Central State University

Many Ohio universities — Wittenberg, Central State, Antioch and more — are navigating what’s become a nationwide challenge: juggling financial troubles while continuing to educate students.

Researchers from the university are hopeful that House Bill 568 will be reintroduced this term after it died in the last legislative session.

Central State University is hosting more than 100 students who are staying on campus during the 2024 Christmas break.

Central State University is on fiscal watch. The second time in almost ten years. The school is in Wilberforce, Ohio.

The designation of "fiscal watch" requires the Ohio university to develop a financial recovery plan, and provides additional assistance, according to the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

The goal of the Ohio conference was to create a space for Black farmers and growers to network and learn about new opportunities, agricultural techniques and more.

Central State is currently looking to recruit 20 farmers from Ohio and Southeast Michigan to participate in the USDA funded program.

Ohio State is working with Central State, Lincoln University and the University of Missouri on accelerating climate-smart farm solutions.

Central State University is rolling out a new initiative called Six Pillars of Access. Goals include better student retention and graduation rates.

Intel is sponsoring a program for Ohio students interested in the semiconductor industry, as the firm prepares to hire thousands of workers for a giant new campus.

Listen to a Central State University alum share her story of celebrating graduation despite the 1974 tornado tearing through Xenia and Wilberforce just weeks prior. She recalled proudly marching in graduation, and how her father was an architect who designed some of the rebuilt structures.

Richard Austin, formerly general counsel for Central State University, shared his story as part of a collection of oral histories being gathered about the 1974 tornado.