“We need to think about transformations that will benefit not just our own campuses, but the rest of our communities and the entire planet.” This was UP Diliman (UPD) Chancellor Fidel R. Nemenzo’s message as he closed the webinar, ProsPER.Net on Sustainability in Higher Education 2021, on Oct. 22. Reflecting on the role of higher […]

Pagtatanggol sa Kalayaang Akademiko Sinusuportahan ng University Council ng Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman (UPD UC) ang mga pahayag ng UPD School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), UPD Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff (OCES), at UP System-wide University Library Council na tumututol sa pagtatanggal ng mga libro sa mga aklatan ng tatlong higher education […]

In Defense of Academic Freedom The University Council of the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD UC) supports the recent statements of the UPD School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), UPD Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff (OCES), and UP System-wide University Library Council in denouncing the removal of books in the libraries of […]

We, Professors Emeriti at the University of the Philippines, express our strongest support for the University Council of UP Diliman in its protest against the recent memorandum issued by the Commission on Higher Education in the Cordillera Administrative Region urging libraries in that region to remove “subversive” books and materials from their collections. Far from […]

UP Diliman (UPD) welcomes back its students and faculty from rest and quality time spent with their loved ones during the reading break. Now that the semester is officially resuming, here are some reminders as UPD continues with remote learning. According to OVCAA Memorandum 21-076, no deadlines and academic activities (synchronous or asynchronous) should have […]

The UP Diliman University Council upholds the recent statements of UP School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), UPD Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff (OCES), and the UP System-wide University Library Council regarding the recent removal of allegedly subversive books from libraries of higher education institutions (HEIs) namely the Kalinga State University, Isabela State […]

Ever wonder why the sculptures on opposite sides of the corner of University Avenue and E. Jacinto street suddenly vanished? The artworks, “Captivity” and “Contemplation,” were moved to the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Fine Arts (CFA) as part of the art conservation project by the Project Management Office under the UP Office of the […]

All five UP Diliman (UPD) examinees in the October 2021 Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure Examination passed, with two entering the top five. Mark Anthony Arlante whose 90.15 percent rating and Samantha Roque’s 89.95 percent rating landed them in third and fourth place, respectively. Joining them are Denise Claire Baltazar, Klaris Andrea Agcaoili, and Jose Raphael Sanchez. According […]

Mariing tinututulan at kinokondena ng UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor Executive Staff ang ginawang pagtatanggal ng mga sinasabing subersibong libro at dokumento mula sa ilang mga state university library. Ang pagtatanggal na ito ay sumasalungat sa misyon ng mga pamantasan na makapagturo at makapagsaliksik nang malaya, at magpalaganap ng academic freedom. Dapat nating protektahan […]