News
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Investigative journalist and author to speak at Longwood
April 04, 2019
Robert Whitaker, an award-winning investigative journalist and author of five books will deliver the prestigious 2019 Simkins Lecture, held annually each spring at Longwood University.
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Poet, children’s book author to give reading at Longwood
April 02, 2019
An award-winning poet and children’s book author is coming to Longwood to read from her work and discuss common themes in her titles.
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Farmville’s “NEA Big Read: Heart of Virginia” will kick off Saturday at the Community Marketplace
April 01, 2019
Beginning with an April 6 kickoff event, the NEA Big Read: Heart of Virginia will feature a month of programming centered on Ron Rash’s celebrated novel Burning Bright, a collection of stories set in Appalachia that chronicle generational struggle and culture.
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Civil Rights pioneer, Farmville native Skip Griffin to address Longwood students at Commencement
March 29, 2019
More than sixty years ago, Skip Griffin and his siblings were denied an education when Prince Edward County closed public schools rather than integrate. Now, he is returning to his birthplace to address the Longwood Class of 2019 during commencement exercises on May 18.
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Master Plan update: construction progress, and a new music building takes big step forward
March 08, 2019
The project focused on a new music education building just took a major step forward.
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Longwood students to present research findings on family involvement at April conference
February 22, 2019
During the last year, Longwood students have been sending home pre-packaged family activities to area Head Start classes—small projects like planting seeds in a cup of potting soil, feet painting and puzzle making—and collecting data on whether those families feel closer to each other.
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Longwood announces president’s and dean’s lists for fall 2018
February 15, 2019
Longwood is proud to recognize more than 1,000 students named to the Dean’s List and President’s List for the 2018 fall semester.
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Excellence of Longwood’s admissions materials recognized in regional competition
February 08, 2019
Several of Longwood’s primary admissions publications were recognized for their outstanding quality in print design and editorial excellence by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III.
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Virginia Children’s Book Festival author, illustrator take home top literary prizes
February 06, 2019
Two Virginia Children’s Book Festival mainstays took home the most coveted awards in children’s literature this year: the Caldecott and Newbery Honors.
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Longwood’s 2019 spring theatre season begins with laughs, ends with music
February 04, 2019
It’s a spring filled with screwball comedy that will leave audiences erupting in laughter and a musical revue that will take theater-goers around the world at Longwood.