News
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Longwood continues to climb in latest national rankings
September 18, 2018
For the third straight year, Longwood has moved up the charts in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges guide – continuing the sharpest ascent in the regional rankings over that stretch of any Virginia public university.
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Longwood unveils monument to Farmville history and those who shaped America’s ideals of liberty
September 14, 2018
In a ceremony on Friday, Longwood University unveiled a new monument that celebrates the consequential history of Farmville and its surrounding communities, and those who fought to expand American liberty, helping shape not only Farmville’s powerful story but that of the nation.
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American Shakespeare Center to present free performance of “The Winter’s Tale” at Longwood on Sept. 18
September 10, 2018
The performance by the internationally acclaimed theater company is being presented jointly by Longwood’s Department of English and Modern Languages and Hampden-Sydney College. It is open to the public.
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A New Monument for Our Community
September 07, 2018
The public is invited to an unveiling of the new historical monument dedicated to those in our community who labored and sacrificed to expand liberty.
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Longwood professor’s research finds murky lakes now surpass clear lakes in U.S.
September 04, 2018
The fresh water in America’s lakes is increasingly turning greenish-brown—which has negative consequences for water quality, fish and the aquatic food chain.
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Longwood sets national attendance record at The G.A.M.E. 9.0
August 30, 2018
In the culmination of this past Friday's The G.A.M.E. 9.0, the Longwood community set an NCAA Division I record by bringing 2,073 people to the field hockey team's thrilling 2-1 win over Bucknell, the highest recorded attendance for a regular season game since the NCAA began tracking such statistics in 2006.
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2018 Moton Scholarship recipient hopes to take mother’s lessons to her own classroom
August 22, 2018
Danyelle Henderson '20 has never shied away from a challenge, no matter how big.
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Intense research as a freshman? Longwood student dives into the deep end this summer
August 01, 2018
Lauren Johnson ’21, a chemistry major, is the youngest Longwood student participating in PRISM this summer.
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Larger Than Life
July 25, 2018
Longwood student Todd Miller made his life count—but the real story is the impact he made after his death.
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Matrices and Differentials and Derivatives, oh my! Honors student explores alternate geometries in PRISM summer research
July 20, 2018
Trying to explain what Jordan Berkompas '20 is studying this summer with her faculty mentor involves tossing out everything most people know about geometry and how it works.