Vann Newkirk Sr. is the new president of Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Even before beginning the position, he was thinking of ways to build upon the history and legacy of the ...

There are usually lots of cheers and applause at university commencements. But 2020 and 2021 graduates of Wilberforce University, a school affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Church, had ...

Wilberforce University is no longer on probation from the Higher Learning Commission, the university said Tuesday. The HLC restored the university’s status based on Wilberforce’s ability to ...

The president of Wilberforce University announced that more than $375,000 in student debt has been wiped out for graduates of its classes of 2020 and 2021. Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard made the stunning ...

Wilberforce University, a privately owned HBCU in Ohio, surprised recent graduates over the weekend by canceling more than $375,000 in student debt. University president Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard ...

Wilberforce University becomes the first HBCU sponsored by the popular streetwear company, AND1. The partnership will provide the university with $100,000 worth of sporting gear. Wilberforce is AND1’s ...

WILBERFORCE, Ohio — A local university has stepped in to save the day after another Historically Black College cut its gymnastics program after just one season. Talladega College was the second ever ...

With help from the Cincinnati Reds, Wilberforce University announced its historic baseball program will return after a nearly 80-year absence. The return of the program will begin in the fall of 2022 ...

As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00 p.m., Wilberforce University in Greene County is highlighting its history, while looking to the future. Latonya Branham, a Wilberforce Graduate, said that while ...

Wilberforce University is one of 11 HBCUs in the Reinvestment Fund's inaugural Brilliance Initiative Program. The nation's first private historically Black university is notching up another first.

Wilberforce University, the oldest private, historically Black college in America, announced this week that it was lowering its tuition by 15% for incoming students who are Ohio residents. As a result ...

AND1 and Wilberforce University have collaborated to form a partnership that will see the educational institution receive $100,000 in sporting gear. “I’ve never had a basketball shoot like that before ...