Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa is an account of the Liberian story that brings a fresh analysis to the question of who decides development policy. This book is essential reading for development policy [...]
FOL won the 2023 Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service for publication of our anthology “Never the Same Again: Life, Service, and Friendship in Liberia.”
If you were able to vote for FOL to receive the Loret Miller Ruppe Award for 2023, we appreciate it! Based on our activities and our anthology, Never the Same Again, we were one [...]
January 25th, 2024, is the deadline for abstracts of individual papers, panels, and roundtables on the conference theme: The Evolution of the Liberian State: Transitions and Transformation for the Future. All abstracts should be sent [...]
Henry Condor, former co-editor of the LSA Journal, passed away June 29 in Livonia, Michigan, USA. Born in Voinjama, Lofa County, Dr. Cordor was a scholar, a journalist, an analyst of Liberian politics, and a [...]
Dr. Verlon Lloyd Stone passed away suddenly at home in Bloomington, Indiana on 30th May, 2023. He was the founder of the Liberian Collections Project (LCP) at Indiana University, an archive preserving Liberia’s historical and [...]
April 27-29, 2023, the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, NC. will host 54th LSA conference with the theme “Repositioning Liberia’s Development: Dynamism, Innovation, and Challenges in the New Millennium”. Book a room reserved [...]
Dr. Paul E. Mertens, age 88, of St. Paul, passed away on March 19. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 22 at 11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Church of Minnehaha Falls, 5212 41st [...]
A new mayonnaise made in Monrovia will reduce imports, boosting Liberia’s gross domestic product and employment. First Lady Clar Marie Weah suggested that the company on Bushrod Island adopt the name of the Blue Lake [...]
With a strong passion for young women’s education and women’s empowerment, Junita Sangare joins the FOL Board as the Membership Committee co-chair.