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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.
Gov. Ralph Northam, Joan Brock ’64 to deliver Longwood University undergraduate and graduate commencement addresses

March 12, 2018

Gov. Ralph Northam, the 73rd governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, will address Longwood University graduates as the 2018 commencement speaker.
Politico’s Susan Glasser to speak April 3 on covering Washington in ‘post-truth’ America

March 07, 2018

Susan Glasser, Politico’s chief international affairs columnist and host of the Global Politico podcast, will speak April 3 at 7 p.m. in Longwood University’s Wygal Hall on “Covering Washington in ‘post-truth’ America: A report from the front lines of the Trump era.”
Q&A: Longwood senior puts citizen leadership into action through civic engagement task force

February 27, 2018

Longwood senior Praise Nyambiya ’18 described his recent service on the Governor’s Millennial Civic Engagement Task Force as a “life-changing experience.”
Longwood College of Business and Economics Offers Free Tax-Preparation Assistance

February 22, 2018

Faculty and students in the Longwood University College of Business and Economics are partnering with the Farmville Library Free Tax Service to offer free tax-return preparation for anyone whose annual income is less than $54,000.
Longwood’s Day After Graduation podcast returns for Season Two

February 22, 2018

A cruise ship performer, a Moscow-based diplomat and a Cyclocross champion walk into a… podcast? No, it’s not a joke. It’s Season Two of the Day After Graduation podcast, which launched this week.
Longwood business school maintains prestigious AACSB accreditation

February 20, 2018

The College of Business and Economics at Longwood University recently extended its accreditation from the most prestigious accrediting agency for schools of business around the world.
Longwood singers to join Richmond Symphony for special Martin Luther King Jr. tribute concert

January 29, 2018

The Longwood University Camerata and Chamber singers have been selected to join the Richmond Symphony in early February for a special concert honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Richmond Symphony Orchestra tops musical performances at Longwood this spring

January 23, 2018

Longwood’s spring concert calendar will once again crescendo to a performance by the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, which will return to campus in April to perform for the seventh year in a row.