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Wilberforce University's enrollment surge prompts a $6 million dorm project — saving on annual student housing costs.
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Wilberforce University names a new president, Dr. Vann Newkirk.
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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.
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Wilberforce University students and area residents will soon experience fewer dropped calls and ‘digital dead zones’. Thanks to a $2 million gift from BroadbandUSA.
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Wilberforce University is teaming up with a federal agency to create a new generation of minority entrepreneurs.
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Wilberforce University baseball team wins first victory since World War Two
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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.
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WYSO contributor Kathryn Mobley speaks with the current president of Wilberforce University about the institution's nearly 500 year history.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.