NWANDO ACHEBE, FNAL, FRHistS, University Distinguished Professor, Jack and Margaret Sweet Endowed Professor of History, and Associate Dean for Access, Faculty Development, and Strategic Implementation, is an accomplished equity-minded academic leader and agent of transformative change. She is a multi-award-winning scholar-advocate, historian, and teacher at Michigan State University.
A 2022–23 ACE Fellow and a 2022 HERS Leadership Fellow, Dr. Achebe is co-director of the Christie and Chinua Achebe Foundation, co-CEO of Achebe Masterworks, LLC, and editor-in-chief of the Journal of West African History. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, and President of the African Studies Association