Wilberforce University

In this installment, we’ll hear about student activism in the 1960s and 70s in Greene County, home to two historically Black colleges – Central State and Wilberforce University AND Antioch College. Students at all three schools organized protests, marches, sit-ins, rallies, pickets and more during those years, pressing hard and relentlessly for civil rights for African Americans.

Wilberforce University is canceling its recent graduates’ student debt. Jocelyn Fox first heard the good news during her commencement ceremony, and spoke to WYSO about what this means for her.

When Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night, she becomes the first graduate of a historically...

Wilberforce University has been struggling financially for more than a decade. Last fall, the school sliced $750,000 from payroll, but those cuts won’t…

Two universities in Ohio were placed on lockdown Monday night following reports of an armed robbery and gunfire.Central State University says one female…

Sonia Sanchez, a prominent black rights activist and critically acclaimed poet, came to the Dayton area to speak at Wilberforce University's 160th…

Officials announced yesterday that Herman J. Felton Jr. will become Wilberforce University’s 21st president. He will replace Dr. Algeania Freeman, who…

Wilberforce University, the oldest private black university in the country, announced today that the show-cause order issued against them last year and…

In the late 1960s, black students on college campuses around the country were at the vanguard of protest to bring about change in the world around them.…

Officials from the Higher Learning Commission are inspecting the facilities and academic programs at Wilberforce University this week, and the future of…

Weather conditions have caused the agency that will decide Wilberforce University's fate to postpone a planned visit to the campus.The Higher Learning…

Wilberforce University held a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony Friday Jan. 30 for recently renovated buildings. The university continues to repair…