Oluremi Alapo
Adjunct Lecturer
Ethnic and Race Studies
EMAIL: oalapo@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-658
Office Hours: Posted on Syllabus and by appointment
Phone:
Expertise
Africa and the African Diaspora Experiences
Comparative Politics: Nation and State Building in Africa
Culture and Society: African and Diaspora Migrant Experiences
Gender Studies: Role of Culture on Women’s Leadership
United Nations: International Relations
Degrees
D.M. (Doctor of Management). February 2011. School of Advanced Studies, University of Phoenix. Phoenix, Arizona.
M.A. (African Studies). August 2000. Department of Africana Studies. University at Albany (SUNY). Albany, New York.
B.A. French. Minors: Political Science and Africana Studies. May 1998. University at Albany (SUNY). Albany, New York.
Courses Taught
- This course studies the social world and how it has evolved over time, as well as how individuals are influenced and structured by social interactions in small groups and by larger social forces. The course covers major sociological theories and research methods, and key concepts such as culture, socialization, social class, race/ethnicity, gender, technology, social inequality, and social change.
Research and Projects
SUMMER STIPENDS / RESEARCH GRANTS / FELLOWSHIPS
OER Course Conversion Grant – $2,500. Provided by York College’s Center for Teaching Learning and Educational Technologies (CTLET) for the Fall of 2020 to redesign an additional course syllabus assignment and create an OER resource on “contributions of Africa and its diaspora. 1619 – 2019: 400 years after the transatlantic slavery”.
CUNY Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program. Accepted into the program to develop a course on “Democracy and Civic Engagement in Nigeria / USA” in partnership with faculty of the Political Science Department at the Imo State University in Nigeria for the Fall of 2020.
CUNY Research Foundation, May 2018 – present. Service Learning workshops and training at Borough of Manhattan Community College: May 2018 – $300, May 2019 – $300, $500.
CUNY Service Learning Fellowship / Training, Spring / Summer 2019: $1,000. Developed a Service Learning Project over the summer with Community Board 1 Manhattan on Civic Engagement with the Waterfront, Parks and Cultural Committee for Intro to Politics (POL 110) Fall 2019 course.
CUNY Summer 2019 (OER / ZTC) Open Resources Pedagogy /Zero Text Book initiative grant: $3,000. Funding provided to edit an Open Education Resource (OER) textbook and developed a wordpress website course page for open pedagogy tailored to BMCC (Borough of Manhattan Community College) Social Department POL 110 course needs. “OpenStax American Government OER / ZTC Text for POL 110 (Intro to Politics) course at BMCC”.
CUNY Summer 2018 (OER / ZTC) Open Resources Pedagogy / Zero Text Book initiative grant: $2,000. Funding provided to edit an Open Education Resource (OER) textbook tailored to BMCC (Borough of Manhattan Community College) Social Department POL 100 course needs. “OpenStax American Government OER Text for POL 100 (American Government) course at BMCC”.
Publications
Presentations (accepted but postponed due to COVID 19)
Panelist at the York College/CUNY Black Studies Conference on Social Justice in Thought and Action (in honor of Dr. Mychel J. Namphy) on April 24, 2020. “The Deplorable State of White Supremacy In America.”
Panelist on “OER, COIL, and Augmented Reality to Promote Critical Analysis and Social Justice Topics in a Community College Context” with other BMCC faculty during the 2020 CUE Conference and CUNY OER Showcase at Baruch College (CUNY) on March 20, 2020. (postponed due to CUNY Campus closures).
Honors, Awards and Affiliations
CONTRIBUTIONS TO BMCC
Honors Contract Mentor: Spring 2020 – present. Supervising a research project by a graduating senior on “Africa and the Year of Return”.
Panthers Partner Coach: Spring 2020 – present. Coaching / Mentoring 2 minority female first generation college students.
Faculty Advisor: International Youth Fellowship (I.Y.F) Club at BMCC.
Office of BMCC President on Strategic Planning: “Designing for Success by strengthening BMCC’s role in a thriving NYC and as a leading Community College nationally”. Working Group: Community Partnerships, Experiential Learning and Civic Engagement – 2019 / 2020 academic year.
Media Mentions
Professor promotes #SocialActivism in the classroom at York College, CUNY!
#orangetheworld, #hearmetoo Social Activism at BMCC through POL 110 Intro to Politics Fall 2018 course
Professor Uses the City as a Classroom – POL 100 spring 2018 students at City Hall.
One Book, One College Bronx Reads at Intro to Sociology Spring 2019 Course
Affiliations
ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS
- New York African Studies Association (NYASA).
- New York State Political Science Association (NYSPSA).
- American Sociological Association (ASA).
- American Political Science Association (APSA).
- International Leadership Association (ILA).
BMCC Professional Staff Congress (PSC – CUNY): 2017 – present
- Higher Education Day in Albany – February 3 – 4, 2020.
- Statement on “FREE CUNY” sent on behalf of CUNY Students to PSC during the Fall 2019 CUNY Board of Trustees Meeting at Lehman College, Bronx, New York.
- Legislative visit to Albany, New York – Spring 2018.
- Labor Day March – Fall 2018, 2019.
- CUNY Board of Trustees hearing at Baruch College: testified on behalf of adjunct PSC chapter on “Comparable living Wage / 7k per course salary raise” – Fall 2018.
Additional Information
2020 Co-Chair for the Women’s HerStory Month
OER/ZTC Courses Are Saving BMCC Students Thousands of Dollars and Energizing Pedagogy
Interfaith Alliance Project of Institute for Peace and Leadership
Other CUNY Teaching positions
York College: Fall 2019 – present. Department of History, Philosophy, and Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies, The Cultural Diversity Program, and Black Studies. Teaching courses in World History and Multi Cultural Education in the 21st Century. OER Grant for 2020 / 2021. Candidate: Faculty Senator
Bronx Community College: Fall 2018 – present. Sociology Department. Teaching courses in Social Inequality, Race and Ethnicity and Intro to Sociology. Adjunct Alternate Senator, Faculty Council and Diversity and Inclusion Task Force member.
