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Nelson County theatre teacher honored by national organization

October 26, 2023

Diana Duncan Driver ’96 was recognized as Educator of the Year
Southern favorite Steel Magnolias headlines fall music and theatre events on campus

October 13, 2023

An eclectic mix of music and theatre performances are on tap at Longwood this fall.
TV station honors local elementary teacher

October 12, 2023

Morgan Matthews ’20, M.S. ’21 named Teacher of the Week in Greenville, North Carolina
Longwood partners with local Sandy River Distillery to launch limited-edition bourbon

October 10, 2023

1839 Collection is a single barrel bourbon with fewer than 400 bottles available for sale in October 2023.
Longwood receives SAMHSA grant for mental health training and advocacy for the Southside community

October 04, 2023

Longwood University recently received a grant totaling $568,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for a program that seeks to address the mental health resource desert in the Southside area.
Dr. Ken Perkins, Longwood’s steady hand for four decades, retires

September 27, 2023

There’s hardly a hat that Dr. Ken Perkins hasn’t worn in almost 40 years at Longwood—and he’s worn them all with a smile.
From elementary school student to division superintendent in Colonial Heights

September 26, 2023

Haidee Shiflet Napier ’88 was named the new division superintendent of Colonial Heights Public Schools by the Colonial Heights School Board
Documentary about Black cowboys wins Emmy

September 26, 2023

Makayla Jennings ’22, a producer with WDBJ7 in Roanoke, won a 2022 Emmy.
Longwood’s ‘top-notch’ CSD graduate program reaccredited for another 8 years

September 21, 2023

Longwood’s communication sciences and disorders graduate program recently received reaccreditation through the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA)—with evaluators describing Longwood’s program as “top-notch.”
Shortlist of finalists for 42nd annual Dos Passos Prize announced

September 20, 2023

Longwood University is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 John Dos Passos Prize, the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, which honors one of America’s most talented but underappreciated writers.