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...1970s and ’80s, returning home was not the typical trajectory for Nigerians educated in the U.S.—who tended to leave permanently and raise their children in the United States, leading to a significant brain drain—according to Jacob K. Olupona, a professor of African and African American Studies and an expert on Nigeria...
While Harvard itself has wound down most official ties with Nigeria over the years—Olupona points out that the University is no longer as involved in recruiting Nigerian nationals and encouraging its own students to study there—these students have taken it upon themselves to maintain the connection forged 50 years...
...Jacob K. Olupona, professor of African American Studies and chair of the Committee on African-American Studies, said he appreciated that Achebe has used his status as a literary hero to advocate for social change...
...He’s proud to be a Nigerian, but that doesn’t stop him from critiquing [the country],” Olupona said. “He’s become a voice for many...
...constantly thinking about how my work relates to that of my colleagues,” said Olupona, formerly the director of the University of California-Davis Department of African and African American Studies...