Sheriff F. Folarin, a leading African academic who will be a visiting professor at Texas State this fall, was the subject of profiles in two major Nigerian newspapers, P.M News and The Nation.
Folarin received his Ph.D. from Covenant University in Nigeria where he later taught for many years. He has previously taught at several American institutions including Ithaca College and the University of South Carolina. His publications include The United Nations and Sustainable Development Goals (Palgrave Macmillan), Religion and Global Politics: Soft Power in Africa (Lexington Books), and Rwanda’s Radical Transformation Since the End of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi (Palgrave Macmillan). He is a former Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow and United States Institute Fellow, he currently serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Good Governance Worldwide. He was a visiting scholar at Texas State during the fall of 2022.
PM News described him as “a beacon of knowledge, an advocate for unity, and a leader shaping the discourse on a global scale. His journey is not just academic; it is a testament to resilience, leadership, and a commitment to making a lasting impact in the world of education and beyond.”
While at Texas State, he will be teaching courses in public administration and international relations.
