UPSA enforces reject ‘indecent’ dress code on campus

Following an upsurge in indecent dressing on campus, the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) has initiated a move to enforce its code on dressing by students on campus.

The new move, which came into force on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, has generated a public discussion online following an incident on Wednesday, where a student was seen being dragged by a male, said to be a member of the task force enforcing the code on dressing on campus.

Some students have explained to Graphic Online that, the incident recorded on video has nothing to do with the dressing of the female student, but it was as a result of an exchange of words

Graphic Online understands that the management of the UPSA last week announced to students that it was going to enforce the dress code following an upsurge in indecency on campus.

In a memo dated June 30, 2025, from the Office of the Dean of Students on dress code of students for lectures it was  explained that the UPSA management was concerned about the indecent dressing of students on campus, especially during lectures.

The students were reminded that university policy has not changed and the dress code policy will be strictly adhered to.

“You are therefore reminded to keep abreast with the provisions on the dress code as stated in the Undergraduate Students Handbook 2018 on the university’s website.”

“With effect from July 1, 2025, a task force will be positioned at strategic locations on campus to enforce the dress code and bring sanity to campus.”

“Note that you will not be allowed into lecture halls with unkempt hair, shorts, bathroom slippers, tracksuits, anklets, nose rings etc to mention a few.”

“We uphold our mantra, which is, scholarship with professionalism,” the memo from the Office of the Dean of Students stated.

Meanwhile, some students have said the task force was discriminating in the enforcement of the dress code and that only Level 100 students were being targeted.

They argued that Level 200 and 300 students are being left off the hook by the members of the task force

Some complained that they had examinations to write as part of their assessment (IA) but they were prevented from entering the lecture hall.

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