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Dr. Vincent Adejumo

Dr. Vincent Adejumo

Contact Information

Email: vadejumo3
Office: 1012 Turlington Hall

Dr. Vincent Edward Oluwole Adejumo is from Tampa Fl and is a 2008 graduate of the Florida State University, earning a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration, triple majoring in Business Management, Management Information Systems, and Human Resource Management.

In the Summer of 2015, Dr. Adejumo graduated from the University of Florida’s Political Science PhD program majoring in policy and administration. He is currently a fulltime lecturer in the African American Studies program at UF teaching Intro to African American Studies, The Wire, Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Black Wall Street, and Black Masculinity.

Due to his continued involvement and reputation for teaching at the University of Florida, Dr. Adejumo was selected as the Professor of the Year by the UF Black Student Union for the 2015-2016 school year. He was also selected as the Professor and Advisor of the Year by the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the 2017-2018 school year.

Education

  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2015
  • M.A. Political Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2014
  • M.P.A., Masters of Public Administration, Strayer University, Washington, District of Columbia, 2010
  • B.S., Business Management; Management Information Systems; Human Resource Management, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 2008

Academic Honors and Awards

  • Recipient, Teacher/Advisor of the Year, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Florida, 2017-2018
  • Recipient, Center for Race and Race Relations Grant, University of Florida Levin Law, 2017
  • Recipient, Professor of the Year, University of Florida, 2015-2016
  • Recipient, Diversity Enhancement Scholarship Award, University of Florida, 2011 – 2014
  • Recipient, Barbara Noreen Roth Memorial Award, University of Florida, 2013
  • Recipient, Board of Education Summer Doctoral Fellowship, University of Florida, 2011

Professional Certificates

  • Professional Educator’s Certificate, State of Florida Department of Education July 2017 – June 2022
  • Certified to teach Social Science/Grades 6-12. Department of Education Certificate number 1337698

Academic/Teaching Experience

AFFILIATE FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, NOVEMBER 2017 TO PRESENT

Serve on various student committees, fellowship committees, and grant competition selection committees. Participate in Department’s research programs, events and other activities. Courses taught by Affiliate Faculty are advertised in Department of Political Science course guide, and are an important part of undergraduate and graduate training

FULLTIME LECTURER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL, MAY 2015 TO PRESENT

Teach Black Masculinity, The Wire, Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Read/Write Content for 1st year students, Black Wall Street: Discourse for Black Entrepreneurship and Black Enterprise, and Intro to African American Studies to classes averaging 50 students per section in an online and in-classroom format. Students come from varying backgrounds and higher education levels.

FACULTY NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION ADVISOR, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL MAY 2017 TO AUGUST 2017

Encourage students during new student orientation to make well-intentioned and strategic decisions getting acclimated to the University of Florida. Empowers and informs students so that they may explore options when scheduling classes. Assist the student in maximizing personal outcomes and successes in their first year of undergraduate experience.

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, SANTA FE COLLEGE, GAINESVILLE, FL, JANUARY 2014 TO MAY 2015

Teach Introduction to American National Government to classes averaging 250 students in an online/classroom/hybrid format. Students come from varying backgrounds and higher education levels.

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL, MAY 2013 TO MAY 2015

Teach Introduction to African American Studies to classes averaging 50 students in an online format. Students come from varying backgrounds and higher education levels.

GRADUATE ASSISTANT, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL, JUNE 2011 TO MAY 2015

Assist the Director of the African American studies program with day to day activities which include creating and maintaining the program website, Chief Editor of the quarterly newsletter for the program, and assist other faculty and staff in the program with building classes for an online format.

ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENT MANAGER, STRAYER UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA, FEBRUARY 2009 TO FEBRUARY 2011

Provide guidance for admissions officers and coordinators to ensure that goals were met for new student recruitment and enrollment. Also was the lead liaison between the admissions office and the retention, financial aid, and academic departments.

CAREER SERVICES SPECIALIST MIDDLETON HIGH SCHOOL, TAMPA, FL, JULY 2008 TO FEBRUARY 2009

Assist students in grades 9-12 in their decision of which career they should pursue. Various tools were used to assess their skills including the “Ready to Work” internship program and mock interviews. The position also entailed administering information about postsecondary institutions and scholarships as well as scheduling and interacting with representatives from various postsecondary institutions who recruited from Middleton High school. The position also entailed actively recruiting students of low socioeconomic status for federally subsidized afterschool tutoring programs

In Progress Works

  • Adejumo, Vincent, E., Arvelo, Callean (2018), “Impacts of Cultural Hegemony (Hegemonic Masculinity) On Black Queer Masculinity: Perspectives In Resistance and Social Justice” submitted to Journal of Black Studies
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2018), “The Influence of the For-Profit Higher Education Industry and American Political Institutions” manuscript received comments from State University of New York Press
  • Guzman, Will., Densu, Kwasi. (2020), “Black Power in Florida” book chapter entitled “Defense of Dreams or Continued Nightmares?” by Adejumo, Vincent, E. submitted to University Press of Florida
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2017) “Black Conservatism: A Theoretical and Practical Overview of Conservative Ideology of Black Americans at the Federal, State, and Local Level” in progress

Presentations

  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2018), “Dr. Kings Real Dream” Keynote speaker for A. Quinn Jones Center of Gainesville Fl. Opening Ceremony for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Opening Ceremony
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2017), “Reclaiming Our Roots” Keynote speaker for the University of Florida’s Black Student Union Black History Month Opening Ceremony
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2017), “The Contributions of Virgil Hawkins” Presented at University of Florida’s Leadership Development Institute Spring Gala
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2016), “Dred Scott, Black Lives Matter, and Black Power” Presented at Ibadan University as a guest lecturer in Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2016), “Race Relations in America” Presented at Bowen University as a guest lecturer in Iwo, Nigeria
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2016), “The Juxtaposition of Black Lives Matter” Presented at the National Council of Black Studies Conferences in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2015), “The Miseducation of the Thug in Pop Culture” Presented at the Institute of Black Culture as part of the Think Tank Lecture Series at the University of Florida
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2014), “African Americans in Paris: Josephine Baker, James Baldwin, and Dr. Anna Julia Cooper” Presented at the African Americans in Paris Study Abroad program, Paris, France.
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2013), “Black Conservatism: A Theoretical and Practical Overview of Conservative Ideology of Black Americans at the Federal, State, and Local Level” Presented at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Adejumo, Vincent, E. (2012), “A Critical Analysis of Black Liberation Theology in Comparison to Current Social Movements” Presented at the National Council of Black Studies, Atlanta, GA.

Service Activity

  • University of Florida General Education Committee for Curriculum Approval, 2018 to 2021
  • Advisor for the UF Chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2017-pres
  • Search committee for the UF African American studies Program Full-time Lecturer position, Spring 2018
  • Steering Committee for the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences AFA Department status, 2017 to 2018
  • Selection committee for the UF Undergraduate Affairs Scholarship, 2017 to present
  • Selection committee for the UF Graduate School Delores Auzenne Award, 2017
  • Search committee for the UF African American studies Program Visiting Professor position, Spring 2017
  • Search committee for the University of Florida African American Studies Program Librarian, Summer 2016
  • Search committee for the UF African American studies Program Assistant Professor position, Spring 2016
  • Search committee for the UF African American studies Program Assistant Professor position, Spring 2015
  • Selection committee for the UF Graham Center Young Floridian/Citizen of the Year Award, 2013 to present
  • Selection committee for Ronald C. Foreman lecture series speaker, 2012 to present
  • Maintain and update website for UF African American Studies program, 2011 to present

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2017 – present
  • Member, National Conference of Black Political Scientist, 2016 to Present
  • Member, Association for the study of African American Life and History (ASALH), 2013 to present
  • Member, National Council for Black Studies (NCBS), 2012 to present
  • President, Black Graduate Student Organization at the University of Florida (BGSO), 2012-2013
  • Member<, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated (PBS), 2006 to present