Friends, family and friends will celebrate on Sunday Toyin Falolaone of Africa’s greatest historians, on his 70th birthday.
This virtual event is brought together by friends, family and mentees of respected historians to celebrate a person who has contributed significantly to improving the lives of many people in many ways.
The celebration will take place on January 1 at 3 pm Nigeria Time (6 am PT / 8 am CST / 9 am EST).
Friends, mentees, associates and admirers of Mr. Falola are invited to attend the event by connecting to Platform zoom with meeting ID (998 646 0936) and password (tf@70).
They can also join through YouTube link.
According to the organisers, the event will feature tributes by prominent Nigerians, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dosumu Awolowo, Richard Joseph, Bisi Fayemi, Michael Vickers, and others.
Toyin Falola’s man
Born in Ibadan in 1953, Toyin Omoyeni Falola is a historian and professor of African Studies. He obtained his BA and PhD (1981) in history at the University of Ife, Ile-Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in Nigeria. He is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has taught since 1991.
Among young researchers, Mr. Falola is regarded as an outstanding mentor who is committed to training young scholars by facilitating their sustainability and professional growth. She has received numerous awards for her teaching commitment in Africana studies, including the 2010 Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, the Jean Holloway Award for Teaching Excellence, and the Texas Exes Teaching Award.
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Mr. Falola is the editor of many book series and serves on the editorial boards of over twenty journals. He is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and the Nigerian Academy of Letters.
In 2011, He received the prestigious African Studies Association Distinguished Africanist Award “to recognize and honor individuals who have contributed outstanding scholarship in African Studies combined with service to African communities.”
A professor in several universities, Mr. Falola is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and has served as president of the African Studies Association. He also holds the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.
His research interests are African History since the 19th century, while his geographic areas of interest include Africa, Latin America and the United States. His thematic fields include Atlantic history, diaspora and migration, empire and globalization, intellectual history, international relations, religion and culture.
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