Monrovia, April 30 -- In a move to restore credibility and academic integrity, the President of the University of Liberia (UL), Dr. Layli Maparyan, has dismissed eight employees following the findings of a months-long investigation into coordinated academic fraud across key departments.

By Willie Tokpah

The decision comes in the wake of a four-month probe conducted by a Special Committee to Investigate Academic Fraud, which uncovered systemic misconduct involving staff from the Department of Public Administration (PADM), the Office of Enrollment Services (OES), and the Office of Information Technology (OIT).

"Academic fraud is the antithesis of academic integrity and the enemy of academic excellence," Dr. Maparyan said in a statement ...