Visiting Professor at U.N. Education Meeting
October 15, 2018
Dr. Yetunde A. Odugbesan-Omede
Dr. Yetunde A. Odugbesan-Omede, a visiting assistant professor in the Department of History, Politics and Geography, recently participated in the United Nations’ meeting of its Education Commission, at an event called “Make Impossible Possible: Unlocking Human Potential Through Education.” Dr. Odugbesan-Omede has been working at the U.N. to ensure that young people around the world have access to quality education.
“The work of the Education Commission is critical and vital to ensuring no child is left behind,” she said.
Dr. Odugbesan-Omede – who also serves as a policy adviser to various U.N. agencies – also moderated a panel, “Women & Young People as Stakeholders in Building and Preserving Peace and Prosperity Across Africa.” She discussed sustaining a peaceful and prosperous Africa through poverty reduction efforts, empowering young women, increasing investments in education, and sustainable development.
In the classroom, Dr. Odugbesan-Omede says her aim is to develop FSC students into globally conscious scholars and leaders who will one day tackle the world’s most pressing issues.
“I think it’s important for students to see that although we have local roots, we all have the ability to have global reach and create global impacts.”
Dr. Odugbesan-Omede also heads an organization called Young Woman’s Guide, which provides leadership development and training to young women in Nigeria, South Africa and the U.S. She is a Senior Fellow with the Millennium Policy Institute Commission on Gender Equity.
