News
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PRISM Q&A: Biology student finds her home in the research lab
June 25, 2018
Last summer, Caitlin Harris ’20 was working in a factory alongside her father. This summer, the rising Longwood junior is studying DNA repair proteins and cancer mutations alongside Dr. Erin Shanle. And the biology major couldn’t be more in her element.
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On Father’s Day, honoring a legacy and a unique presidential bond
June 17, 2018
Taylor Reveley III and Taylor Reveley IV share not just a name, but a distinction unique in the history of American higher education.
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Longwood announces president’s and dean’s lists for spring 2018
June 15, 2018
Longwood is proud to recognize more than 1,000 students named to the Dean’s List and President’s List for the 2018 spring semester.
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Longwood University one of 79 organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Big Read Grant
June 11, 2018
Longwood University has received a $15,000 grant to host the NEA Big Read in Farmville and Prince Edward County.
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Three years into Longwood Master Plan, a progress report on campus development
June 07, 2018
A snapshot of where things stand three years on since Longwood revealed the 10-year Master Plan for campus.
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Longwood sets tuition, announces new financial incentive to encourage students to take full credit load
May 22, 2018
Longwood University’s Board of Visitors has approved tuition and fee increases for the 2018-19 academic year of 4.9 percent, including a new financial incentive that will reward students for taking a full course load.
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At Longwood commencement, Gov. Ralph Northam charges students to think independently and act for the common good
May 19, 2018
As rainclouds held off for much of Saturday’s commencement ceremony before releasing a downpour amid cheers from the nearly 1,000 students in attendance, Gov. Ralph S. Northam told Longwood University graduates on Saturday that their preparation as citizen leaders has set them on a course for a life of purpose and progress.
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Brock Hall opens as a new hub for student academic support and success
May 18, 2018
Beginning next semester, a Longwood student who needs help organizing a big paper, needs to meet with an academic coach, and needs to add a class will no longer have to visit multiple buildings on opposite ends of campus.
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Old Friends and Lots of Fun
May 17, 2018
Everywhere you looked last weekend—from the rooftop bar at the newly reopened Weyanoke Hotel to the outdoor tables at Uptown Coffee Café on Main Street to the celebration at Stubbs Mall on campus—Longwood alumni beamed from behind their shades at the university’s second Mega Reunion.
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Last Hurrah: An accomplished class president reflects on the satisfactions of Senior Week
May 10, 2018
Senior Week. It’s that once-in-a-lifetime, unforgettable interlude between the end of the senior spring semester’s academic work and Commencement.