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Girls State to be held June 21-27 on campus
June 16, 2015
About 615 to 620 rising high-school seniors are expected to attend the annual citizenship seminar, a program of the American Legion Auxiliary, which has been held at Longwood since 1974 and was first held in 1947.
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Study of invasive crayfish species puts students on the front lines of conservation
June 16, 2015
"Uh oh. This one just lost two legs," says Patty Hale, staring into a bucket of crayfish.
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PRISM program pushes personal limits for Longwood honors student
June 08, 2015
Walker, a member of the Cormier Honors College and mathematics major, is spending eight weeks of her summer doing intensive research with Wears as part of Longwood’s PRISM program.
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Archaeology field school graduate puts experience to use under the sea
June 05, 2015
Molly Trivelpiece ’15 is currently a volunteer supervisor in the underwater archaeology field school of the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) in St. Augustine, Fla.
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Longwood names Ryan Catherwood new assistant vice president for alumni relations
June 05, 2015
Ryan Catherwood’s passion for working with alumni stems from a love of bringing people together face-to-face—and a fascination with deploying cutting-edge digital strategies to make that happen.
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Longwood signs on as host sponsor of Virginia Children’s Book Festival
June 03, 2015
An impressive lineup of nationally known authors and illustrators is taking shape for the 2015 Virginia Children’s Books Festival this October, with Longwood University again hosting the event and this year playing an expanded role as host sponsor.
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Longwood English professor continues James Dickey scholarship by editing unfinished poems
May 29, 2015
Few scholars are as familiar with James Dickey’s literary work as Dr. Gordon Van Ness, but even he was intimidated by his latest project.
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Longwood partners with coaching institute to keep its eye on success
May 27, 2015
Two athletes stand side by side. Both are fast. Both are strong. Both have devoted their lives to developing the skills necessary to succeed at their given sport.
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Longwood faculty member elected to lead national organization for school librarians
May 18, 2015
Dr. Audrey Church, professor and coordinator of Longwood University’s graduate school librarianship program, has been elected the 2016-17 president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).
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Doris Kearns Goodwin urges Longwood graduates to draw inspiration from Lincoln
May 09, 2015
Abraham Lincoln’s storytelling skill would have served him well on today’s talk shows, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin told Longwood University graduates Saturday (May 9).
