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 by J. Max Bond, Sr.

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

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.

Notable graduates, honorary alumni and past presidents

Some honorary alumni of the University are:

Julius Nyerere

Some notable graduates include:

Francis Y.S. Garlawolu
Joseph Boakai
Dede Dolopei

Notable former faculty include:

Cletus Wotorson
Vusumzi Make (1968-1974)

Some of the past presidents include:

J. Max Bond, Sr. (Founder; 1st President)
Martin Henry Freeman
Edward Wilmot Blyden (1880-1884)
Garretson W. Gibson (1892-1896)
Orator F. Cook
Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks (1961-1972)

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