AMERICAN RESEARCH GROUP APPOINTS LASU PROFESSOR TO CHAIR INITIATIVE

The American Political Science Association (APSA) has appointed a Professor of International Relations at Lagos State University (LASU), Kayode Soremekun, to coordinate and drive its Research Development Group on Africa.

This was disclosed in a letter of appointment signed by the Warren Weinstein Chair of African Studies at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Peter Lewis.

In this capacity, Soremekun will help to foster academic engagement between scholars based in North America and Africa.

The Research Development Group initiative helps to support scholarly work and to develop collaborative networks and randomly selected academics are supported to attend the APSA annual meeting, which will be held this year in Los Angeles, United States, between August 31 – September 3.