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Student teachers and the office that supports them rise to the challenges of a school year like no other

December 11, 2020

Allison Wright Pace ’20 is a perfect example of what student teachers—and their veteran counterparts—have been dealing with this year.
Eyewitness to History: The Farmville Herald Archives at Greenwood Library

November 30, 2020

In a historic collaboration between the Library of Virginia, Longwood University, and the Farmville Herald, the archives of the Farmville Herald will be digitized and print copies stored in the Greenwood Library.
Moton Scholarship Recipient Takes Pride in Mentoring Others

November 16, 2020

When Destiny Brown ’22 arrived at Longwood, she met a few upperclassmen who helped shape her experience and inspired her to become involved. Now it’s her mission to be that mentor for others.
Q&A: For Macey Mills ’19, cardiac rehab work is a labor of love

November 02, 2020

Macey Mills ’19 dreamed of attending Longwood even as a 6-year-old—because she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her grandmother, Clara Kidd Mills ’62.
Professor, former students collaborate on books with teaching strategies for effective remote learning

October 30, 2020

Thanks to a collaboration between a Longwood faculty member and two of his former students, English and language arts teachers will soon have at their fingertips a wealth of practical advice for the most effective use of remote teaching/learning technologies.
Q&A: Autumn Childress ’18 comes full circle as TV reporter in RVA

October 27, 2020

Childress is back home in the Richmond media market working as a multimedia journalist at WRIC 8News—the same station where she watched her mother anchor the news as a child.
NHL exec Mary Milne ’83 celebrates second Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay Lightning

October 26, 2020

Few people have the privilege of winning a Stanley Cup. During her 20-plus years with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League, Longwood alumna Mary Milne ’83 has done it twice.
Virtual Virginia Children’s Book Festival breaks new ground, expands reach

October 22, 2020

In classrooms across the country at 1 p.m. every day this month, the kids behind computers sit up a little straighter. One of their favorite authors or illustrators is about to come on.
Q&A: Ibrahim Kante ’21 on learning public policy at Princeton (via Zoom)

October 21, 2020

Longwood senior Ibrahim Kante ’21 spent a good portion of his summer participating in the prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute Fellowship Program at Princeton University.
Aleksandar Hemon named 2020 Dos Passos Prize winner

October 13, 2020

Aleksandar Hemon, a fiction and nonfiction writer, is the 2020 winner of the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature—a premier literary award given annually by Longwood University.