Opiyo Oloya is a Ugandan-born educator and author, living in Canada, currently Western University's Associate Vice President of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
[2] Oloya was born in the village of Pamin-Yai, in modern-day Amuru District, Northern Region, Uganda, in 1957.
He continued his studies at Queen's University, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1986.
[4] In June 2010, he successfully defended his thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at York University.
[3] Oloya is the author of several books, including Child to Soldier (University of Toronto Press, 2013) and Black Hawks rising: the story of AMISOM’s successful war against Somali insurgents, 2007-2014.