Nigerian Professor, Jacob Olupona Elected Into American Academy of Arts and Science
- A Nigeran professor has made the country proud by getting elected into the American Academy of Arts and Science
- In 2000, Olupona received an honorary doctorate in divinity from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland
- The Ondo-born professor received his BA from the University of Nigeria and his MA and Ph.D. from Boston University
Massachusetts - Nigeria’s Harvard professor, Jacob K. Olupona, has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Science.
Professor Olupona is among the list of 269 new fellows announced recently on the website of the prestigious Academy.
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He is elected under the category of the study of religion.
Academy President David W. Oxtoby and Chair of the Board of Directors Nancy C. Andrews announced that 269 outstanding individuals had been elected to the Academy in 2023.
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The new members are listed below, starting with a complete list alphabetically followed by members organised by area and specialty. International Honorary Members are indicated with (IHM) after their names.
An online also directory provides information about members from 1780 to members elected last year.
Olupona is a professor of African religious traditions at the Harvard Divinity School with a joint appointment as professor of African and African American studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University.
The Ondo state born scholar joined Harvard after serving as a professor at the University of California, Davis.
He has served on the editorial boards of three journals and as president of the African Association for the Study of Religion.
Nigerian man wins N220 million academic prize in History
Recall that Saheed Aderinto, a brilliant Nigerian scholar based in the USA, was recently awarded the Dan David Prize for History.
The prize, which is worth $300,000, is awarded to exceptional scholars who have distinguished themselves in the field of History.
Aderinto, who lecturers at the Florida International University, is one of the nine scholars selected for the prestigious award.
Best teacher rewarded with a car by Lagos state government
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Nigerian school teacher, Fauziyah Adegeye, who employed TikTok to encourage learning, was rewarded by the Lagos state government with a car.
Her clips always have her correcting some wrongly used expressions in English language.
On her Facebook page, Fauziyah appreciated people for supporting her with prayers as she posed with the car she was given by the government.
Source: Legit.ng
