By Stephanie M. Duncan
The Pupil Unification Occasion (SUP) has introduced mass protests starting Monday, September 15, 2025, calling for the rapid dismissal of Dr. Layli Maparyan, President of the College of Liberia.
In an announcement issued Thursday, SUP, below the management of Chairman Sylvester Wheeler accused Dr. Maparyan of corruption, incompetence, and failure in addressing the wants of greater than 25,000 college students on the College of Liberia.
The group stated regardless of holding an pressing assembly with the Speaker of the Home of Representatives, Dr. Maparyan and different lawmakers to resolve college students’ issues, the UL administration proceeded with reopening courses with out resolving what they termed as non-negotiable calls for.
“This determination to proceed with educational actions with out addressing the professional issues of the scholars is a show of vanity, pomposity, and an entire disregard for pupil welfare and educational integrity,” the assertion learn.
The scholars outlined ten main calls for to handle the present state of affairs which embrace, the rapid resignation or dismissal of Dr. Maparyan, reversal of the holiday college determination, which SUP argues shouldn’t be handled as a full semester.
SUP additionally calls for decision of the “add and drop” registration points and rapid replace of grades on the college portal, provision of buses for college students touring to the Fendall campus, enhancements in campus services, together with useful bogs and enough seating.
The campus-based pupil political social gathering additional calls for an impartial investigation into alleged unlawful dismissals of staff, public launch of stories justifying the suspension and dismissal of employees, strengthening of campus safety by a extra empowered college police, clear and honest hiring practices and reconstitution of the Board of Trustees to align with statutory requirements.
SUP declared that the protests will have an effect on all UL campuses and referred to as on civil society teams, pupil unions, market girls, transport unions, and bizarre residents to hitch the motion.
“The ever-potent Vanguard Pupil Unification Occasion is not going to falter in its dedication to the scholars’ trigger. Dialogue with out motion is meaningless and ineffective,” the assertion stated.
The social gathering described the protest as a “mass and unrelenting battle” to make sure that pupil voices are heard and revered.
The administration of the College of Liberia is but to offer an official response to the calls for of the College students Unification Occasion.
