Wilberforce University

Wilberforce University new gymnastics team has begun their fall semester, preparing to compete in January. Nonprofit Brown Girls Do Gymnastics is the force behind the move.

Alumnus Jerome Haney is proud of Wilberforce's resilience after the tornado. He was recently on campus and thought of the Diana Ross song "It's My Turn" as he saw the new students ready for their turn at the school.

Lloyd Edwin was a freshman at Central State from Brooklyn when the tornado hit in 1974.

John Gudgel, a high schooler in Yellow Springs when the tornado hit, waited for his mom to return home from work in Wilberforce for hours on April 3, 1974.

Wilberforce University's enrollment surge prompts a $6 million dorm project — saving on annual student housing costs.

Wilberforce University names a new president, Dr. Vann Newkirk.

Less than a year after forming, the Wilberforce University marching band is already gaining acclaim and stepping onto the music scene. Fresh off marching in four Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans, the "Hounds of Sound" will make their Cincinnati debut in the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade.

Wilberforce University students and area residents will soon experience fewer dropped calls and ‘digital dead zones’. Thanks to a $2 million gift from BroadbandUSA.

Wilberforce University is teaming up with a federal agency to create a new generation of minority entrepreneurs.

Wilberforce University baseball team wins first victory since World War Two

Ohio State University entered into a formal partnership with the state’s only private Historically Black College and University on Tuesday. The first-of-its kind agreement with Wilberforce University will create an advanced golf course management program.

WYSO contributor Kathryn Mobley speaks with the current president of Wilberforce University about the institution's nearly 500 year history.