Wilberforce University

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.

This weekend a teenager from Chicago flew solo into Greene County. He visited Wilberforce University. It is a historically Black university he said played a significant role in the history of Black aviation.

Wilberforce University is the first Black-owned and operated college in the United States. It was founded when slavery was still legal. The school will celebrate the 166th graduating class on Saturday. WYSO’s Mike Frazier spoke with Wilberforce University President, Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard about the school’s rich history, how it overcame recent financial and accreditation challenges, and his message to the class of ‘22.

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...

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.…