It is with sadness that the UP Diliman (UPD) community bids farewell to three faculty members and one administrative staff who passed in May 2024. Cecilia Fugoso-Chan, PhD a former professor of the Department of European Languages (DEL) passed away on May 30; Leonardo De Castro, PhD a former professor of the Department of Philosophy […]

Of the 80 faculty members appointed as UP Artists under the UP Arts Productivity System (APS), 60 are from UP Diliman (UPD). According to the UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs website, the APS “is aimed at encouraging outstanding productivity in the creative arts or in arts scholarship for national development. Deserving […]

The afternoon weather was warm and the heat index was high. At the UP Diliman College of Social Work and Community Development (CSWCD) Bulwagang Tandang Sora, the atmosphere was full of warmth because the college was celebrating a friend who supported the college for many years. Among those who came were former college deans, professors […]

The Office for Athletics and Sports Development (OASD) under the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of the Chancellor recently held the Coaches Summit 2024, a two-day team-building workshop. At the summit, the UP coaches were oriented about the OASD’s mandate, vision-mission, organization structure and scope of work, and its partners and customers. According to Maria Imelda […]

An “important contribution to Philippine linguistics and language studies,” was how Maria Kristina S. Gallego, PhD, chair of the UP Diliman (UPD) Department of Linguistics (DLing) described the book Translation Studies in the Philippines: Navigating a Multilingual Archipelago (Translation Studies in the Philippines) at its launch. “The book is a big contribution to the fields […]

UP Diliman (UPD) performed excellently in the May 2024 Chemical Engineers Licensure Examination, with a 100% passing rate. All 28 examinees from the UPD Department of Chemical Engineering passed, with four of them landing in the top 10. This also put the University at the number-one spot in the list of top-performing schools. To qualify […]

Industry and government experts recently came together and joined students from the UP Diliman (UPD) College of Architecture (CA) to discuss urban design and land-use issues in the Philippines, mainly in and around Metro Manila. Held at the CA Benito Sy Pow Auditorium, the Urban Design Forum 2024 featured presentations from the CA graduate and […]

Candidates for the UP Diliman (UPD) University Student Council (USC) put themselves on the hot seat in UPFront: The official Miting de Avance and USC Elections Forum of UPD (UPFront 2024). All 14 official USC candidates were present for the event, composed of the 13 independents and councilor candidate Jael Gonzales who is running under […]

Winners of the tournaments at the Sports Festival of the UP Diliman (UPD) Office of Student Housing (OSH) were awarded certificates, trophies, and cash prizes at the OSH Night 2024. According to OSH Officer-in-Charge Marielle Antoinette H. Zosa, the OSH Sports Festival “is a wellness activity for residents of UPD dormitories, para po makapagpahinga sila […]

Sa post sa kanyang Facebook account kamakailan, inisa-isa ni Rommel B. Rodriguez, PhD, isang propesor sa UP Diliman Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, ang mga naging paglabag ng iba’t ibang ahensiya ng gobyerno sa mga karapatang-pantao ng mga Pilipino. Dahil dito, kaniyang inaanyayahan ang lahat ng manunulat na magsumite ng mga malikhaing akda […]