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  • Samantha Wootten '00 sits in a dressing room chair surrounded by mannequin heads with wigs. She wears glasses, a black leather jacket, and long pants, with hands folded in her lap. Lighted mirrors and styling tools line the workspace around her. Multiple wigs in various styles and colors are arranged behind and beside her.

    Alumna has a hair-raising job with Washington National Opera

    March 19, 2026

    Yak hair, cashmere or human hair? Chances are that question is routine only for Samantha Wootten ’00 and others working in the same career.

  • Taylor Bauer '20, M.S. '21 (second from right) stands with Tongan friends, neighbors and fellow Peace Corps volunteers she's met during her time on the island of 'Eua.

    Life in the Peace Corps

    March 12, 2026

    Even after spending a semester abroad in Argentina as an undergraduate, Taylor Bauer ’20, M.S. ’21, knew acclimating to another new country and culture with the Peace Corps would be a challenge.

  • Two people collaborate at a desk while looking at a laptop in an office. A woman in a yellow sweater stands beside a seated man and points toward the screen. The man smiles while using the laptop at a glass-topped desk. Office items, window blinds, and a framed wildlife print hang on the wall behind them.

    Longwood awarded $250,000 grant to further enhance career readiness initiatives

    March 09, 2026

    Longwood’s Office of Alumni and Career Success was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) that will be used to further enhance and expand the university’s internship and work-based learning infrastructure.

  • From L to R: Madeline Moeller '26, Edison Moscar '26, Garrett Ward '26, Professor of English Dr. Rhonda Brock, Kara Burks '26 and Zoe Nash '26.

    Students’ deep dive into horror literature nets invitation to speak at international conference

    March 04, 2026

    The seminar itself was scary enough: the analysis of a psychological horror novel and the classic ghost stories that formed the book’s backstory. But what grew out of the seminar was also a little scary—or at least verging on fantastical.

  • Ryan Buchanan '08 and Katherine Lusk '10 pose together ahead of Ryan's wedding.

    Friendship forged at Longwood leads to life-saving living donor gift

    March 02, 2026

    In the spring of 2024, Amy Pruett Buchanan ’08 and Katherine Lusk ’10 met for lunch to catch up. During the conversation, Amy shared some family news that had not yet become public: Her husband, Ryan Buchanan ’08, was in urgent need of a liver transplant, and a living donor was one possible solution.

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    Longwood professor’s play selected for film adaptation in national search

    February 24, 2026

    It’s a boy-meets-girl story, but that description barely scratches the surface of this charming short film adapted from Riding Lessons, a 10-minute play by Longwood creative writing professor Dr. Brett Hursey.

  • Quinn Kukk '27 and Lina Mohamedhaj '27

    Two student researchers are Longwood’s nominees for prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

    February 23, 2026

    Two of Longwood’s most accomplished student researchers, each with career ambitions to use their research to help others and work toward the common good, have been nominated for the prestigious 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship.

  • Senior Ben Gettier works on a portion of his nautical device in Longwood's SEED Innovation Hub. He is sitting in front of a window, on a rolling chair, holding two parts to the device.

    From sea to shining SEED: Innovation hub offers Longwood senior valuable entrepreneurship experience

    February 16, 2026

    When Benjamin Gettier ’26 leaves his hometown of Virginia Beach to return to Longwood each semester, he also leaves behind the seas upon which he has piloted boats since he was 8 years old.

  • Photo of Naiya Casimiro standing confidently with her right hand on her hip, and with Allen Hall in the background.

    Longwood’s nominee for Truman Scholarship inspired by work in rural government

    February 12, 2026

    A passionate student who found her calling to enter public service to address inequalities in urban and rural communities is Longwood University’s 2026 nominee for the highly competitive national Harry S. Truman Scholarship.

  • Students huddle around their teacher during Lancer for a Day, and the teacher is explaining the activity they need to complete.

    “Mission relevant”: $7 million GEAR UP grant bolsters Longwood’s K-12 impact

    February 11, 2026

    Training the teachers of tomorrow has long been among the most precious missions of Longwood University.

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