Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- A Nigerian, Julia Oparah, has been named the provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco (USF) in the United States.

Mrs Oparah is currently the provost and dean of the faculty of Ethnic Studies at Mills College where she had served as a member of the faculty for almost 20 years before being named provost and dean of the faculty in 2017.

This was revealed by the President of USF, Paul J. Fitzgerald, on Thursday.

"Our community has identified a leader in higher education with extraordinary scholarly, administrative, and service credentials to lead USF as provost," he said.

He said she will begin her tenure on July 12.

Mr Fitzgerald said he was delighted to welcome Mrs Oparah an...