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  • Casey Williams ’21

    Senior Spotlight: Casey Williams ’21

    May 12, 2021

    Casey Williams ’21 is majoring in business administration with a concentration in management and finance; minor in economics and supply chain endorsement. Her next step will be working as an operations manager at Target Upstream Distribution Center in Suffolk.

  • Taiya Jarrett ’21

    Senior Spotlight: Taiya Jarrett ’21

    May 11, 2021

    Taiya Jarrett ’21 is majoring in communication studies with a concentration in public relations. Her next step will be pursuing a master’s degree in journalism at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

  • Austin Van Horn ‘21

    Senior Spotlight: Austin Van Horn ‘21

    May 10, 2021

    Austin Van Horn ‘21 is majoring in History. His next step will be pursuing a master’s degree in higher education and student affairs at Indiana University

  • Keira Naff ‘21

    Senior Spotlight: Keira Naff ‘21

    May 07, 2021

    Keira Naff ‘21 is majoring in Chemistry with a concentration in secondary education. Her next step will be working as a chemistry teacher at Charles J. Colgan High School in Manassas.

  • Half of the members of the Farmville Fire Department are current students and alums of Longwood. Among them are (front row, from left) Will Gill ’21, a criminal justice major; Zach Kim ’22, a criminal justice major; Chief Cayden Eagles ’16; (back row, from left) Riley Hayden ’21, a liberal studies major; Darrell Hodges ’07; and Brian Seimetz ’20.

    Standing Ready

    May 03, 2021

    As the Farmville Fire Department formally celebrates its 150th anniversary this spring, it is Longwood students and alumni who make up the core of active volunteers and run the majority of calls.

  • Dori Tignor ‘21 and Kathryn Bates ‘21

    Biology student researchers selected for prestigious showcase

    May 03, 2021

    A pair of senior Longwood biology majors have been chosen for one of the most prestigious research showcases in the country.

  • Chief Doug Mooney ‘86 talks with a student on campus

    Longwood Police Chief takes community-first approach in first year on job

    April 30, 2021

    The first move Longwood Police Chief Doug Mooney made when he took the helm of the department—which for the past decade has been ranked in the top 20 nationally—nearly a year ago was to establish a Community Relations Panel.

  • A military homecoming. rear view of an African American woman wearing a navy camouflage uniform, arms outstretched ready to welcome her little boy who is running toward her with his father.

    NEH funds Longwood professor’s study of Black combat veterans’ experiences

    April 28, 2021

    Dr. Eric Hodges has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for his research project focusing on the combat and homecoming experiences of Black military veterans in the United States.

  • L-R: Dr. Lissa Power deFur, Ian Danielsen, David Malakouti, Emily O'Brion

    Longwood professor receives statewide recognition for work advocating for children

    April 26, 2021

    A Longwood social work professor who has spent years advocating for children—as a resource for police investigators, a legislative advocate and a courtroom expert—has been recognized by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General with its Unsung Hero award.

  • Student Ambassadors jumping outside one of the high rise residence halls

    12 Months Together

    April 25, 2021

    Through the pandemic, Longwood has persevered, finding a way to live and learn together, in person