After four months of investigating facts related to several instances of alleged academic fraud and misconduct at the University of Liberia (UL), Dr. Layli Maparyan, President, has exposed, named, and dismissed eight academic “bad apples” at the State-Run University.
Dr. Maparyan took the action upon receiving the final report of a Special Committee to Investigate Academic Fraud at the University of Liberia.
Those dismissed include, Arthur B. Sharpe, Chairman, Public Administration Department, Thurston Lewis, Instructor & Clearing Officer, Department of Public Administration, Goffa K. Suah, Coordinator & Teaching Assistant, Dean’s Representative on the Clearing Team, Public Administration Department and W. Remsee Deranamie, Deputy Registrar, Office of Enrollment Services (OES).
Others include Shadrach K. H. Pah, Assistant Dean of Records & Registration, OES, Foday Jaleiba, Office Assistant to the Dean of Records, OES and Jonathan Kangar, Support Specialist, Office of Information Technology (OIT).
At the same time, the UL President suspended Aaron B. Sengbe II, Associate Vice President & Registrar, OES, while reinstating Mercy Koquoi, OES Data Entry Clerk, Business College, and Augustine Z. Garpi, OES Coordinator, Business College.
Recently, Dr. Maparyan received a report from a Special Committee set up to Investigate Academic Fraud at the University of Liberia.
The report is based on a four-month investigation of facts related to several instances of alleged academic fraud and misconduct at the University of Liberia.
According to a release, the report includes the case that has been referred to as the “Dorr Cooper Incident,” as well as other cases.
“The report concludes definitively that coordinated acts of academic fraud did occur. These acts involved several UL employees from multiple units of the University, including the Department of Public Administration (PADM), the Office of Enrollment Services (OES), and the Office of Information Technology (OIT). As a result, eight (8) employees will be terminated from their jobs at the University of Liberia, effective immediately; one employee will be suspended until the end of 2025; and two employees will return to work because no conclusive evidence of their involvement was uncovered.”
