Central State University

In September, the college's main campus was annexed by the city of Xenia, which changed what precinct it was in for this election. Central State will get its own new precinct next year.

The arrangement expands Xenia's tax base and with annexation, the university's costs will be reduced because it won't have to pay utility surcharges or contract out for fire and EMS.

The bee population has been declining. Central State University’s Bee Research Lab is working to find a solution, as pesticide-resistant mites spread and take out colonies.

Central State University is teaming up with The Foodbank Inc. to plant fruit and nut bearing trees, with the help of a grant for urban forests.

The city of Xenia and Central State are closer to a final annexation agreement. On June 11, Xenia city council will hold a public hearing and vote on the annexation proposal.

City leaders contend annexing CSU will save the university money while also enhancing Xenia's tax base.

An Ohio law requires public universities and colleges to eliminate programs with fewer than five graduates per year over a three-year period.

Stephon Lane is the broadcast technician at WCSU. He shared his radio memories with the HBCU Radio Preservation Project’s summer intern Kayla Foster in May of 2025.

Central State University in Wilberforce will lay off at least 16 faculty members. The school says this move it to comply with a new Ohio law and navigates financial struggles.

Dr. Morakinyo Kuti, a 1985 Central State University alumnus and current president of the University, shares his radio memories with Will Tchakirides, the HBCU Radio Preservation Project’s Assistant Director of Public History and Programming.

Jocelyn Robinson is the director of Radio Preservation and Archives at WYSO and the HBCU Radio Preservation Project director. In this excerpt from WYSO Weekend, she talked about the center and the wide swath of preservation efforts underway.

Malik Perkins, a graduate of Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, who shared his radio memories with the HBCU Radio Preservation Project’s 2025 Fellow Olivia Green in May of 2025.