2026 News & Articles
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Richmond Symphony to return to Longwood for free performance April 24
April 03, 2026
The Richmond Symphony will return to the Jarman Auditorium stage at Longwood University later this month for a special performance that is free and open to the public.
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Longwood announces Chief Justice Bernard Goodwyn, Colonial Williamsburg CEO Cliff Fleet as commencement speakers
April 02, 2026
As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, a pair of leaders with deep ties to Virginia history and culture will address the Longwood Class of 2026 at commencement ceremonies on May 15-16.
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Winning an uphill battle
April 01, 2026
At this point, sophomore runner Sophie Farley ’28 is setting a record for setting records. Just two years into what is already an illustrious athletic career, Longwood’s cross country and track ace owns more school records than any runner in program history.
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Community invited to attend free BioBlitz event at Lancer Park April 18
March 27, 2026
Longwood University invites community members of all ages to participate in its annual BioBlitz event on Saturday, April 18 at the Environmental Education Center at Lancer Park. This free event, held in celebration of Earth Month, encourages participants to become citizen scientists while exploring the natural world.
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From a visionary for what still sets Longwood apart, a historic eight-figure gift to support student and academic excellence into the next century
March 26, 2026
Dr. Janet Greenwood and Longwood University announced Wednesday, March 25, a transformational eight-figure gift that will establish the Longwood Keystones for Academic Excellence (KAE) Fund.
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Longwood earns spot on Poets&Quants list of best undergraduate business schools
March 23, 2026
Longwood University’s College of Business and Economics ranked nationally on the 2026 list of Best Undergraduate Business Schools in the U.S. compiled by Poets&Quants for Undergrads, which was released today.
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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.
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Master of logistics
March 17, 2026
Rebecca Jackson Powell ’08 has been named the 2024 Bernard Smith Award recipient at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, recognized for her leadership and technical expertise in delivering critical warfighting capabilities to the fleet.
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Janssen picked to lead Walker Governor’s School Kristin Murmer Janssen ’94
March 17, 2026
Kristin Murmer Janssen ’94 has been appointed executive director of the Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies in Richmond.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Destination Farmville
February 16, 2026
Farmville may be America’s oldest two-college town, but Lancer alumni are discovering that their old stomping ground has much more to offer than it did in their days on campus—no matter how long ago that was.
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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.
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“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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U.S. News & World Report ranks Longwood among 2026 Best Online MBA programs
January 27, 2026
Based on the strength of its top-notch faculty and commitment to delivering measurable value for its graduates, Longwood’s Online MBA program maintains a robust national ranking, according to a just-released U.S. News & World Report list.
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Longwood honored statewide for ongoing leadership in substance use prevention
January 23, 2026
Longwood University was recently recognized as one of three Virginia institutions of higher learning for its commitment to furthering student substance use education, prevention, recovery and intervention efforts.
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Longwood announces president's and dean's lists for fall 2025
January 20, 2026
Longwood is proud to recognize more than 1,300 students named to the Dean’s List and President’s List for the 2025 fall semester.
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Eugene Lim named winner of the 44th Dos Passos Prize for Literature
January 14, 2026
Novelist Eugene Lim has been selected as the winner of the 44th Dos Passos Prize for Literature, a literary award given annually by Longwood University to a talented American writer who experiments with form, explores a range of voices and merits further recognition.
