In the very early 1900s, the State Female Normal School was a small collection of brick buildings on High Street. Behind those buildings, in the southern direction, lived a vibrant predominantly Black ...
Longwood University has faced a growing trend among institutions of Higher Education, which have faced issues of declining enrollment – partially due to the ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Farmville is preparing for change with the opening of SEED, the innovation hub located in Longwood Landings, on May 3, 2025. With the help of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), SEED aims to ...
To address the ongoing debate concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage in academics at Longwood, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Larissa Smith assembled an AI Task Force in ...
The popularity of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services like Klarna and Afterpay has surged in the past year, according to Harvard Business Review. These platforms, which allow consumers to split ...
Tucked into the back corner of Willet Hall Room 110 sits a pool that was once used regularly by both faculty and students. In 2025, however, it now stands unused after its closure in Fall 2019..
On October 4 at 6:05 p.m., Longwood students received an email from Lancer Alert addressing a gas-like smell inside the NE Longwood Landings. The email stated, “The building has been cleared and is ...
If I had to summarize my thoughts about Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” in one word — disappointment. Complete and utter disappointment. Taylor Swift, for the past several years, has operated ...
In late September, construction began on the Wygal Hall replacement building, a nearly $100 million project set for completion in 2028. The appearance of construction barriers and machinery around the ...
On June 2, 2025, Longwood University’s Office of Development launched Ellie, a Virtual Engagement Officer (VEO) powered by AI. The VEO contacts donors and alumni through text messages and email, sends ...
During the summer of 2024, Longwood University signed the fifth-ever head coach of Longwood Baseball, Ray Noe. Noe came from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), where he rose from assistant to lead ...
This semester, the new BookBundle program was implemented through the Longwood University Store, operated by Follett Higher Education. The program was met with mixed reviews — including critiques from ...