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Akinwumi Adesina
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) has announced the President of the African Development Bank Group (ADB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, as the keynote speaker at its 12th commencement ceremony scheduled for July 10, 2021, at the Aliyu Musdafa Commencement Hall.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director, Communications/University Spokesman, Mr. Daniel Okereke.
According to the statement, Dr. Margee Ensign, who was reappointed as President by the AUN Board of Trustees in June, has described Adesina as an internationally regarded and outstanding administrator and change agent, a distinguished Nigerian whose choice as keynote speaker underscores the university’s global development perspective.
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Motivated by wanting to help people who are soon to face the struggles he once did himself, Chinenyeze Iwu, a.k.a. CJ, started a vlog about his experiences at the American University of Nigeria (AUN) called AUNwithCJ.
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Podcast: A Time of Transitions
Board Chair John E. Jones III 77, P 11, and President Margee Ensign at a Graduate Recognition Ceremony on May 15, 2021. Photo by Dan Loh.
THE GOOD: SEASON 4, EPISODE 9 – MAY 2021
We’ll discuss the transition of leadership from Dickinson College President Margee Ensign to incoming interim President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11. Ensign will be returning to the presidency of the American University of Nigeria, while Jones will resign from the bench as chief judge of the U.S. Middle District of Pennsylvania. He will also leave his position as chair of Dickinson’s Board of Trustees to become interim president.