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Former interdisciplinary studies chair is new AB faculty secretary

02

Aug

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Former interdisciplinary studies chair is new AB faculty secretary

THE FORMER head of the interdisciplinary studies department has been named faculty secretary of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters, according to a circular issued by the Office of the Secretary-General. Asst. Prof. John Manuel Kliatchko, who led the department comprising the behavioral studies, Asian studies and legal management…

Pol Sci to hold virtual classes this year; Socio, Philo, HST to apply for limited F2F

26

Jul

By The Flame News

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Pol Sci to hold virtual classes this year; Socio, Philo, HST to apply for limited F2F

THE POLITICAL Science program will continue to deliver classes in enriched virtual mode this academic year due to three “significant reasons,” its program head said. Politcal science department chair Asst. Prof Dennis Coronacion said that the department considered their students’ safety and concern over the “uncertain” conditions in the country.…

Educate, not bash, people who believe in false info – sociologists

24

Nov

By The Flame News

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Educate, not bash, people who believe in false info – sociologists

by ARTHUR N. APOSTOL FILIPINOS SHOULD engage in active citizenship by educating people vulnerable to false information rather than criticizing them, sociologists said. Active citizenship entails developing critical thinking and using facts to raise awareness, Mindanao State University-General Santos City sociology professor Mario Aguja said. “In Sociology, we are trained…

‘Weak institutions’ cause disinformation—journalist

29

Nov

By Karen Renee Nogoy

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‘Weak institutions’ cause disinformation—journalist

DISINFORMATION WORSENED amid pandemic and media is not to blame but the 'weak institutions,’ a journalist said in a webinar series spearheaded by third-year UST sociology students on Nov. 28. Ralf Rivas, a Rappler multimedia reporter, centered on the disinformation landscape during the pandemic and how it affects journalists in…

27

Oct

By The Flame News

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Former Socio Dep’t head dies at 86

THE FORMER chairperson of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Department of Sociology died at the age of 86 due to heart failure last Oct. 21. Alice Bulos, who graduated from UST with a master’s degree in social and behavioral sciences, taught sociology in the University from 1951 to 1971.…

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