Dr. Vincent Edward Oluwole Adejumo is currently a Senior Lecturer of African American Studies, affiliate faculty of the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida, and President of the Olu Institute of Learning Inc. In the Summer of 2015, Dr. Adejumo graduated from the University of Florida’s Political Science PhD program majoring in policy and administration.
He currently teaches Introduction to African American Studies, The Wire, Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Black Wall Street, and Black Masculinity. Dr. Adejumo has also published numerous peer-reviewed articles and given presentations in the central Florida community that center on the African American experience in the U.S. and, more specifically, in the South as part of the Florida Humanities Council Speaker’s Bureau.
Due to his continued involvement and reputation for teaching at the University of Florida, Dr. Adejumo was selected as the Professor of the Year by the UF Black Student Union for the 2015-2016 school year. He was also selected as the Professor and Advisor of the Year by the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.
