All News and Articles
-
Move-in Day: A New Chapter
August 21, 2014
University move-in day: It’s an annual fall rite of passage complete with long lines, piles of suitcases, boxes of Easy Mac and more than a few tears from proud parents.
-
![Biodegradable coffins like this wicker one are an alternative way of burial favored by some conservationists. [Photo by thegreentimes.co.za]](/media/top-tier/news/2014/buzz/bio-coffin.png)
4 Ways Funerals Are Changing
August 20, 2014
Imagine this: You walk into a memorial service and everyone is chugging beer, smoking and partying—including, seemingly, the deceased, who is posed at a table playing cards with a Busch in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
-
Longwood music faculty to perform at annual first night gala Aug. 25
August 18, 2014
In what has become a tradition marking the beginning of the Longwood University academic year, the Department of Music will present a free recital open to the public on Aug. 25.
-
Funeral homes undergoing major changes, say Longwood sociologists
August 15, 2014
At a recent wake in New Orleans, the deceased was seated at a table with a cigarette in one hand and a beer in the other. Bizarre? Maybe, but it’s part of a trend.
-
In Memoriam: Longwood benefactor, art collector Henry Rowe
August 15, 2014
When tour groups and other Longwood visitors stroll into Lancaster Hall, home to the office of the president and other administrators, they are often stopped in their tracks by a remarkable gallery.
-
8 Awesome Longwood Summer Selfies
August 14, 2014
Lancers aren’t ones to sit around all summer doing nothing. Students have gone around the world over the break, attending concerts, seeing sights and even practicing a little citizen leadership--and taken selfies!
-
Longwood again listed among The Princeton Review’s Best Southeastern Colleges
August 12, 2014
Longwood University is again one of the best colleges in the Southeast, according to The Princeton Review.
-
Longwood University’s tuition increase smallest among public Virginia colleges and universities
July 31, 2014
Growing by just 2.1 percent, Longwood University’s tuition and fees increased by the smallest percentage of any public four-year college in Virginia, according to data released Wednesday by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
-
Longwood professor named conductor of Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra
July 23, 2014
Dr. Christopher Swanson, associate professor of music at Longwood University, is the new conductor and artistic director of the Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra.
-
Longwood alum puts stamp on alma mater, Farmville
July 18, 2014
Longwood alumnus Monty Montgomery ’98 is making his colorful mark on his alma mater and Farmville in a big way.
- << < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 > >>