Ebere Onwudiwe, a former visiting professor at Antioch College, passed away on Jan. 9, 2021.
Professor Onwudiwe received a M.Sc. (Econs), M.A. (International Relations) and Ph.D in (Political Science) from Florida State University, Tallahassee.
For much of his career, he taught political science and economics at Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, where he was at different times director of the National Resource Centre for African Studies, and the executive director of the Centre for International Studies.
He has also been a visiting professor at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; Antioch College, Yellow Springs and the United Nations University of Peace, Costa Rica.
Ebere Onwudiwe was popular columnist for many Nigerian newspapers starting with Newswatch and Business Day, before later migrating to Premium Times. He was a Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja, and has served as a member of the Governing Council of Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State and a member of the Board of Ojukwu Centre, Owerri, Imo State. He also recently served on the Board of Economic Advisers to the Office of the Adviser on Economic Matters to the President of Nigeria.