University of Liberia
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University of Liberia |
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| Motto | Lux in tenebris "Light in darkness" |
| Established | 1862 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Dr. Al-Hassan Conteh |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. G. Bismark Reeves |
| Students | 15,000 total |
| Location | Monrovia, Liberia |
| Campus | Monrovia campus (urban), Fendall campus (rural) |
| Website | University of Liberia |
The University of Liberia in Monrovia, Liberia is the oldest institution of higher learning in West Africa. The university was founded in 1862 as Liberia College and was reorganized as a university in 1951.
[edit] Organization
The University of Liberia currently is made up of a number of colleges:
- Liberia College of Social Sciences & Humanities
- William V.S. Tubman Teachers College
- William R. Tolbert College of Agriculture and Forestry
- College of Business and Public Administration
- T.J.R. Faulkner College of Science and Technology
- College of General Studies
There are three professional schools and three graduate programs:
- Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law
- School of Pharmacy
- A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine
- Graduate Program in Regional Science
- Ibrahim B. Babangida Graduate Program in International Relations
- Graduate Program in Education Administration
[edit] Campus
The university is divided up into three campuses: The main, original campus in downtown Monrovia, a medical campus, and the Fendall campus, located about 14 miles northeast of Monrovia. The university provides four buses to transport students between the campuses.
[edit] Notable graduates, honorary alumni and past presidents
Some honorary alumni of the University are:
Some notable graduates include:
Notable former faculty include:
- Cletus Wotorson
- Vusumzi Make (1968-1974)
Some of the past presidents include:
- Martin Henry Freeman
- Edward Wilmot Blyden (1880-1884)
- Garretson W. Gibson (1892-1896)
- Orator F. Cook
- Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks (1961-1972)
