All News and Articles
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As Weyanoke Hotel and other projects take shape, Farmville builds on momentum
April 25, 2017
Just steps across High Street from Longwood’s historic campus, the steady thrum of construction marks the latest sign of Farmville’s momentum as a destination college town: the new upscale boutique Hotel Weyanoke, set to welcome visitors starting early next year.
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Historian Edward Ayers and business leader Gil Bland to speak at Longwood Commencement
April 24, 2017
Edward Ayers, one of the nation’s most accomplished historians and university presidents, and noted entrepreneur and Commonwealth civic leader Gil Bland will address Longwood University’s graduating students during commencement weekend May 19-20.
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For Longwood police, commitment to community runs deep
April 20, 2017
It’s Thursday—the unofficial first night of Spring Weekend—and just before 9 p.m., two hours into his all-night shift, Sgt. Greg Giuriceo has his first potentially serious call of the blustery spring night.
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Introducing Dr. Timothy O’Keefe - new dean of the College of Business and Economics
April 19, 2017
During nearly two decades at the University of North Dakota, Tim O’Keefe helped elevate a business school to the national stage, helping to establish the second school of entrepreneurship in a public university and building an online MBA program that rose to a top-30 national ranking.
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Dr. William F. Dorrill, Longwood’s 23rd president, passes away at age 85
April 18, 2017
Dr. William F. “Bill” Dorrill, who brought an international perspective to Longwood University and expanded global partnerships during his eight-year tenure as president from 1988-1996, died Tuesday, April 18. He was 85.
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Students to share research in Spring Presentation of Undergraduate Research
April 14, 2017
Alan Creager’s fascination with World War II began in third grade, when he read a National Geographic article about the Battle of Midway.
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Longwood professor named Virginia Social Science Scholar of the Year
April 12, 2017
Longwood University anthropology professor Dr. James Jordan recently received the 2017 Virginia Social Science Scholar of the Year Award.
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Longwood physics professor, longtime benefactor establish award for environmental research
April 10, 2017
In the photos, it looks like paradise: palm trees and white sand beaches surrounded by clear blue Atlantic water. But for residents of the island where nearly every day is sunny and bright, there’s a hidden cost: electricity.
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Holocaust survivor, portrait photographer to speak at Longwood during Holocaust remembrance events
April 10, 2017
More than 70 years after the liberation of concentration camps marked an end to the European theater of World War II, Longwood is partnering with the Virginia Holocaust Museum to remember the Holocaust and draw lessons from its lingering effects.
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Annual Raft Debate: Philosopher wins survival with humor, ponderable questions
April 06, 2017
A philosopher, a social scientist and a mathematician are stranded on a raft with enough supplies for only one to survive. Which one—and, by association, which field of study—deserves to make it?
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