of the ballooning opioid crisis in southwestern and southside Virginia as a journalist for The Roanoke Times.
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2019 National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson to visit Longwood in February
January 22, 2020
Rodney Robinson, the 2019 National Teacher of the Year, will visit Longwood University next month to meet with students and faculty and discuss his whole-child approach to education, as well as his efforts to improve equity in educational opportunities.
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Longwood Center for Community Music launches free children’s choir
January 21, 2020
The Longwood Center for Community Music is launching its newest initiative: a free children’s choir for ages 7-11.
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Students challenged to be society change makers in Citizen 110
January 09, 2020
Dr. Lee Bidwell’s Citizen 110 (Inquiry into Citizenship) seminar, titled Be A Change-Maker, challenged students to learn about big societal problems and then think about ways to address them.
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Longwood’s innovative Civitae Core Curriculum awarded major national grant
December 09, 2019
A prominent national foundation that supports innovative educational initiatives in civics and the liberal arts has announced a major grant to Longwood in support of the university’s distinctive new Civitae Core Curriculum.
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Amorette Barber wins prestigious state teaching award
December 06, 2019
One of Longwood’s most impactful professors has been recognized by the Commonwealth with its highest award for faculty work at its public and private colleges and universities.
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Students tend campus victory garden to learn lessons of citizenship and sacrifice
December 05, 2019
This semester the students planted, tended and then harvested a “victory garden” as part of Lund’s English 215 class, titled “9/11: Loss and Redemption.” The class counts as credit toward the Historical and Contemporary Insights pillar in Longwood’s Civitae core curriculum.
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Longwood admissions building opens, named for dedicated former rector Marianne Radcliff ‘92
November 25, 2019
A stunning new home for Longwood admissions opened its doors to the community this week, drawing praise for its warm and welcoming interior and for its classic architecture that echoes the historic character of High Street.
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Longwood Police Department again ranked among best in the country
November 22, 2019
Continuing a trend that began more than a decade ago, the Longwood University Police Department is one of the top law enforcement operations in the country—and the top-ranked department among Virginia colleges and universities.
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New York Times Best-selling Author Beth Macy to speak at Longwood Jan. 23rd
November 21, 2019
Beth Macy, the Virginia-based best-selling author and sharp-eyed observer of the opioid crisis and other challenges facing rural America, will speak at Longwood later this month.