📰 1 source 3 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 19:57 → 4 hours ago

Lebanese University professors' tenure file: batches of 450 names and the fourth batch announced in March

Committee member Paul Morcos announced that the Lebanese University professors' tenure file comprises three batches, each containing 450 names. Minister of Education Rima Karami explained that the ministry adopted three criteria, including fairness and preserving sectarian balance, and that it obtained the Finance Ministry's approval to raise the number from 400 to 450 per batch, with the full names of the fourth batch to be announced in March.

📍 Where things stand: The file remains in progress, with the full announcement of the fourth batch's names awaited in March.

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22 Oct 2026, 19:57 Paul Morcos announced that the Lebanese University professors' tenure file comprises three batches, each containing 450 names.
22 Oct 2026, 19:57 Minister of Education Rima Karami said the ministry adopted three criteria, including fairness and preserving sectarian balance, and that it obtained the Finance Ministry's approval to raise the number from 400 to 450 in each batch.
22 Oct 2026, 20:01 Karami announced that the names of the fourth batch in the Lebanese University professors' tenure file will be announced in full in March, noting that the first batch included the professors most in need of tenure and with the greatest seniority, in fairness for what they have given the university.

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