William Akoto will join the faculty at Fordham University as a tenure-track assistant professor of international politics in the Fall of 2020. William graduated with a PhD in Political Science in 2019 and is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Denver Josef Korbel School (Sié Center). The Sié Center is a center of excellence within the Josef Korbel School that leads research, education and policy programs focused on global peace and security. William is also a postdoctoral fellow at the One Earth Future foundation, a Denver-based policy-focused organization working towards global peace and security. William will be based at Fordham’s Rose Hill campus in New York City.