At 2:12 p.m. on Friday, members of the Longwood community received an alert informing campus that Greenwood Library and Brock Hall had been evacuated due to an emailed bomb threat. While the threat was eventually found not to be credible, the library remained closed for the day. Five other Virginia ...
On February 17, 2026, the Virginia Senate voted on party lines to remove over two-dozen Board appointees made by former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, including two members of the Longwood University Board of Visitors. Along with the appointees at Longwood, Senate Democrats voted to remove Board members ...
As a child, L. Francis “Skip” Griffin Jr. remembers his father — the Civil Rights icon Rev. L. Francis Griffin Sr. — inviting community members and fellow activists into their residence on Ely Street. “We were in the midst of the [student strike at Moton], and he was very active in ...
On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Longwood University officials declared a return to classes after closing for two days due to icy conditions. Longwood’s opening, which was delayed two hours to 10 a.m., was met with concern and frustration from students still iced in following the previous weekend’s ...
For the first time in Virginia history, a woman has been sworn in as Governor of the Commonwealth. On Saturday, January 17, Abigail Spanberger was inaugurated as Virginia’s 75th Governor, cementing Democratic control over state government for the next two years. Alongside Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi ...
Unless you live under some sort of rock (or you’ve taken a break from social media, which, good for you!), you have likely heard of “Heated Rivalry” — the overnight-sensation Canadian sports romance television series and Crave original. Based on Rachel Reid’s 2019 novel of the same name, “Heated ...
On November 5, 2025, First Lady of Virginia Suzanne Youngkin visited Longwood University as part of her ‘It Only Takes One’ initiative, designed to address the fentanyl crisis through conversations with Virginians. According to the Virginia Department of Health, of the 2,463 drug overdose ...
Over the summer, on June 20, 2025, Governor Glenn Youngkin appointed Dr. Michael Poliakoff to the Longwood University Board of Visitors. Poliakoff is one of four new appointees as part of the final round of selections before Youngkin leaves office in January 2026. Poliakoff enters the board at an unsteady ...
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 as a machine rather than a pop artist. Two surprise-released studio albums in 2020 (“Folklore” ...
On September 12, 2025, the Longwood University Board of Visitors held their September meeting at the Baliles Center in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The Board, which typically meets on campus, discussed the university’s enrollment and retention, financial health, athletics and other matters. This ...
