The Beiruter

The Lebanese University’s Faculty of Letters, Branch 1, in Beirut faces a delayed academic year after displaced families remained in university buildings following the war, prompting security intervention and raising concerns over alleged drug use, campus safety, damaged facilities and students’ ability to resume classes under appropriate conditions.

The government’s decision to grant full-time status to 1,894 Lebanese University professors marks a long-awaited step, but questions remain over how it will be implemented and what it will mean for professors, students, and the university’s future.

Dr. Jamil Habib explains to The Beiruter the long-awaited file of granting full-time appointments to contract professors at the Lebanese University (LU), delving into its implications and the need to being resolved.