There is a Mandé proverb that goes:
"You cannot sharpen a knife on butter."The University of Liberia will not become one of Africa's top 300 universities by 2029 if it continues to dull itself on the soft comforts of old habits -- endless politics, weak research culture, and administrative complacency masquerading as progress.
True transformation demands more than strategic plans and lofty slogans; it demands discipline, sacrifice, and a radical break from the routines that have held the nation's university back.
Author's summary: Liberia's university needs radical change.