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Annual Raft Debate: Philosopher wins survival with humor, ponderable questions
April 06, 2017
A philosopher, a social scientist and a mathematician are stranded on a raft with enough supplies for only one to survive. Which one—and, by association, which field of study—deserves to make it?
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Longwood ceramic artist chosen for prestigious craft show
April 04, 2017
Work by Longwood University ceramic artist Adam Paulek will be featured in one of the nation’s most prestigious craft shows.
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Longwood professor to brief legislators on opioid epidemic
March 30, 2017
Dr. Kevin Doyle, associate professor of counselor education in the College of Education and Human Services at Longwood University, will be one of five featured speakers on Capitol Hill next week discussing the ongoing opioid crisis that kills nearly 100 Americans each day.
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Retiring Longwood faculty members honored at reception
March 24, 2017
Eight retiring Longwood University faculty members were honored March 23 at a campus reception.
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Longwood to participate in Virginia BioBlitz 2017, set for April 1 at Lancer Park
March 23, 2017
You don’t always need to be a botanist or zoologist to contribute to science. Thanks to Longwood University’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences participation in BioBlitz, anyone can play the role of scientific observer.
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Songwriter and writer David LaMotte to speak at Longwood, March 28
March 17, 2017
Songwriter, author and peace activist David LaMotte will speak Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in Longwood University’s Wygal Auditorium on “Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness.”
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Entrepreneur, philanthropist Macon Brock to speak, sign books at Longwood
March 15, 2017
First, they reshaped the American retail industry; now they are helping to reshape the Longwood experience.
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Longwood to hold Virginia’s only animation-specific film festival, March 24
March 14, 2017
If you think animation is only for kids, the upcoming Longwood Animation Film Festival will make you think again. A wide range of subjects for all ages will be showcased in what is believed to be the only film festival in Virginia devoted completely to animation.
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Flaying not a common practice in Middle Ages, says new book by Longwood medieval expert
March 01, 2017
Dr. Larissa “Kat” Tracy edited and is among the contributors to Flaying in the Pre-Modern World: Practice and Representation, the latest of numerous books she has published on torture, brutality and violence in the Middle Ages.
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MBA program, real estate department recognized among the best
February 24, 2017
Longwood’s College of Business and Economics continues to rack up accolades with a recent spate of rankings that places the online MBA program and real estate department among the best in the country and world.