All News and Articles
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Longwood theatre major working as assistant lighting designer on world premiere musical
November 04, 2015
In a theater-based class in the first grade, Matthew Brehm was allowed to operate the faders, which dim the lights, on a control board. "I was instantly hooked on theater lighting," he said.
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9 Farmville (Trick or) Treats
October 30, 2015
The days are growing shorter and the temperatures are dropping. It’s that time of year when we crave something sweet and comforting.
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Interdisciplinary collaboration and student involvement aid Longwood environmental education project
October 28, 2015
When Longwood University faculty members needed technical help with an environmental education project, they found it across campus rather than across the country.
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Innovative Minecraft program brings together technology, reading at 2015 VCBF
October 23, 2015
In a classroom in Ruffner Hall, dozens of children sat at workstations, the familiar pixelated Minecraft landscape in front of them.
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Smooth as…: How students feel when they read Dos Passos Prize winner Paul Beatty’s poems [VIDEO]
October 22, 2015
There’s a lot of power in poetry—the medium has been used to bring life to love, loss, melancholy, ecstasy and countless other emotions. And for some, the voice of poets can become the voice of a generation.
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Teachers should use examples of good writing, not worksheets, to teach writing, expert says
October 19, 2015
Teachers, put away those worksheets when you’re teaching writing and instead show students examples of good writing, says an expert on teaching writing.
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Longwood photography professor brings history to the present in New York Times Magazine spread
October 18, 2015
When professor Michael Mergen moved to Farmville several years ago to begin teaching at Longwood, he was struck by the vibrancy of the town’s history.
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Top children’s literature authors to appear at Virginia Children’s Book Festival at Longwood Oct. 16
October 14, 2015
Two of the brightest stars in children’s literature will take the stage for a unique conversation about books, writing and broadening perspectives at the second Virginia Children’s Book Festival this Friday, Oct. 16.
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Clinton speechwriter, noted political author to speak at Moton Nov. 4
October 14, 2015
President Bill Clinton was known for his powerful speeches. The man behind many of those words is coming to Farmville to speak on one of the 20th century’s most well-known political feuds.
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Inaugural white coat ceremony marks transformative moment for Longwood nursing students
October 12, 2015
As row after row of Longwood nursing sophomores donned their bright new white coats for the first time, they marked an important transformative moment in the life of any pre-service nurse: entrance into clinical practice.
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