Longwood is making post-graduate success an emphasis over the next five years.
Jacinda Townsend's work explores themes ranging from the lives of young Black women in 1950s Kentucky to the contemporary complexity of mother-children relationships under modern patriarchy.
As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. For Brian Mandeville '10, head brewer at Fine Creek Brewing Company in Powhatan, Virginia, that treasure is grape pressings, called pomace, from local Virginia wineries that would otherwise be discarded as waste.
Ryan Urban ’26, a sophomore physics major with ambitions of earning doctorates in theoretical physics and quantum computing, with the ultimate goal of pursuing a research career in the quantum realm, is Longwood’s 2024 nominee for the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship.
When a family friend suggested Jackson Ornoff ’24 apply for a summer internship in the IT department at a Virginia-based charity, little did he know months later it would lead him 9,000 miles around the world to Africa and one of the most memorable experiences of his lifetime.
Tia Javier, M.S. ’19 (speech-language pathology), started off 2024 with a $20,000 bang. In December, AT&T selected her as the national winner, from 6,700 applicants, of their She’s Connected grant program, which recognizes and rewards the efforts of women who have started trailblazing small businesses.
Community College Association (AACC) picks English graduate to lead marketing, communications
Stephen Parker ’07 was named the executive director of the National Independent Venue Association
Tess Robertson ’25, a junior with a passion for aviation and helping children in the domestic court system, is Longwood University’s 2024 nominee for the highly competitive Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Prince Edward County Public Schools (PECPS), in partnership with Longwood University, received a grant totaling $24,000 for the development of the New Beginnings Mentor Program, a new teacher mentorship program that will provide holistic support to the district’s first-year teachers.