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Q+A: Opiyo Oloya, Western University equity, diversity and inclusion leader
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Ugandan native Opiyo Oloya is Western University’s first associate vice-president of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). A social justice advocate, he fled his war-ravaged homeland in 1981 and wrote a book called Child to Soldier that examines the world of child soldiers in the army of Joseph Kony, leader of a guerrila group that used to operate in Uganda. Free Press reporter Heather Rivers asked Oloya about his background and his plan to help Western University address equity and diversity issues by launching an online equity survey and developing a strategic plan. Read More