UST Faculty of Arts and Letters

Late AB dean Villaba inspired female students to pursue higher studies, former UST rector says

Late AB dean Villaba inspired female students to pursue higher studies, former UST rector says

THE LEGACY of the late UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) dean Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba would live on because of her contributions in pioneering philosophy among female students, a former rector of the University said.  In his homily during the funeral mass for Villaba, Fr. Rolando de la Rosa,…
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Former AB dean Magdalena Villaba passes away

Former AB dean Magdalena Villaba passes away

FORMER UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) dean Prof. Magdalena Alonso-Villaba, who designed the uniform of female Artlets with the iconic lambda, died on Monday, Sept. 11. She was 95 years old. Villaba’s granddaughter Teta confirmed her death but declined to provide additional details. The University of Santo Tomas…
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74% of UST Artlet seniors to graduate with Latin honors 

74% of UST Artlet seniors to graduate with Latin honors 

NEARLY THREE in every four Artlet seniors will graduate with Latin honors, based on the graduation program released by the dean’s office over the weekend. Of the 899 Artlets who will graduate this year, 666 or 74% will finish their degree with honors. More than half of the graduates in…
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Artlet professor elected chair of NRCP humanities division

Artlet professor elected chair of NRCP humanities division

A PROFESSOR from the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) has been elected chair of a division of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), a government-backed association of researchers. Prof. Joyce L. Arriola, former chair of the AB literature department and director of UST Research Center for Culture,…
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Former Artlet prof and UNESCO commissioner Jose David Lapuz passes away

Former Artlet prof and UNESCO commissioner Jose David Lapuz passes away

FORMER ARTLET professor and UNESCO commissioner Jose David Lapuz has died at the age of 84, the Royal Institution announced in its Facebook page on Wednesday, March 8. The Royal Institution describes itself as the umbrella organization of more than 300 Royal Institutes of various disciplines and professions that are…
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AB remains unbeaten, destroys CTHM

AB remains unbeaten, destroys CTHM

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) Women’s Basketball Team demolished the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management (CTHM), 57-28, to preserve its unbeaten record and inch closer to securing a playoff seed in this year’s Thomasian Goodwill Games. AB’s Alaina Dimdam finished with 24 points—13 of which coming from…
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