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NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik to speak at Longwood Oct. 11 on the media’s role in democracy

September 26, 2017

National Public Radio’s David Folkenflik, the four-time winner of the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism from the National Press Club, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Longwood University’s Wygal Hall on “Believe Me: The Media, The Public and The Presidency in the Trump Era.”
Longwood 2017-18 theater season begins with a Shakespeare classic, culminates in a Pulitzer Prize-winner

September 25, 2017

It’s a season full of sound, fury and a lot of laughs as the Longwood University theater department gets ready to kick off 2017 with a trip to 12th-century Scotland—where murder, war and madness rule the day in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Three Caldecott-Winning Illustrators Join for Keynote Conversation at 2017 Virginia Children’s Book Festival

September 15, 2017

Three of the nation’s most sought-after illustrators—each of them recognized with a Caldecott Medal in the last three years—will appear together for the first time at the 2017 Virginia Children’s Book Festival.
Longwood climbs again in latest national rankings

September 12, 2017

Longwood is rising in national prominence, with increased application numbers and graduation rates among the factors helping to fuel a jump in two important new national rankings.
Portrayal of disabilities in children’s Halloween books researched by student

September 07, 2017

One of the most popular Halloween characters, a pirate, is often portrayed with an eye patch, a peg leg or a hook in place of a hand. But good luck finding characters with real disabilities in children’s books on the holiday—just ask Brooke Parsons ’19.
Longwood aids state agency in assessing erosion threat to coastal archaeological sites

August 30, 2017

Two prehistoric camps—one dating from as early as 16,000 BC—are among more than 150 archaeological sites on the Chesapeake Bay that could soon disappear due to coastal erosion and sea-level rise, according to a study conducted by the Longwood Institute of Archaeology.
Student’s research takes him to Caribbean island

August 29, 2017

Research doesn’t always take place in a laboratory reeking of formaldehyde or a dusty room in a library. Sometimes the backdrop is clear blue waters and palm trees.
Distinguished alumna Megan Clark ’05 to speak at convocation – Pres. Reveley’s message to campus

August 28, 2017

This year's keynote speaker for Convocation will be Prince Edward Commonwealth’s Attorney Megan Clark ’05
American Shakespeare Center to present free performance of "The Taming of the Shrew" at Longwood on Sept. 19

August 25, 2017

The American Shakespeare Center (ASC) will present a free performance of The Taming of the Shrew in Longwood University’s Jarman Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.
Moton story inspires scholarship winner to start campus diversity conversation

August 24, 2017

In recognition of his efforts to help his fellow students learn from one another, Longwood has awarded Mikah HoSang ’18 one of its highest honors – the 2017 Moton Legacy Scholarship.