LIBERIA: Normal Academic, Administrative Activities Resume At UL Today

In an effort to resolve issues at the state-run University of Liberia (UL), the Visitor to the University, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has given a mandate to the constituted Interim Management team.

The Interim Management team, which is headed by Dr. Alhasan Conteh, was given the mandate by the Liberian leader to oversee activities at the UL and resolve the issues of University of Liberia Faculty and Staff Association (ULFASA).

The decision followed a meeting between President Boakai and ULFASA on Friday, June 28, 2024 at the main campus of the UL on Capitol Hill, Monrovia.

At the same time, the Interim Management team and the UL Board of Trustees (BoT) met with the leadership of ULFASA and assured them of the new team´s commitment to implement the mandate of the Visitor which includes the demands of ULFASA.

The leadership and members of the ULFASA being assured of progress by the
Visitor and with initial steps taken to resolve the longstanding issues of the
University, unanimously resolved to end their disengagement and resume normal academic and administrative activities on Monday, July 1, 2024.

“ULFASA therefore urge everyone to adhere to this decision as we jointly pursue a lasting pathway to our many issues. We urge all administrative staff as well as Academic staff to adhere to this decision,” said a statement released by ULFASA.