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NEH funds Longwood professor’s study of Black combat veterans’ experiences

April 28, 2021

Dr. Eric Hodges has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for his research project focusing on the combat and homecoming experiences of Black military veterans in the United States.
Longwood professor receives statewide recognition for work advocating for children

April 26, 2021

A Longwood social work professor who has spent years advocating for children—as a resource for police investigators, a legislative advocate and a courtroom expert—has been recognized by the Virginia Office of the Attorney General with its Unsung Hero award.
12 Months Together

April 25, 2021

Through the pandemic, Longwood has persevered, finding a way to live and learn together, in person
Longwood launches new pre-med concentration for fall 2021

April 21, 2021

Longwood students who are planning to attend medical, dental or veterinary school or pursue other health-related careers that require an advanced degree will have the option to declare a pre-med concentration beginning this fall.
Longwood announces award-winning journalist Ray Suarez, former Va. Secretary of Education Anne Holton as Commencement speakers

April 19, 2021

Two distinguished citizen-leaders, one a respected PBS and National Public Radio journalist and the other a former state official who served at the helm of Virginia’s largest public university, will address the Longwood Class of 2021 at in-person Commencement ceremonies on May 14-15 that will carefully follow state public health guidelines.
Longwood opening in Fall 2021 with full slate of in-person classes

April 05, 2021

Building on the success of a full academic year with students on campus and in classrooms, Longwood is looking to the Fall 2021 semester with an eye toward offering even more in-person classes.
Longwood re-launches lecture series with Covid-19 discussion

March 24, 2021

Longwood’s celebrated University Lectures Series is returning to socially distanced hybrid lectures with a panel discussion centered on stories from the Covid-19 pandemic in the Farmville-Prince Edward community.
Alumni, student participation triple in Work Shadow Program

March 11, 2021

When more than 80 alums volunteer to spend a day showing current Longwood students the ropes of their jobs—and when the places they work include Ernst & Young, NatGeo Studios and the British embassy in Washington, D.C.—you know you’ve got an amazing network of caring and generous alumni.
LCVA and Hampden-Sydney College to host Zoom symposiums for Asterisks in the Grand Narrative of History exhibition

March 09, 2021

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) and Hampden-Sydney College (HSC) are excited to announce a series of Zoom symposiums presented in conjunction with the exhibition Asterisks in the Grand Narrative of History, an intimate yet ambitious exhibition that spans two collegiate galleries.
Summer Scholars Program Plants Seeds for Future Lancers

February 26, 2021

Tanea Doswell ’24, a participant in the inaugural Summer Scholars, an intensive summer research program for high-school students, is now she’s a freshman at Longwood.