Fola Soremekun

Professor Fola Soremekun was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria in 1934. He came to the U.S. in 1956 to attend college and ultimately earned his Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University, got married, and started a family. In 2012, he retired with over fifty years’ experience teaching at colleges and universities across America, Africa, and other parts of the world. The author of numerous scholarly works and books, he and his wife, Elizabeth, also a professor, founded Highlands Education International and HEI school in Gembu, Nigeria, where they currently live. He has three daughters and five grandchildren.