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Longwood partners with coaching institute to keep its eye on success

May 27, 2015

Two athletes stand side by side. Both are fast. Both are strong. Both have devoted their lives to developing the skills necessary to succeed at their given sport.
Longwood faculty member elected to lead national organization for school librarians

May 18, 2015

Dr. Audrey Church, professor and coordinator of Longwood University’s graduate school librarianship program, has been elected the 2016-17 president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).
Doris Kearns Goodwin urges Longwood graduates to draw inspiration from Lincoln

May 09, 2015

Abraham Lincoln’s storytelling skill would have served him well on today’s talk shows, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin told Longwood University graduates Saturday (May 9).
For senior tennis star, Longwood held the key to opportunity—on the court and off

May 07, 2015

Imagine your 17-year-old self stepping aboard a plane and leaving everything you’ve ever known a half of a world away. Your friends, family, language: all gone.
Legacy Locks: A new Longwood tradition fills seniors with Lancer spirit

May 07, 2015

Inspired by the locks that line bridges in the French capital city, Longwood seniors this year were invited to create their own "legacy locks" to be displayed on Beale Plaza—a new Longwood tradition.
Longwood students search for remains of early English settlement near Richmond

May 06, 2015

The scritch-scratch of shovels and picks may have been replaced by intermittent beeps of radar devices, but this archaeological dig is in search of one of the earliest English settlements in the New World.
Strategies to keep your students (or kids) motivated during the last month of school

May 04, 2015

The weather is warmer, and the kids are getting restless. Ask any parent or teacher, and she’ll tell you the last month of the school year is one of the hardest times to get students to focus on their studies.
Longwood police department forging strong bond with new Farmville chief

April 30, 2015

This summer, the work will really begin.It has been a little more than a month since Chief Curtis Davis took over for longtime Farmville Police Chief Doug Mooney, but already the ideas are spilling over.
Why We Love Statistics

April 15, 2015

Statistics are everywhere–and they’re increasingly used to drive decisions around the globe.
How Campuses Play a Role in Presidential Debates

April 14, 2015

Every four years, presidential candidates present their cases to the American public though presidential debates. Initially relegated to television studios, these debates began to be held at colleges and universities in 1976.