News
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Cyber security and computer science programs increase collaboration to help graduates compete in expanding job
November 07, 2017
When Dr. Darrell Carpenter and Dr. Robert Marmorstein sat down to assess the ways the cyber security and computer science programs at Longwood could collaborate more, they decided they needed to do some rewiring—literally.
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LCVA exhibition takes on divisive issues, kicks off four months of special programming
November 03, 2017
A stunning and thought-provoking collection of artwork that tackles some of the most divisive issues in the country—civil rights, equality and injustice—will debut at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 3.
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Chang-rae Lee wins 2017 Dos Passos Prize for Literature
November 02, 2017
Celebrated fiction novelist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Chang-rae Lee has been named the winner of the 2017 John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, a premier literary award given annually by Longwood University.
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Following the water, immersing in the arts: new Brock Experiences explore civic issues
November 01, 2017
Two new Brock Experiences are the latest in a growing series of immersive, citizenship-focused courses at sites around the United States.
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Bestselling illustrator to launch newest Lumberjanes graphic novel at VCBF
October 11, 2017
In the world of graphic novels, stories of adventure and wonder are commonplace, and the best-selling book Lumberjanes is no different.
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Walkathon will raise scholarship funds for new Andy Taylor Center
October 10, 2017
As the Taylor Center opens its doors and welcomes its first group of students, organizers are raising tuition-assistance funds for families of students.
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Meet Kate Colley: scholar, star field hockey midfielder, Rhodes Scholarship nominee: Chemistry major and field hockey captain becomes Longwood‘s first known nominee for one of the world‘s most prestigious scholarships
October 06, 2017
It’s been a busy fall for Kate Colley ’18. A full courseload for the chemistry major from Fredericksburg with a 3.92 GPA. Research work with her professor. And countless hours on the field hockey field, where the star midfielder has helped lead Longwood to a 10-2 start, the best in program history.
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Virginia Children’s Book Festival plans exciting, interactive programming with star-studded author lineup
September 28, 2017
The 2017 Virginia Children's Book Festival will again bring some of the most acclaimed authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books to Longwood University on October 19-21.
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NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik to speak at Longwood Oct. 11 on the media’s role in democracy
September 26, 2017
National Public Radio’s David Folkenflik, the four-time winner of the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism from the National Press Club, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Longwood University’s Wygal Hall on “Believe Me: The Media, The Public and The Presidency in the Trump Era.”
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Longwood 2017-18 theater season begins with a Shakespeare classic, culminates in a Pulitzer Prize-winner
September 25, 2017
It’s a season full of sound, fury and a lot of laughs as the Longwood University theater department gets ready to kick off 2017 with a trip to 12th-century Scotland—where murder, war and madness rule the day in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.