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Bringing back the classics: Latin returns to Longwood, longtime professor rekindles passion for the language
March 19, 2018
A staple of liberal arts curricula across the world, Latin provides not only a deeper understanding of the English language, but a rigorous addition to the course catalogue for students who studied it in high school to continue at Longwood and complete the language requirement for graduation.
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Gov. Ralph Northam, Joan Brock ’64 to deliver Longwood University undergraduate and graduate commencement addresses
March 12, 2018
Gov. Ralph Northam, the 73rd governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, will address Longwood University graduates as the 2018 commencement speaker.
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Politico’s Susan Glasser to speak April 3 on covering Washington in ‘post-truth’ America
March 07, 2018
Susan Glasser, Politico’s chief international affairs columnist and host of the Global Politico podcast, will speak April 3 at 7 p.m. in Longwood University’s Wygal Hall on “Covering Washington in ‘post-truth’ America: A report from the front lines of the Trump era.”
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Q&A: Longwood senior puts citizen leadership into action through civic engagement task force
February 27, 2018
Longwood senior Praise Nyambiya ’18 described his recent service on the Governor’s Millennial Civic Engagement Task Force as a “life-changing experience.”
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Longwood College of Business and Economics Offers Free Tax-Preparation Assistance
February 22, 2018
Faculty and students in the Longwood University College of Business and Economics are partnering with the Farmville Library Free Tax Service to offer free tax-return preparation for anyone whose annual income is less than $54,000.
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Longwood’s Day After Graduation podcast returns for Season Two
February 22, 2018
A cruise ship performer, a Moscow-based diplomat and a Cyclocross champion walk into a… podcast? No, it’s not a joke. It’s Season Two of the Day After Graduation podcast, which launched this week.
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Longwood business school maintains prestigious AACSB accreditation
February 20, 2018
The College of Business and Economics at Longwood University recently extended its accreditation from the most prestigious accrediting agency for schools of business around the world.
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Longwood singers to join Richmond Symphony for special Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert
January 29, 2018
The Longwood University Camerata and Chamber singers have been selected to join the Richmond Symphony in early February for a special concert honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Richmond Symphony Orchestra tops musical performances at Longwood this spring
January 23, 2018
Longwood’s spring concert calendar will once again crescendo to a performance by the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, which will return to campus in April to perform for the seventh year in a row.
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UVA hip-hop professor to highlight busy MLK Week at Longwood
January 12, 2018
A.D. Carson, the UVA professor of hip-hop who first rose to fame for his doctoral dissertation that took the form of a 34-track rap album, will bring his performance art and perspective to Longwood this January as the apex of a week of activities celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.