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Wilberforce University near Dayton needs to raise $2 million to keep its accreditation. But the 鈥淲ilberforce Unite鈥� effort has brought in roughly $478,000, according to its campaign website. That鈥檚 less than a quarter of its goal. Wilberforce officials refused a request for comment. A comeback will be difficult given the school鈥檚 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).

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Wilberforce University, a small liberal arts university near Dayton, has been struggling financially for more than a decade. Last fall, the school sliced鈥�

Wilberforce University in southwest Ohio is renovating its campus buildings and making policy changes as it fights to maintain its accreditation.Members鈥�

Administrators at a small, private university in southwestern Ohio say they're working to address concerns that prompted two-thirds of its roughly 500鈥�