Professor Afolakemi O. Oredein is the first female Professor and Dean, Faculty of Arts & Education, Lead City University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and currently, the Dean, Postgraduate School of the same institution. Her area of specialization is Educational Management (Leadership), gender, personnel management, and statistics. She is a Fellow and chartered member of some reputable organisations like; Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (IPMN), and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP Nigeria Chapter) and World Education Research Association (WERA). She received the National University Commission (NUC) for verification and accreditation of fifteen programmes at the Faculty 2013 and 2017 respectively, and to the glory of God, all the programmes were accredited. She is the Editor-in-Chief of some journals like; African Higher Education Review (AHER) an online International Journal, and Journal of Capital Development in Behavioural Sciences (JOCADEBS). She has published widely, attended and presented papers at both local and international academic conferences. She has served and still serving at different capacities in several committees both within and outside the University. She presented her Inaugural Lecture on ‘Good Leadership for National Development: The Inevitable Fraternal Twins and Irresistible Skills as Matters Arising’ September, 2016.
