Foremost historian, Professor Toyin Falola, has been honoured by the Canadian Association of African Studies, CAAS. The distinguished scholar was given a Lifetime Achievement award, which is the highest award given to senior scholars of the association.
CAAS is the umbrella body for scholars and practitioners dedicated to promoting the study of Africans in Canada. Falola was chosen for the award based on three criteria, his lifetime of sound scholarship, accomplishments in research, teaching and mentoring awards and involvement in the activities of CAAS.
The erudite professor was recognised for his exceptional contributions, unwavering dedication, and profound impact in the field of African Studies in Canada. The award plaque was presented to him during the CAAS Annual General Meeting and Conference hosted in York University, where coincidentally, Falola had been a professor between 1990 and 1991.
Falola, is a professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in Humanities. He was also previously The Frances Higginbotham Nalle Centennial Professor in History, a position he held from 1995 to 2012. His contributions to the field of African Studies and African History have continued to place Africa on the map of global recognition.
Not only is Falola’s scholarship recognised globally but also dedicated to mentoring a new generation of young and emerging scholars in social sciences, arts and humanities. He is responsible for convening the Annual Africa Conference, a platform for knowledge exchange between scholars from Africa and the Diaspora.
