The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader’s assassination, died ...

WILBERFORCE, Ohio (WDTN) — Wilberforce University recently hosted its first at-home gymnastics meet of the season alongside Greenville and Fisk universities. Cheers swelled inside Gaston F. Lewis ...

Wilberforce University announced Wednesday the launch of women's collegiate flag football as an official intercollegiate sport.The ...

Wilberforce University will field a women’s flag football in the Spring of 2027, the university Wednesday. They’re also working on plans to bring men’s football back to the university for the first ...

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 ...

Founded in 1856, Wilberforce University was the first private historically Black college and university (HBCU) in the country.

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 ...

On Saturday, Wilberforce University hosted its 163rd commencement on campus, honoring graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Graduate, Adult and Continuing Education, College of ...

NEW ORLEANS – The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) has extended membership to Wilberforce University (Ohio), beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. Wilberforce received a unanimous vote from ...

Wilberforce University is sending its graduating seniors home with a diploma, a good education and, most importantly, no student debt. The Ohio HBCU announced during Saturday’s commencement ceremony ...

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 ...