Ireti Akinola interviewed by Zenobia Lee-Nelson, 2019
- Creator:
- Akinola, Ireti, Lee-Nelson, Zenobia, and Medeiros, Megan
- Extent:
- 2.7 Megabytes 1 digital file and 00:05:22 Duration (HH:MM:SS.mmm)
- Scope and content:
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Records an interview with Ireti Akinola, a Black Nigerian American recruitment specialist at James Madison University, who recounts her work recruiting faculty and staff across units including the Office of the President, Student Affairs, and Access and Enrollment Management. The interview documents her navigation of intersecting identities as a Black woman of Nigerian descent, the challenges of advancing institutional diversity initiatives, and her trajectory from JMU alumna to human resources professional. Discusses broader questions of representation, cultural belonging, and the experience of working within a predominantly white institution.
- Language:
- English
- Physical facet:
- (.wav)
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704Carrier LibraryJames Madison University880 Madison DriveHarrisonburg, VA 22807
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Tiffany ColeEmail: coletw@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3444Email: library-special@jmu.eduPhone: (540) 568-3612Fax: (540) 568-3405
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is open for research. Agreements with the interviewees govern access to oral history interviews.
- Parent terms of access:
- The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. Contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu) for more information.