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Wilberforce University Opens New Center for Entrepreneurship, Social Good and Transformative Leadership

Robin White GoodeNovember 30, 2017December 2, 2017

by Robin White GoodeNovember 30, 2017December 2, 2017782

Early this month Wilberforce University—the historically black college in Ohio named for the renowned 18th-century English politician and abolitionist William Wilberforce—launched the Dr. Mark and...

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University President Used Corporate Strategy to Save HBCU Accreditation

Kandia JohnsonDecember 3, 2015November 18, 2017

by Kandia JohnsonDecember 3, 2015November 18, 2017685

â€œA key component of my strategy was to build a more corporate presence on the universityâ€™s board," said Dr. Freeman. â€œThe corporate presence on the...

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The Nation’s Oldest Private HBCU, Wilberforce University, Maintains Its Accreditation

Kandia JohnsonNovember 23, 2015September 28, 2017

by Kandia JohnsonNovember 23, 2015September 28, 2017255

The HLC Board of Trustees based its action on the institution satisfactorily meeting all five of the Core Components under which the University was evaluated....