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University of Liberia
Motto:Lux in tenebris
"Light in darkness"
Established:1862
Type:Public
Chancellor:Dr. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Al-Hassan Conteh
Vice-Chancellor:Dr. Dr Al-Hassan Conteh is a Liberian Academic and the President of the University of Liberia since 1 December 2004. A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, 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 word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" For alternate meanings see Monrovia (disambiguation. Monrovia, is the Capital city of the West African nation of Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages For alternate meanings see Monrovia (disambiguation. Monrovia, is the Capital city of the West African nation of Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent. The university was founded in 1862 as Liberia College and was reorganized as a university in 1951 by J. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Max Bond, Sr.

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Organization

The University of Liberia currently is made up of a number of colleges:

There are three professional schools and three graduate programs:

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. General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born August 17 1941) popularly known as IBB, was the military ruler of Nigeria from his coup A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated The university provides four buses to transport students between the campuses. The campus was originally designed by J. Max Bond, Sr. , who was the architect.

Notable graduates, honorary alumni and past presidents

Some honorary alumni of the University are:

Some notable graduates include:

Notable former faculty include:

Some of the past presidents include:

External links

Julius Kambarage Nyerere ( April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999) served as the first President of Tanzania and previously Tanganyika Francis YS Garlawolu (sometimes seen as "Garlawulo" "Galawolu" or "Galawulo" (born 1951 is a Liberian Joseph Nyumah Boakai (born November 30, 1944) is the Vice-President of Liberia. Dede Dolopei is a Liberian civil servant She is the vice-chairperson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Liberia. Haile Selassie I ( Ge'ez: am ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ "Power of the Trinity " 23 July 1892 &ndash 27 August 1975 born Tafari Makonnen, was Cletus Segbe Wotorson (born 13 March 1937) is a Liberian politician and Geologist. Vusumzi L Make ( 1931 &ndash April 15, 2006) was a South African civil rights activist and lawyer Martin Henry Freeman (1826-1889 was the first Black president of an American College, as well as later serving as president of Liberia College Edward Wilmot Blyden ( 3 August, 1832 &ndash 7 February, 1912) was an Americo-Liberian educator writer diplomat and politician Garreston Wilmot Gibson ( 20 May, 1832 &ndash 26 April, 1910) was President of Liberia from 11 December, 1900 Orator Fuller Cook (1867 - 1949 was an American botanist, entomologist, and Agronomist. Rocheforte Lafayette Weeks (1923 - 1986 was a politician diplomat and university president in Liberia.
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