Prof Clement Kolawole

Clement Olusegun Olaniran Kolawole, Professor, English Language Education, Reading, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Ibadan, Ibadan and current Vice-Chancellor, Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos. He was born at Iyere, Owo Local Government, Ondo State, Nigeria on 6^th August, 1957. He holds the 1983 Teachers’ Grade II Certificate from African Church Teachers College, Epinmi-Akoko, the B. Ed. English and Education, (2.1) 1988 from Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti, the M.Ed Language Education (1991), Ph.D Language Education (1998) and M. A. English Language (2004) from University of Ibadan, Ibadan respectively. He had the mandatory National Youth Service at the Department of English, Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-Iwoye from 1988 to 1989 and taught English & Literature-in-English at the International School, University of Ibadan (1990 -1993). He has taught in the university system consistently for thirty-two years beginning from Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti to University of Ibadan where he rose through the ranks to become a Professor on 1^st October, 2008. He served as the Dean, Faculty of Education between (2011 to 2013), Head, Department of Teacher Education and Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education, University of Ibadan from (2016 to 2020). He was an Exchange Scholar at the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia, USA (January to May, 2006). He had sabbatical appointments at the Department of Basic Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana (2010 – 2011) and Lagos State University of Education, Ojoo (2022-2023).