Liberia: UL Faculty, Staff Stay Out Despite Boakai Mediation

Liberia: UL Faculty, Staff Stay Out Despite Boakai Mediation

On the morning of Saturday, August 15, 2026, President Joseph Nyumah Boakai convened a meeting at his Paynesville residence to mediate between the disenchanted faculty and staff on one hand and the University of Liberia administration amid the ongoing standoff, but his effort seems insufficient to break the deadlock.

Pres. Boakai Adverts Escalation Of UL Crisis, As Weekend Mediation Talks Yield Concrete Pathway

Photo courtesy: Executive Mansion press Background by Our Staff Writer President Joseph Nyuma Boakai over the weekend put his mediation skills to work, with the holding a crisis talks bringing together the striking University of Liberia (UL) faculty and staff on the one hand and the UL administration of Dr. Lali Manparyan and the Board