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Tag-team baking project raises $56,000 for Oregon Food Bank during pandemic

September 30, 2021

We think of sibling rivalry as a common aspect of family life, but there’s not a whiff of it between sisters Carrington Light ’98, M.S. ’04, and Whitney Light Rutz ’98.
Call Me MISTER celebrates successful Summer Institute

September 23, 2021

The 2021 Summer Institute of Longwood’s Call Me MISTER program was held in late July with a combination of virtual and on-campus activities scheduled for the young men in the program.
Longwood extends on-campus residency for students to strengthen campus community

September 23, 2021

Longwood University today announced a one-year extension of its on-campus residence requirement, citing improved housing options and research that shows improved academic performance, graduation rates, and a greater sense of community when students live and learn together.
Dos Passos Prize finalists announced as literary award celebrates 40th year

September 17, 2021

Longwood University is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 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
Longwood ranked in top-10 in South for sixth straight year, tops all Virginia publics for percentage of small classes

September 13, 2021

Bolstered by the highest percentage of small classes of any Virginia public college or university, Longwood today marked its sixth-straight year being ranked in the top-10 public universities in the South in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings.
Convocation 2021: “Light the soul, Lancers”

September 10, 2021

Members of the senior class assembled with their cappers and distinguished guests to officially kick off the 2021-2022 academic year, and to celebrate a return to more normalcy after a year of challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Freshman move-in: All the feels

August 19, 2021

The Class of 2025 arrived on campus this week ready to make their mark on Longwood and more hungry than usual to begin their college experience.
Music major? Teacher? Nurse? Longwood’s flexible, supportive MBA program was designed for you

August 05, 2021

Enrollment has increased tenfold in Longwood University’s newly revamped MBA program since it was launched in summer 2020.
Recent Longwood grad tapped for prestigious governor’s fellowship working with Virginia’s education secretary

July 30, 2021

Javion Peterson ’21 is getting an incredible hands-on opportunity to learn about education policy from the commonwealth’s top leaders.
A Look at #Longwood25

July 29, 2021

Summer is an exciting time for new Lancers—a time of hope for new beginnings and anticipation of what the future holds. We asked 21 incoming freshmen to tell us what they are looking forward to most about Longwood and one interesting fact about them.