News
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Longwood partners with local Sandy River Distillery to launch limited-edition bourbon
October 10, 2023
1839 Collection is a single barrel bourbon with fewer than 400 bottles available for sale in October 2023.
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Longwood receives SAMHSA grant for mental health training and advocacy for the Southside community
October 04, 2023
Longwood University recently received a grant totaling $568,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for a program that seeks to address the mental health resource desert in the Southside area.
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Dr. Ken Perkins, Longwood’s steady hand for four decades, retires
September 27, 2023
There’s hardly a hat that Dr. Ken Perkins hasn’t worn in almost 40 years at Longwood—and he’s worn them all with a smile.
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Longwood’s ‘top-notch’ CSD graduate program reaccredited for another 8 years
September 21, 2023
Longwood’s communication sciences and disorders graduate program recently received reaccreditation through the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA)—with evaluators describing Longwood’s program as “top-notch.”
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Shortlist of finalists for 42nd annual Dos Passos Prize announced
September 20, 2023
Longwood University is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 John Dos Passos Prize, the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, which honors one of America’s most talented but underappreciated writers.
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Longtime champion of the arts Keith Kissee’s $2 million collection given to LCVA
September 19, 2023
The legacy of Longwood Center for the Visual Arts board member and legendary Richmond art collector Keith Kissee, who died a year ago this month, is secure at the university’s acclaimed museum that he loved so well, on downtown Farmville’s Main Street.
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Longwood ranked top 10 in South Region for eighth straight year
September 18, 2023
For the eighth straight year, Longwood University is a top-ten regional public university in the South, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings out today.
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Caps shine under the lights at first Convocation in new arena
September 14, 2023
As President W. Taylor Reveley IV welcomed the Class of 2024, faculty and distinguished guests at the inaugural Convocation ceremony in the brand new on Thursday he couldn’t help but acknowledge the magnificent venue and its capacity for noise.
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Longwood’s Counseling and Psychological Services accreditation reaffirmed by international agency
August 31, 2023
Longwood’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) was reaffirmed recently as fully accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS), the premier leader in setting the benchmark for the full range of professional counseling services on college and university campuses worldwide.
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Engineering physics and art studio concentrations now offered at Longwood
August 30, 2023
Two new concentrations—in engineering physics and art studio—are available to Longwood students this fall, providing more flexibility for physics and art students preparing for future careers.