UP units establish Academic Freedom Committee in campuses
The systemwide campaign for the creation of the Committee on the Promotion and Protection of Academic Freedom and Human Rights (CAFHR) gains further ground with several constituent units establishing...
View ArticleMapping cultures, building communities
The Cultural Mapping of Antique project produced a 21-volume compendium of the province’s significant cultural heritage. Photo credits: Michelle L. Villavert, 2024 “By locating our cultural heritage,...
View ArticleActivism for Indigneous Peoples: Interview with Paul Belisario of IPMSDL
Members of the Manilakbayan delegation from Mindanao marching at the Academic Oval of UP Diliman in Quezon City in 2015. Photo by Abraham Arboleda, UP MPRO. Q. You are working in an international...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence and the Law
The University of the Philippines Law Center, through the Institute for the Administration of Justice, is pleased to announce that they will be conducting a Face to Face Mandatory Continuing Legal...
View ArticlePathways to Innovation: Exploring the Stories of the...
The hybrid webinar “Pathways to Innovation: Exploring the Stories of the Pathogen-Host-Environment Interactions Research Laboratory” will be held on March 25, Monday, 3:30 p.m., at the UP Diliman...
View ArticleDigital Development and the European Union
You are all invited to a research colloquium on “Digital Development and the European Union” with Professor David Troitiño (Tallinn University of Technology) on 22 March 2024, 4:00-5:30pm at Palma...
View ArticleOn The Wellbeing of University Faculty
Higher education is becoming more competitive. This changing zeitgeist within academia characterized by focus on global rankings and becoming more market-driven pushes universities to demand more from...
View ArticleCourts as Policymakers: Untangling Judicial Activism in the Philippines
The Supreme Court. Photo by Mike Gonzales via Wikimedia Commons. Theories of democracy generally value citizen activism as an essential component of a healthy democratic system. Hence, when people...
View ArticleA clearer vision for the future
“Sayang naman.” Imagine hearing that as a response to “I want to be a doctor.” Unusual, right? Now imagine that comment coming from an educator interviewing a UP student who was about to earn his...
View ArticleUP OVPA holds first run of LINANG
Vice President for Administration Augustus C. Resurreccion delivering his welcome remarks. Photo from the OVPA. The University of the Philippines Office of the Vice President for Administration (UP...
View ArticleGear Up for Knowledge: Motorcycle Safety and Insurance Webinar
The University of the Philippines National Center for Transportation Studies (UP NCTS) will host a session on “Motorcycle Safety and Insurance” on April 5, Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Organized...
View ArticleVision and Occupation: Tools and Techniques for Visual Rehabilitation
The Department of Occupational Therapy of the University of the Philippines College of Allied Medical Professions (CAMP) will be hosting Vision and Occupation: Tools and Techniques for Visual...
View ArticleVoices for the Voiceless: Compassion for Animals as Activism
UP College of Mass Communication’s Prof. Khrysta Rara and one of the dogs who visit Mass Comm community in UP Diliman (Photo by Celeste Llaneta, UPMPRO) During the dark days of the pandemic, when...
View ArticleUP Forum issue on Activism now online
UP Forum Volume 21 Issue 2 and 3 – Final This double-issue of the UP Forum for July to December 2023 features the different forms of activism and advocacy being espoused by different members of the...
View ArticleDr. Judy Taguiwalo, dating Faculty Regent, kinilalang Tandang Sora 2024 ng QC
Mula sa kaliwa: QC Mayor Joy Belmonte at Dr. Judy Taguiwalo. Kuha mula sa Quezon City Government Facebook page. “Lodi natin si Tandang Sora. Tinitingala. Iniidolo. Ipinakita niya sa kaniyang tindig...
View ArticleFacts vs Fakes: UP fact-checking initiatives against disinformation
UP College of Mass Communication Professor and investigative journalist Yvonne Chua talks about how ‘fake news’ can erode the public’s trust in the media. Photo by KIM Quilinguing, UP MPRO. Just...
View ArticleTruth-telling as Advocacy: From the Collegian pages to community journalism
Learning that journalism’s “first obligation is to the truth” seemed easy and logical for a freshman. My first lessons as a BA Broadcast Communication major focused on the value of facts and...
View Articlebook talk: Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
The UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) will welcome back its alumna, prizewinning author and journalist Patricia Evangelista, and jumpstart the Philippine tour of her highly...
View ArticleUPSE-PCED Technical Training Series: R for Beginners
The UP School of Economics (UPSE), in cooperation with the Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED) will be holding trainings on the following: Introduction to R and RStudio Data Types and...
View ArticleThe Ugnayan ng Pahinungód/Oblation Corps: 30 years as keepers of UP’s soul
Maglingkod. MagPahinungód. Thirty years ago, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód/Oblation Corps—the University of the Philippines’ (UP) volunteer service program—was established after the media posed a question...
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