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New academic building will provide interdisciplinary student, faculty and research space

April 29, 2018

Coming soon to Longwood: a new interdisciplinary academic building with cutting-edge classrooms and learning spaces, all inside a handsome structure fitting seamlessly into the classical center of campus.
Longwood nursing students to educate community about vaccines

April 27, 2018

Sixty-one Longwood University nursing students going on the road next week to educate the Prince Edward community about the importance of five different vaccines: hepatitis, influenza, pneumonia, shingles and HPV.
Cameron Patterson: Teen led efforts in Virginia to improve civil rights

April 23, 2018

With student activism recently in the news, it’s fitting that this month we are commemorating the first Barbara Rose Johns Day in Virginia.
Dina Leech column: Fresh water: help restore this precious resource

April 22, 2018

The irony of our “blue planet” is that most water on Earth is unusable to humanity. Fresh water — which is essential for life and needed for agriculture, industry, and society — makes up less than 3 percent of the total water on Earth; and only 0.03 percent is easily accessible in lakes, rivers, and swamps.
Students give Longwood high marks for faculty interaction, leadership opportunities

April 21, 2018

For the biology major Mahelet Mamo ’18, the research, leadership and experiential learning she has been afforded at Longwood far eclipse those of her friends and peers at other universities and have prepared her well for the next step on her journey to becoming a physician.
One day, 600+ research projects: Student work shines during spring research symposium

April 20, 2018

For the past academic year, more than 600 Longwood students have been hard at work, studying everything from the morphology of bacterial magnetic crystals to Andrew Jackson and the nullification crisis.
Q&A: Richmond Symphony partnership fruitful for Longwood, celebrated ensemble

April 19, 2018

The annual Richmond Symphony concert at Longwood University is a can’t-miss event on the spring cultural calendar in Farmville, drawing a mix of students, faculty, staff and community members to Jarman Hall.
BioBlitz brings community together for nature exploration

April 18, 2018

BioBlitz will be based at the Environmental Education Center at Lancer Park on Saturday, April 21, beginning at 9 a.m. The community is invited to explore nature in this free event.
New approach to freshman learning puts students in coaching groups to help transition

April 13, 2018

At Longwood, the Office of Student Success is implementing an innovative approach to students’ first year on campus that addresses many of these concerns and provides the kind of mentoring support from faculty and staff that has become one of Longwood’s trademarks.
Bringing back the classics: Latin returns to Longwood, longtime professor rekindles passion for the language

March 19, 2018

A staple of liberal arts curricula across the world, Latin provides not only a deeper understanding of the English language, but a rigorous addition to the course catalogue for students who studied it in high school to continue at Longwood and complete the language requirement for graduation.