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Longwood graduates urged to lead lives of justice, kindness in return to normal Commencement Ceremonies
May 21, 2022
In a triumphant return to full Commencement crowds, thousands gathered under the sizzling early summer sun this weekend to celebrate the Longwood University Class of 2022.
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A Tragedy, A Tree, and a 46-Year Old Mystery
May 18, 2022
Grace Norton was not going to graduate without solving her family’s 46-year-old mystery.
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Longwood professor earns $185,000 NSF grant for rainwater testing research
May 06, 2022
Dr. Kathy Gee, Longwood associate professor and program coordinator of integrated environmental sciences, has been awarded a $185,000 grant to evaluate new methods for measuring bacteria in harvested rainwater.
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Work Shadow experience at the Federal Reserve Bank kickstarts 2022 business major’s career
May 02, 2022
What do you get when you spend a day working one-on-one with of a team of seasoned business professionals on your networking, resume-writing and interviewing skills? Lexi Marzloff ’22 got a job.
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Longwood senior presents research at prestigious Capitol Hill conference
April 29, 2022
Longwood chemistry major Kaleigh Beale ’22 was selected to participate in Posters on the Hill—one of the most prestigious research showcases in the country.
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Former Virginia Supreme Court Justice Bill Mims joins N.H. “Cookie” Scott ‘72, Longwood Board member and first Black graduate, as commencement speakers
April 26, 2022
Two groundbreaking public servants who have dedicated their careers to the advancement of the Commonwealth and betterment of others will address the Longwood Class of 2022 in Commencement ceremonies on May 20th and 21st, 2022.
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Aspiring teacher gets a behind-the-scenes look at her dream job from veteran school principal
April 19, 2022
When Imani Johnson was a child, nothing was more fun than playing school—as long as she got to be the teacher.
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Longwood Announces Winners of Inaugural Young Writers Competition
April 19, 2022
Nine young writers from across Southside Virginia have been honored in the first Young Writers Competition at Longwood University.
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Longwood choral students among those invited to perform composition honoring the spirit of musicians imprisoned in Nazi concentration camp
April 08, 2022
Longwood’s Camerata and Chamber Singers will participate this month in a 20th anniversary performance of a composition that honors the spirit of a group of Jewish musicians who fought to maintain their humanity—and their music—while enduring the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp.
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Longwood photography major earns coveted VMFA fellowship
April 07, 2022
The provocative photographs of Stephon Slater ’23 that take on issues of race, history, and people of color will now shine brightly on a bigger stage at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.