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From submarines to computer science: a Navy veteran charts new course at Longwood

November 10, 2021

Four years ago, Petty Officer Third Class Ben Ricker was working on a computer screen in the attack center of a nuclear powered fast attack submarine.
Q&A: Longwood Rector Pia Trigiani reflects on remarkable and meaningful change

November 04, 2021

Pia Trigiani is known for her sense of humor and playful wit amidst the demands of leading the university’s Board of Visitors.
Emmy win for Lancer came as a surprise

November 03, 2021

Sam Chase ’21 never thought an Emmy award was in his future, much less as the punctuation mark on his graduation from Longwood.
Richmond Symphony to perform Beethoven’s Fifth at Longwood Nov. 12

October 27, 2021

The Richmond Symphony will return to the Jarman Auditorium stage at Longwood University next month for a special performance featuring one of the best-known compositions in classical music—Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
Longwood celebrates construction of the Joan Perry Brock Center

October 22, 2021

In a moment reminiscent of a last-second, game-winning shot, the crowd counted down as Joan Perry Brock, wearing a No. 64 Longwood Lancers jersey, placed her hands into wet cement to officially mark the construction of the game-changing convocation center that will soon bear her name.
Longwood dedicates Baliles Center for Environmental Education at Hull Springs

October 06, 2021

Gov. Ralph Northam joined Longwood President W. Taylor Reveley IV in dedicating The Gerald L. Baliles Center for Environmental Education at Hull Springs—a 662-acre historic property on the Northern Neck that is the home for ongoing research and education projects for Longwood students.
Longwood plans dedication of Baliles Center

October 01, 2021

A new $1.2 million research lab is expanding student research opportunities at Longwood’s historic 662-acre site by the Chesapeake Bay. And now, this transforming place will be named for a beloved former governor whose Longwood ties and environmental legacy run deep.
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.