Nigeria, July 28 -- Margee Ensign was President (vice-chancellor) of the American University of Nigeria, Yola (AUN), for seven years before resigning in early 2017, citing personal reasons for her exit. A few days later, she was appointed president of Dickinson College in the U.S.. She led that university till July this year when she returned to Nigeria for a second stint as President of AUN.

On July 11, a day after AUN's 12th commencement (graduation) ceremony for the classes of 2020 and 2021, Ms Ensign, a professor of international political economy, sat down with MUSIKILU MOJEED to discuss her return to AUN and her plans for the university. She also spoke about what Nigeria needs to do to expand access to education and stem civil unre...