Wilberforce University /tags/wilberforce-university Wilberforce University en-US Copyright Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:43:43 GMT Ohio honors West Point graduate, Wilberforce professor with a highway designation /local-news/2024-07-22/charles-young-west-point-wilberforce-highway-designation Charles Young was only the third Black man to graduate from West Point. He grew up in Ripley, and taught at Wilberforce University. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:43:43 GMT /local-news/2024-07-22/charles-young-west-point-wilberforce-highway-designation Bill Rinehart Wilberforce adding dorms to keep up with increasing enrollment /education/2023-09-28/wilberforce-adding-dorms-increasing-enrollment The nation's oldest private HBCU says enrollment is increasing and more housing is needed. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 21:19:44 GMT /education/2023-09-28/wilberforce-adding-dorms-increasing-enrollment Tana Weingartner Wilberforce to release the 'Hounds of Sound' at Opening Day Parade /local-news/2023-03-27/wilberforce-university-hounds-of-sound-reds-opening-day-parade 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. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:02:00 GMT /local-news/2023-03-27/wilberforce-university-hounds-of-sound-reds-opening-day-parade Tana Weingartner After a decades-long absence, Wilberforce University baseball team wins first victory since WWII /sports/2023-02-16/back-after-an-80-year-absence-wilberforce-university-baseball-team-wins-first-victory-since-wwii The university’s baseball program ended back in the 1940s but was brought back to life in 2021 thanks to the Cincinnati Reds. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:59:03 GMT /sports/2023-02-16/back-after-an-80-year-absence-wilberforce-university-baseball-team-wins-first-victory-since-wwii Chris Welter Panel discussion aims to give high school students a better understanding of HBCUs /education/2023-02-08/panel-discussion-hbcu-walnut-hills-library A roundtable event Saturday aims to offer high school students insight into attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) from the perspective of a current student and alumni. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:35:00 GMT /education/2023-02-08/panel-discussion-hbcu-walnut-hills-library Tana Weingartner Wilberforce University is bringing men's baseball back to campus /sports/2021-11-09/wilberforce-university-mens-baseball-team-cincinnati-reds The Greene County HBCU hasn't had a program since the 1940s. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:43:20 GMT /sports/2021-11-09/wilberforce-university-mens-baseball-team-cincinnati-reds What Kamala Harris' Nomination Means To Ohio's Historically Black Universities /local-news/2020-08-19/what-kamala-harris-nomination-means-to-ohios-historically-black-universities When Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night, she becomes the first graduate of a historically… Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:16:24 GMT /local-news/2020-08-19/what-kamala-harris-nomination-means-to-ohios-historically-black-universities Tana Weingartner What Kamala Harris' Nomination Means To Ohio's Historically Black Universities /local-news/2020-08-19/what-kamala-harris-nomination-means-to-ohios-historically-black-universities When Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night, she became the first graduate of a historically… Wed, 19 Aug 2020 20:36:13 GMT /local-news/2020-08-19/what-kamala-harris-nomination-means-to-ohios-historically-black-universities Tana Weingartner Wilberforce University Fundraising Efforts Foundering /education/2019-08-27/wilberforce-university-fundraising-efforts-foundering Wilberforce University near Dayton needs to raise $2 million to keep its accreditation. But the “Wilberforce Unite” effort has brought in roughly $478,000, according to its campaign website. That’s less than a quarter of its goal. Wilberforce officials refused a request for comment. A comeback will be difficult given the school’s troubles, says MaryBeth Gasman, director of the Center for Minority Serving Institutions at Rutgers University and an expert on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Tue, 27 Aug 2019 18:43:30 GMT /education/2019-08-27/wilberforce-university-fundraising-efforts-foundering Ohio's Two Historically Black Universities Merging Some Operations /education/2019-06-14/ohios-two-historically-black-universities-merging-some-operations Ohio's two historically black colleges are neighbors, both about an hour southwest of Columbus. But they are considering getting even closer by merging some operations. Wilberforce University President Elfred Anthony Pinkard is calling this a "Collaborative Learning Arrangement" and "shared services relationship" with Central State University. Fri, 14 Jun 2019 20:50:13 GMT /education/2019-06-14/ohios-two-historically-black-universities-merging-some-operations