It was the culmination of a weekend-long celebration in which Longwood honored the nation-shaping civil rights history of Prince Edward County, and the role that residents of our home community played.
On the weekend that marked the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling, over 1,000 Longwood graduates heard words of wisdom delivered by two Commencement speakers with ties to legal cases centered in Farmville that changed the trajectory of the country and national civil rights history.
When Maggie Taylor ’24 was a young girl she played dress up, crafted cloth dresses for her Barbies, watched Project Runway religiously, and dreamed of one day working in the fashion industry.
Longwood University has announced that its Board of Visitors is expected to confirm in June modest tuition and fee increases for 2024-25.
Cumberland County Public Schools art teacher Emily Wilson Overstreet ’06 was named Region 8 Teacher of the Year last month,
Longwood University has joined a growing list of colleges and universities across the country in a consortium dedicated to preparing students to be engaged citizens and uphold free expression on campus.
Gerry Daniel Kruger ’67 recounts Charlie’s recovery from disabling injury, his multiple generations of offspring, and much more.
The Longwood office dedicated to helping students prepare for future careers—including supporting internships, alumni networking, job shadowing, career advising, job fairs and résumé building—is getting a refresh. It even includes a closet makeover.
Mamun, an accomplished scholar and associate dean of the Jack Welch College of Business & Technology at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, has been appointed the next dean of Longwood’s College of Business and Economics, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs Larissa Smith announced Friday.
Longwood’s Office of Alumni and Career Services has been awarded two grants totaling $200,000 for initiatives that support and improve student participation in internships and experiential learning opportunities.