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  • Kayleigh Weinbarger ’23 and Emily Robertson ’24 - Two women stand with arms crossed beside a roadway near campus. Campaign signs for local mayoral candidates are displayed in the grass. A Longwood University sign and flags are visible in the background. The scene suggests civic engagement during a local election season.

    In an election year, Longwood’s political clubs from both sides of the aisle find common ground

    October 31, 2022

    Amid all the mudslinging of election-year politics, two Longwood students have found that working together is better than working against each other.

  • Sandra Cisneros (Photo credit: Keith Dannemiller) - Close-up portrait of a woman against a black background. She wears large silver circular earrings and a black top. Her dark hair is pulled back with straight bangs framing her face. She looks slightly to the side with a calm, thoughtful expression.

    Acclaimed writer Sandra Cisneros to visit Longwood next month

    October 19, 2022

    Sandra Cisneros, a nationally acclaimed poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer and artist whose work explores themes of multiculturalism and the lives of the working class, will speak at Longwood University in November as part of the Longwood Authors Reading Series.

  • Jammie McMurtry ’24 working in the lab with Dr. Jonathan White - Two researchers examine a petri dish in a science laboratory. One holds the dish up to the light while the other looks closely at the sample. Lab equipment and instruments line the counters behind them. The scene highlights hands-on scientific research and collaboration.

    PRISM: Biochemistry research focuses on platinum drugs for cancer

    October 17, 2022

    Jammie McMurtry ’24 is working with Dr. Jonathan White, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, on studying platinum-based cancer treatments in an effort to improve them.

  • Jamie Finney ’98 works with current students - A professor speaks to three students seated around a conference table. He gestures while discussing material displayed on a screen in the room. Students listen attentively with a laptop and notebooks open. The meeting takes place in a campus classroom or seminar space.

    Alumnus provides students with job-search advice that gets results

    October 13, 2022

    It’s a Tuesday morning, and Jamie Finney ’98 has been on campus since 9 a.m., doing one of the things he loves most: Advising students on how to stand out from the crowd when they’re looking for their dream job in law enforcement, intelligence, cybersecurity, emergency management and other similar careers.

  • New BOV members 2022 - Three professional headshots displayed side by side outdoors. A woman in a coral blazer, a woman in a floral dress, and a man in a navy suit smile at the camera. Each stands in front of blurred greenery and brick campus buildings. The portraits appear to represent university leadership or board members.

    Newest Board members share vision of prospering Longwood

    October 12, 2022

    Three new faces joined Longwood University’s Board of Visitors this fall, though their first official appearance at Convocation was familiar to them all.

  • Officers at the LUPD annual egg hunt - Campus police officers talk with students at an outdoor event. One student holds a yellow plastic egg while another raises a roll of red tickets. A blue Longwood University tent stands behind them. Other students gather on the lawn on a sunny day.

    Longwood police department earns state grant for communication equipment upgrades

    October 12, 2022

    The grant totaling $25,000 will be used to upgrade their handheld radios for communications between the various law enforcement and public safety departments in the Farmville community.

  • Students walking to class from the Rotunda - Four students walk along a campus sidewalk on a sunny day. They talk and smile in front of a red brick building with white columns and a dome. Benches and green lawns line the pathway. Trees frame the scene under a clear blue sky.

    Longwood ranked top-5 in South Region for first time, continuing decade-long sustained climb

    September 12, 2022

    For the first time, Longwood University is a top-five regional public university in the South, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings out today.

  • Two students hug after convocation beside the fountain where a large group is posing for a photograph - Two women embrace during a graduation celebration on campus. One smiles with eyes closed while holding a phone in her hand. Graduates in caps and gowns with decorated mortarboards gather behind them. Brick buildings and a fountain frame the festive scene.

    Convocation 2022: Celebrating milestones and accomplishments

    September 08, 2022

    Some of the caps stood tall atop students’ heads, others featured strings of photos that reached down to the ground for this year’s Convocation ceremony that marked the beginning of the Class of 2023’s senior year on campus.

  • Jason Ferguson (M.S. ‘12) - Man with short gray hair smiling outdoors on campus. He wears a light blue checkered button-down shirt. Green shrubs and trees fill the softly blurred background. A brick building is visible behind him.

    Experienced admissions dean, alum to lead talented Longwood team

    September 06, 2022

    Jason Ferguson (M.S. ‘12), a 26-year admissions professional who had been serving as dean of admissions at nearby Hampden-Sydney College, will take the helm of a Longwood admissions department that is cresting on a record number of applications and one of the academically strongest freshman classes in school history.

  • Innovation Hub  Visioning and Concept Design - Concept rendering of an innovation lab with modern design elements. Honeycomb-patterned wall panels glow in warm orange tones. Students work at tables and lab benches with computers and equipment. Ceiling panels and open space create a collaborative environment.

    New Innovation Hub to cultivate entrepreneurship, bolster business development in Farmville region

    August 24, 2022

    Innovation hubs provide space for community members of all ages to work, learn, innovate, create and connect to entrepreneurship resources. The SEED Innovation Hub will serve Prince Edward and surrounding counties and will complement the SOVA Innovation Hub in South Boston, which was established in 2020.

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