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Senior Spotlight: Jacob Barker ’23

May 16, 2023

Jacob Barker ’23 is majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in applied health sciences. His next step will be working as a physical therapy tech before applying to doctoral programs in physical therapy.
Senior Spotlight: Madison Poe ’23

May 11, 2023

Madison Poe ’23 is majoring in business administration with a concentration in marketing. Her next step will be working as a brand analyst at Altria Group.
On the Run

May 09, 2023

Alumna and her son complete 7 half-marathons on 7 continents in 7 days
With Longwood alums as ‘clients,’ computer science students learn on-the-job skills in senior seminar

April 26, 2023

How do you get nine busy software engineers, programmers and product managers to volunteer their time over a whole semester to bring the real world into a computer science class?
At Longwood, women in STEM is the norm, not the exception

April 24, 2023

We sat down with just a few of the women across campus who have created a STEM-based initiative and who work closely with students on STEM research.
Moss Scholars work to increase community engagement with Moton Museum

April 19, 2023

Hailey Belote ’23 and Gabrielle Bustillos ’24 are wrapping up their tenure as the first-ever Moss Scholars, a collaborative program between the Moton Museum and Longwood University that commemorates the legacy of Dr. C. G. Gordon Moss.
Two Longwood alums in the running for state Superintendent of the Year award

April 13, 2023

Veteran educators Dr. Amy Cashwell ’97, and Dr. Chip Jones ’97, M.S. ’04, have been recognized by their peers as regional Superintendents of the Year and are now among eight contenders in the running to be named the commonwealth’s 2024 Virginia Superintendent of the Year later this month.
Longwood junior is honored with prestigious Truman Scholarship for public service

April 12, 2023

Emily Robertson ’24 is the first Lancer to earn the honor of being selected for a Harry. S. Truman Scholarship.
$1.45 million NSF grant awarded to Longwood and community college partners will fund new STEM teacher pipeline to rural areas

April 10, 2023

Longwood University faculty members were recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling $1.45 million to recruit and support future secondary school teachers who want to teach science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects in Southside and southwestern Virginia.
Longwood computer science professor named national chief reader for AP exams

April 05, 2023

Dr. Don Blaheta, associate professor of computer science at Longwood University, has been appointed chief reader of the Advanced Placement (AP) exam for computer science.