Dr. Ufuoma C. Abiola is the inaugural Executive Head and Associate University Librarian for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Princeton University. As the first person of color to be appointed as an executive leader at Princeton University Library (PUL), she provides strategic vision, advice, and leadership for DEI initiatives across PUL. Dr. Abiola is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Graduate School of Education, and she teaches in the Certificate in Social Difference, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SDEI) program at the School of Arts and Sciences at Penn. Previously, she was the inaugural Executive Director for DEI at Columbia Business School; the Senior Director for Academic Advising and Career Development at Parsons School of Design, The New School; and the Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Advising at The Wharton School, Penn.

Dr. Abiola earned an Ed.D. and M.S.Ed. in Higher Education from Penn, where she also received the Certificate in College and University Teaching; Graduate Certificate in Africana Studies; and the Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. She also earned an M.A. in Clinical Psychology with the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Child and Family Studies from Roosevelt University; and received a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in African and African Diaspora Studies from Boston College.