News
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Longwood program to improve student work opportunities wins state funding
November 21, 2023
An innovative new program that will transform student work opportunities at Longwood into internships that build career-ready skills will launch in the coming months, thanks to a grant from the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia.
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Longwood dedicates Allen Hall in honor of first tenured Black professor
November 20, 2023
In an emotional and triumphant ceremony, Longwood University on Friday dedicated its newest academic building on campus in honor of Dr. Edna Allen Bledsoe Dean, the first tenured Black professor in university history.
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Kinesiology students put knowledge to use in support of National Guard health and fitness initiative
November 10, 2023
A group of Longwood kinesiology students are screening hundreds of National Guard soldiers for issues related to health and fitness.
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Longwood student, alumni volunteers play integral role as Farmville EMS first responders
October 28, 2023
Neil Miller ’25 practically grew up in a firehouse because his father was a volunteer firefighter back home in Woodbridge, Virginia.
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Steinway Hall of Fame inducts Longwood music professor Dr. Lisa Kinzer
October 27, 2023
The award is given every two years to educators in the United States and Canada.
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Southern favorite Steel Magnolias headlines fall music and theatre events on campus
October 13, 2023
An eclectic mix of music and theatre performances are on tap at Longwood this fall.
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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.”