Dr. Ekotto is acknowledged as Lorna Goodison Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Comparative Literature and Francophone Studies.
Frieda Ekotto has been awarded a Collegiate Professorship named for Professor Emerita Dr. Lorna Goodison. This award comes on the recommendation of the College of LSA. Collegiate Professorships are one of the highest faculty honors given by the college and university. This Professorship is based upon a lifelong career of ground-breaking scholarship, teaching, and mentoring in African and African Diaspora literature and culture.
