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 academic freedom committees. On February 26, UP Diliman approved the creation of the UP Diliman Committee on the Protection of Freedoms and Rights based on a […]
UNDER THE RUBBLE : PALESTINE AND THE CRISIS OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM This is an online webinar sponsored by the Network in Defense of Historical Truth and Academic Freedom, the UP Office of the Faculty Regent (OFR), and the UP Center for International Studies (UPCIS). It will be livestreamed on March 7 (Thursday), 10am-12 (Philippine Time) […]
On October 21, 2021, the Commission on Higher Education Cordillera Administrative Region issued Regional Memorandum No. 113 series of 2021, encouraging “all Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in Cordillera Administrative Region… to join the region-wide removal of subversive materials both in library and online platforms.” For its purpose, the Memorandum defined “subversive materials [as] literatures, references, […]
The University of the Philippines would like to invite you to join the fight for Academic Freedom in the Sciences and Evidence-Based Scholarship for Nation-Building!
Featuring UP alumni from all sectors and spheres of society with voices from other universities to reflect on academic freedom as an integral element for an environment that nurtures excellence, innovation, and altruism.
Academic freedom. The term has been tossed around so much in recent weeks, on social media, in the news, on the streets, but what is it really? And why are people so determined to defend it? The recent abrogation by the Department of National Defense (DND) of its 1989 Accord with the University […]
The University of the Philippines would like to invite you to join the fight for Academic Freedom in Public Service for Nation-Building!
UP alumni in the US take a stand for academic freedom and preserving the integrity and independence of the University. Read the statement of the UP Alumni Association in America, Inc. here.
The University of the Philippines would like to invite you to join the fight for Academic Freedom in the Medical Field for Nation-Building!
UP officials met today, 05 February, at the PNP National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, with officials of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to discuss the 1992 agreement between UP and the DILG.
Featuring UP alumni from all sectors and spheres of society with voices from other universities to reflect on academic freedom as an integral element for an environment that nurtures excellence and innovation.
The UP College of Medicine (then known as the Philippine Medical School) opens. It predates the opening of the University proper by 3 years.
