WSSU chancellor, Liberian minister of education hold historic first meeting on bilateral collaboration
Winston-Salem State University is honored to announce a historic first meeting between Chancellor Bonita Brown and Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah, Minister of Education of the Republic of Liberia.
The meeting took place on Sept. 30 on the WSSU campus and marks an important landmark in fostering bilateral collaboration in higher education.
“Today, I met with the Minister of Education from the Republic of Liberia. We discussed ways we could collaborate and partner to bring their students here to access our programs. We also discussed a cultural exchange program, where our faculty and students could go to Liberia to learn from their country and the educational strategies they are executing. It’s a win-win situation, where we can join forces for the future,” Brown said.
Jallah was visiting Winston-Salem to attend the inaugural International Liberation Gala sponsored by the Liberian Organization of the Piedmont. The gala’s purpose was to raise awareness about the historic connection between Winston-Salem and Liberia and to raise funds to support construction of LOP’s student housing project in the Happy Hill community – the first African American neighborhood in Winston-Salem.
The student housing project will provide housing to international Liberian students who have been awarded scholarships to attend area universities and community colleges but lack residential support.
WSSU previously had a Memorandum of Understanding between its School of Health Sciences and Grand Bassa Community College in Liberia. Part of the discussion was about revitalizing that agreement.
Attending the historic meeting were WSSU’s Dr. Anthony Graham, provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs; Dr. Manju Bhat, dean of the College of Arts, Sciences and Education; and Dr. Leslee Battle, dean of the School of Health Sciences.
Members of the LOP in attendance were Dr. Emmanuel Clarke, president; Dr. James Hunder, founding president and chairman of the board; and members Olu Browne and Ralph Pearson.
Charles Jarrett and Regina Golay, assistants to the Minister of Education, were also present.
The Liberian delegation were also scheduled to meet with Wake Forest University and Livingstone College in Salisbury.
