News & Articles
Longwood to the legislature: Alumnae find common ground in Richmond
Virginia Delegates Karen “Kacey” Robins Carnegie ’04 and Lily Franklin ’15 represent districts at opposite ends of the Commonwealth, yet both trace their path to Richmond through Farmville—molded by their experiences at their alma mater.
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25 years later: Great Fire in Longwood’s Rotunda
April 24, 2026
Twenty-five years ago, just after 9 p.m on April 24, 2001, flames appeared in Longwood’s Rotunda, the iconic domed building that had stood on High Street for nearly a century.
Lancers for a Day, Lancers for Life
April 21, 2026
The thrill of receiving mail is never lost on a 10-year-old. Especially when that mail is their first college acceptance letter. This past March, by way of personalized letters, fourth-grade students at Prince Edward County Elementary School were “accepted” to Longwood and took part in the university’s award-winning Lancer for a Day program.
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Digging into history
April 06, 2026
Margaret Dudley ’25 has joined Red Hill as a full-time staff archaeologist, continuing her hands-on work uncovering and preserving the site’s complex history.
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Destination Farmville
February 16, 2026
Farmville may be America’s oldest two-college town, but Lancer alumni are discovering that their old stomping ground has much more to offer than it did in their days on campus—no matter how long ago that was.
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