On February 22, 1-3 pm EST, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will give a keynote address at the North Carolina School of Mathematics and Science. Her talk will be followed by a question-and-answer period, and a panel [...]
Closing programs for the 5th year were conducted last month in West Point, Neezoe, Caldwell and Duazon. In attendance were parents, children, Coordinators, home visitors, stakeholders and community residents. In Year 5, 182 children and [...]
Health authorities in Guinea have declared an Ebola epidemic in N’Zérékoré prefecture bordering the northern end of Nimba County. The Liberia Immigration Service is partnering with the Nimba County Health Team to strengthen [...]
Carrie Hessler-Radelet, RPCV, PC Deputy Director, and PC Director (2009-2011), was a recent guest on The Oath podcast series with Chuck Rosenberg. Hessler-Radelet was part of President Obama's delegation to the inauguration of former LIberian [...]
Join us for a book club meeting on February 28th at 4pm PST/7pm EST for a chat about She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore. We will be meeting virtually, using the Zoom link below: [...]
April 22-24, 2021 is when the Liberian Studies Association will conduct a virtual conference to discuss The Functional Liberian State: Historical Lessons, Current Best Practices, and Future Paths.
Dr. Raj Panjabi has been appointed by President Joe Biden as his Malaria Coordinator to lead the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative. Dr. Panjabi grew up in Liberia, fleeing when he was 9 years old to escape [...]
Edwin Beyan, leader of the Liberia Health Team, reports two weeks of professional development workshops have been completed this month for educators and clinicians.
The child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to live past the age of five. The women who can read is twice as likely to send her children to school.
Liberia Studies Association leader Dr. Elwood Dunn sadly lost his wife of nearly 50 years. Rev. Dr. Matilda Eileen Greene Dunn, born in Greenville, Sinoe County, Liberia, passed on January 4, 2020, at their home [...]