Latest News Releases

• Brig. Gen. Patrick Finnegan selected as 25th president of Longwood University (3/2)
  

  Currently serving as Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Finnegan was the unanimous choice of the Board of Visitors during its special meeting held on campus March 2, 2010 Read more
• Longwood University to announce new president on Tuesday, March 2 (2/25)
  Almost one year to the date when Longwood president Patricia Cormier announced her retirement plans, the university will announce her successor on Tuesday, March 2 at 3:30 p.m. Read more
• Longwood faculty & staff star in Virginia State Parks TV commercials (2/18)
  Four Longwood University faculty and staff members are among the stars of the Virginia State Parks' newest TV commercials, and another faculty member helped with casting. Read more
• Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's to present conference keynote address (2/18)
  

  Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, will speak on Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Blackwell Hall for the conference Towards A Culture With A Conscience: Reflections on Sustainability, a student-oriented event focusing on environmental stewardship, economic development, and social justice. Read more
• Article by Longwood professor & students published in physics journal (2/4)
  

  Dr. Chris Moore, assistant professor of physics, and Longwood undergraduates co-authored an article that has been accepted for publication in a refereed international journal. Read more
• Health care reform summit to be held at Longwood (2/1)
  

  A Longwood University summit on health care reform will be held Thursday, Feb. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. in  Blackwell Ballroom. Read more
• Farmville Chick-Fil-A featured on cover of national marketing catalog (1/28)
  

  Farmville's Chick-fil-A restaurant is featured on the cover of the 2010 Licensee Marketing Catalog, a publication that is distributed nationally to Chick-fil-A restaurants. Read more