Nigerian-born legal scholar Prof. Ibironke Odumosu-Ayanu has been appointed dean of the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in Canada.
Odumosu-Ayanu will assume the position on October 1, 2026, for a five-year term.
She currently serves as a professor and associate dean for research and graduate studies at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law, where she has been a faculty member since 2008.
Odumosu-Ayanu’s academic career has been shaped by training and professional experience in both Nigeria and Canada.
She earned her LLB from the University of Lagos before obtaining an LLM from the University of Calgary and a PhD from the University of British Columbia.
She had initially planned to return to Nigeria after completing her master’s degree and work as a lawyer.
After completing her PhD, a mentor at the University of British Columbia who grew up in Saskatoon had advised her to prepare for the Canadian winter.