HBCUs /tags/hbcus HBCUs en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:20:56 GMT Former Central State University President Arthur Thomas has died /education/2023-02-10/former-central-state-university-president-arthur-thomas-dies Arthur Thomas, Ed.D. led the school in Wilberforce from 1985 to 1995, and was the first CSU alumnus to hold the seat of president. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 17:20:56 GMT /education/2023-02-10/former-central-state-university-president-arthur-thomas-dies Tana Weingartner 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 To spur diversity in sports medicine, NFL teams will host med students from HBCUs /education/2022-07-08/to-spur-diversity-in-sports-medicine-nfl-teams-will-host-med-students-from-hbcus The program will invite medical students from historically Black colleges and universities to do clinical rotations with NFL teams, including the Cincinnati Bengals. Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:14:45 GMT /education/2022-07-08/to-spur-diversity-in-sports-medicine-nfl-teams-will-host-med-students-from-hbcus Farah Yousry Central State lands $10M grant to study sustainable agriculture systems /education/2021-10-07/central-state-10-million-grant-sustainable-agriculture-systems Central State is the only university in Ohio and the only HBCU in the nation to receive such funding under the National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:40:25 GMT /education/2021-10-07/central-state-10-million-grant-sustainable-agriculture-systems 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