Liberia, April 1 -- Graduates of United Methodist University have been challenged to view education as a life-long bridge to global understanding during the institution's 21st Commencement Convocation held at the Liberty Christian Center in Johnsonville.

Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Deborah Rose, PhD, emphasized that education extends beyond personal advancement to fostering awareness of humanity as a whole.

Drawing inspiration from Thornton Wilder's novel The Eighth Day, she described education as: "The bridge from a self-enclosed life to a consciousness of the entire community of humankind."

Dr. Rose reflected on her early exposure to languages, noting how childhood lessons in French and later Spanish opened her to different...