Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Wilberforce University has tapped its top academic official, Provost Patricia Hardaway, as president of the historically black, private college.
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
The board of Wilberforce University have named Provost Patricia Hardaway as interim president of the historically black, private college in Greene County.
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Wilberforce University threw a send-off party Thursday night, May 1, for the Rev. Floyd Flake, the institution's controversial president who is leaving June 30.
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
A recent U.S. Department of Education audit of Wilberforce University uncovered "significant" problems with the institution's administration and disbursement of federal financial aid that could lead to termination of that aid.
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
A Department of Education audit of Wilberforce University's handling of federal financial aid dollars and procedures for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 academic years found the university is administratively incapable to participate in federal financial aid, mostly because of a lack of oversight of its financial aid office.
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Wilberforce University students displaced Monday by a campus power failure were shuttled back to campus throughout Tuesday morning from nearby hotels, Wilberforce officials said. Classes will resume at 1 p.m. today.
AfriClassical (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
[ William Grant Still; (Photo is the sole property of William Grant Still Music, and is used with permission.)] Rhonda M. Cartwright's Weblog : Race Matters, Cultural Diversity and The African-American Experience College Reunion 2008 April 16, 2008 A couple of weekends ago, I visited my Alma mater (Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio) to participate in our yearly college reunion called Dawn...
ac360blog (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
I met Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1964 when I was a student/driver for Wilberforce University in Ohio. I was assigned to pick him up at the Cincinnati Airport and transport him to the campus where he was the graduation speaker. He was a man of great stature, and used the time riding to impress upon [...]
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
The Rev. Floyd Flake, president of Wilberforce University, said he probably gives eight to 10 speeches about Martin Luther King each year during Black History Month or around the King holiday. And Flake said he's noticed a disturbing pattern in public events honoring King.
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
The headline in Dayton's Journal Herald was huge in the Friday, April 5, 1968 newspaper: "Sniper Kills King."
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008
As we take a look this month at some outstanding women, let us not just admire their accomplishments from the distance of time. Let us find within ourselves that which mirrors these extraordinary big sisters and use the results of that discovery to shape our world for the better.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 02/19/2008
The Kung Fu Judge: A real estate prospector, a movie theater owner, a filmmaker and a would-be politician. According to this NYT obituary, that was John Phillips (pictured), a retired civil court judge in Brooklyn who died on Saturday at 83. He became known simply as the kung fu judge for having earned the rank [...]
AfriClassical (Free subscription) | 02/18/2008
[ Oregon Festival of American Music Presents William Grant Still; Koch 3 7546 2H1 (2002)] Yahoo! 360° Spicy Thoughts of Hot Sauce - Wilberforce University: “Located three miles to the east of Xenia, Ohio in the community of Wilberforce, Wilberforce University is a private, coed, liberal arts HBCU. It is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and participates in the United Negro...
The HBCU Blog (Free subscription) | 01/29/2008
Wilberforce University President Floyd Flake has resigned from the university, effective June 30, the university announced Friday. Flake, president since 2002, announced his resignation in an e-mail sent to faculty and staff Thursday. "It is with a profound sense of joy and reservation that I hereby tender my resignation as the 18th president of Wilberforce University," Flake wrote. "I owe an enormous...
Dayton Daily News (Free subscription) | 01/26/2008
It was supposed to be an interim role, a temporary job to turn around Wilberforce University's bleak future.
