FARMVILLE, Va., July 21 -- Longwood University issued the following news release:

The results speak for themselves: A record $30.2 million in giving. Four new campus, community and scholarship initiatives funded by philanthropic support from alumni and friends. And a record-setting Homecoming & Alumni Weekend that marked the largest alumni gathering in university history.

By all measures, the Longwood community sent a beaming signal during the 2026 fiscal year, which ended June 30, that Lancers are connected, thriving and united in support of a historic institutional mission that has endured for nearly two centuries.

With the 2025-26 academic year officially closed, Longwood shattered its previous fundraising record for total raised, far...