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Faculty member to lead national organization

Summer 2015

Dr. Audrey Church, professor and coordinator of Longwood’s graduate school librarianship program, has been elected the 2016-17 president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Following a year as…

Care Package

Fall 2014

$30,000 gift establishes research program focused on dementia patients

Lifetime total for Longwood Relay for Life passes $500,000

Summer 2015

As hundreds of members of the Longwood community walked around the track in March, together they cleared one large hurdle. With this year’s total of more than $64,000 raised, Relay…

Branded

Fall 2014

The Longwood University name got a big boost this summer when the town of Farmville emblazoned its new 127-foot-tall water tower with the university’s logo. Though it is several blocks away, the…

Dream School

Fall 2014

Program in Martinsville helps nontraditional students earn teaching degrees

Luck of the Draw

Fall 2014

High-school student wins VIP trip to campus in Facebook sweepstakes

Connecting the Dots

Fall 2014

New LCVA director’s plans include student advisory group and a more dynamic Main Street presence

The ‘Magic Sauce’

Fall 2014

Professor says holding off on grading homework makes it more effective

Where in the World is the Longwood Scarf? In Nepal.

Fall 2014

A faculty-led study abroad course this summer took a group of Longwood students to Nepal for a trip ‘chock full of service, adventure and cultural experiences,’ said Dr. Rená Koesler (front…

People in their 70s twice as likely to own guns as those in their 20s

Fall 2014

Grandma and Grandpa are twice as likely to be packing heat than their 20-something grandkids, but that’s not the only surprising finding from a recent Longwood study. The study also…