News
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Upchurch University Center, vibrant home to student life and government, opens with great fanfare
October 26, 2018
The Norman H. and Elsie Stossel Upchurch University Center is officially open, an 84,000-square-foot building in the heart of Longwood’s campus that houses many student affairs departments, the vibrant Student Government Association and several new dining options already popular with students and staff.
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President Reveley's message to campus
October 26, 2018
Email sent to the campus community on Friday, October 26th.
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Paige Robertson ’19: star student, soccer player, Rhodes Scholar nominee
October 25, 2018
Paige Robertson—a criminal justice major with 3.97 GPA and a passion for working to help overcome the opioid epidemic—is a 2018 nominee for Rhodes Scholarship.
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A spectacular new Upchurch home reinforces Student Government Association’s place in the heart of Longwood
October 24, 2018
Now Longwood’s leading student organization has a home to match its importance and visibility in campus life: a state-of-the-art chamber in the newly opened Upchurch University Center, peering over the intersection of Brock Commons and Wheeler Mall.
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Moton Museum receives $162,000 federal grant to help boost visitor engagement
October 11, 2018
The Robert Russa Moton Museum was recently awarded a $162,000 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to support the museum’s efforts to engage young visitors, especially schoolchildren.
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Richmond Symphony to perform at Longwood Oct. 19
October 03, 2018
The Richmond Symphony Orchestra will return to the Jarman Auditorium stage at Longwood University on Oct. 19 for a special performance celebrating the works of composers Ludwig van Beethoven and Leonard Bernstein.
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Virginia Children’s Book Festival returns to Longwood in October with star-studded (and fan-favorite) lineup
September 28, 2018
Two Caldecott winners, New York Times best-sellers, Ezra Jack Keats Award honorees and one of the most popular authors to ever appear in Farmville will entertain and inspire thousands of young people at the 5th annual Virginia Children’s Book Festival this October.
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Longwood continues to climb in latest national rankings
September 18, 2018
For the third straight year, Longwood has moved up the charts in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges guide – continuing the sharpest ascent in the regional rankings over that stretch of any Virginia public university.
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Longwood unveils monument to Farmville history and those who shaped America’s ideals of liberty
September 14, 2018
In a ceremony on Friday, Longwood University unveiled a new monument that celebrates the consequential history of Farmville and its surrounding communities, and those who fought to expand American liberty, helping shape not only Farmville’s powerful story but that of the nation.
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American Shakespeare Center to present free performance of “The Winter’s Tale” at Longwood on Sept. 18
September 10, 2018
The performance by the internationally acclaimed theater company is being presented jointly by Longwood’s Department of English and Modern Languages and Hampden-Sydney College. It is open to the public.