President's Office
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W. Taylor Reveley IV was named Longwood University’s 26th president in 2013. A legal and presidential scholar, he has deep ties to the university—members of his family have been leaders on the faculty and board of visitors as well as students and alumni. His tenure at Longwood has been marked by the adoption of the Civitae Core Curriculum, emphasis on college affordability, and using big data to improve student retention and graduation rates. In 2016, Longwood hosted the national vice presidential debate, elevating its national profile as Virginia’s third-oldest public university and one of the hundred-oldest colleges and universities in the nation.
Reveley is a third-generation college president. His grandfather, W. Taylor Reveley II, was president of Hampden-Sydney College, and his father, W. Taylor Reveley III, was president of The College of William & Mary.
News
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UVA Press To Release New Book about the Reveley Presidents
April 02, 2025
UVA Press, the academic press of the University of Virginia, is publishing a new book about the three generations of Reveley college presidents, by leading political scientist Michael Nelson of Rhodes College.
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Season's Greetings
December 12, 2024
The closing days of the semester are in view, marked per tradition with tomorrow’s annual holiday luncheon, and the reception at Longwood House later tomorrow afternoon.
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Message to Campus
July 15, 2024
As I compose this customary mid-summer update, the terrible news arriving from Pennsylvania weighs heavily on all of us.
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Summer Update
May 28, 2024
As we exhale briefly post-graduation and look ahead to the summer and this fall, I wanted to touch base again with a word of thanks, and also a budget and financial update, which I hope will provide some context and expectations for the coming year.
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End of Exam Week Message
May 03, 2024
Congratulations on the end of exams. It has been a joy seeing you around campus this week celebrating as you wrap up your academic work, posing for pictures in regalia, and enjoying spring on our beautiful campus.