Longwood University put itself on the political map by hosting the vice presidential debate before the 2016 presidential election. However, that is not the only political activity on campus. There clubs for both Democrats and Republicans at Longwood, along with other political organizations like the ...
The Citizen Leadership Institute is one of Longwood University’s departments for fulfilling its goals of developing its students as citizen leaders. It is similar to many of the credited courses at Longwood, and has a similar classroom environment. Laura Parker is the assistant director of leadership ...
Some of the latest changes to Longwood University are not in the physical construction of the campus, but the new potential courses that are being made available to students. The Brock Experiences program was started in 2016 as a way of making traveling courses that will take trips all over the United ...
For the past decade, Longwood University has held an annual MLK celebration, ranging from a single day of service to an entire week to celebrate the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was on Monday, Jan. 15, the minister and civil rights activist's birthday. This year's ...
Fiction author Chang-rae Lee is already a recipient of numerous literary awards, and he can now add Longwood University’s own Dos Passos Prize for Literature to his list of accomplishments. Lee is the 36th author to receive this recognition, and it is the oldest national literary prize in Virginia ...
Longwood University is home to several religious campus groups, including Intervarsity, Chi Alpha and others. The only musical group, however, is the Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC) Gospel Choir, a black gospel group. This past weekend, BASIC Gospel Choir hosted a show entitled “Back to the ...
In this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting the topic of hazing was discussed, beginning with a presentation by Tracy Maxwell, introduced by Longwood Associate Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Chloe Abshire. Maxwell is the founder and former executive director of the Hazing ...
