News
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Sirens to be heard on campus Nov. 26
November 19, 2013
Sirens will be heard on campus Tuesday, Nov. 26, due to the university testing its mass alert system.
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Longwood inaugurates W. Taylor Reveley IV as 26th president
November 15, 2013
The revolutionary power of residential liberal arts education and the critical role of citizen leaders in today’s society were among the topics that Longwood University’s 26th president, W. Taylor Reveley IV, touched on in his inaugural address.
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Longwood professor appointed to Virginia Board of Counseling
November 13, 2013
Dr. Kevin Doyle, assistant professor of counselor education, has appointed by Gov. Bob McDonnell to the Virginia Board of Counseling.
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Inauguration of Longwood’s 26th president
November 05, 2013
When W. Taylor Reveley IV is officially installed as Longwood University’s 26th president on Friday, Nov. 15, he will be the third generation of his family to be inaugurated as the leader of an institution of higher education in Virginia.
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Longwood economist says socio-economic factors primarily predict SOL pass rates
October 30, 2013
Many of the most commonly cited remedies for improving educational test scores—shrinking class sizes, boosting teacher salaries or hiring teachers with advanced degrees—actually have little power to predict Standards of Learning (SOL) pass rates.
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Longwood’s Dr. Larissa Tracy featured on NPR’s With Good Reason Oct. 30
October 30, 2013
Dr. Larissa "Kat" Tracy, associate professor of medieval literature, is featured this week on the National Public Radio show With Good Reason.
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Longwood Wind Symphony concert to feature music of 1963
October 29, 2013
The Longwood Wind Symphony will perform its fall concert on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium.
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Longwood leading efforts to change how teachers use the Chesapeake Bay
October 25, 2013
Teachers in Virginia have a new resource that puts the Chesapeake Bay front and center in their lesson plans.
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Former assistant U.S. commerce secretary to speak at Longwood on Nov. 4
October 23, 2013
Suresh Kumar, who formerly led U.S. trade promotion and export efforts in the Obama administration, will speak Monday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. in Longwood University’s Wygal Auditorium.
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Research by Longwood professor finds no support for “evil genius” theory
October 23, 2013
Research by a Longwood University professor found no evidence for the notion that smarter people are more likely to manipulate others, a common expectation that has come to be known as the "evil genius" hypothesis.