When a family friend suggested Jackson Ornoff ’24 apply for a summer internship in the IT department at a Virginia-based charity, little did he know months later it would lead him 9,000 miles around the world to Africa and one of the most memorable experiences of his lifetime.
Tia Javier, M.S. ’19 (speech-language pathology), started off 2024 with a $20,000 bang. In December, AT&T selected her as the national winner, from 6,700 applicants, of their She’s Connected grant program, which recognizes and rewards the efforts of women who have started trailblazing small businesses.
Tess Robertson ’25, a junior with a passion for aviation and helping children in the domestic court system, is Longwood University’s 2024 nominee for the highly competitive Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS), in partnership with Longwood University, received a grant totaling $24,000 for the development of the New Beginnings Mentor Program, a new teacher mentorship program that will provide holistic support to the district’s first-year teachers.
Can New Orleans—a city steeped in a unique history and culture, ravaged by Hurricane Katrina almost 20 years ago and grappling with the legacies of slavery, racism and segregation—escape its past?
Theatre and television actress Kerry Butler, whose illustrious career includes roles as an original cast member of many legendary Broadway shows, will visit Longwood’s campus in February for two special events.
Longwood is proud to recognize more than 1,100 students named to the Dean’s List and President’s List for the 2023 fall semester.
If all goes according to plan, William Perkins ’27 will walk across the Commencement stage on Wheeler Mall exactly 100 years after his great-grandmother Margaret “Peggy” Harvey Barham Wallace ’27 received her diploma from what was then known as State Teachers College.
Tis the season for W-2s and 1040s. Tax season is upon us, and there’s free help available for many who are gathering the correct documents for their annual filing.
64 years after she was locked out of the Prince Edward County public schools, Martha Bailey Brown’s journey brings her back home and a scholarship to attend Longwood.