Monthly Archives: March 2019

Chris Crider, one of our recent Professional Writing Program alumni, has been hired as a Digital Content Writer at VMek, an international agricultural technology company based in Richmond, VA. Chris has been an active student in the program, previously completing an … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Karyn Keane, one of our Professional Writing concentrators, for winning the Rosemary Sprague Endowment Scholarship at the EML Awards Banquet on March 26, 2019! The Professional Writing Program at Longwood is proud of her continuous accomplishments!

I believe that social media can be used as a tool to increase civility by being an example to others. If people see you standing up for one another, being kind to others, and being authentic, then they may follow … Continue reading →

Social media opens the door for people to express their opinions, beliefs, and theories online. Once something is posted, others on the account have the opportunity to like and comment (whether good or bad) on it. This is a great … Continue reading →

In this blog post I would like to start off with a quote to ignite the topic I will be discussing. ” Social media and technology are not agents of change. They are just tools.  We, the connected people, are … Continue reading →

My daughter is now in the spring semester of her senior year, and, for the first time, she sent me her midterm grades—without my asking. I’m sure the reason is that she had all A’s for the first time. Looking … Continue reading →