Global Student Spotlight: Omokolade Omigbule

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Omokolade Omigbule, a third-year PhD student in the Anthropology department, recently received a Global Student Spotlight with UVA Global

Global Student Spotlight: Omokolade Omigbule
Uncovering West Africa's Past for Communities' Futures

Omokolade Omigbule is a third-year anthropology doctoral student and an interdisciplinary doctoral fellow in Indigenous studies at the University of Virginia. He is a budding Black Atlantic archaeologist from Osun state, southwest Nigeria. In this interview, he discusses his journey into archaeology and his hopes to empower communities through history, and the importance of open-mindedness in the pursuit of knowledge and cross-cultural connection.