Opisina ng Faculty Regent️ 2025-04-25T02:30:14+0000

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟑𝟗𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝐵𝑂𝑅 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑦 29, 2025

Opisina ng Faculty Regent️ 2025-04-22T08:43:35+0000

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Opisina ng Faculty Regent️ 2025-04-20T02:16:07+0000

𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: 𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗣 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 Easter is a season of renewal, and a reminder that we were saved not by our personal merits but by grace. For the national university, I have always believed that merit promotions are meant to inspire personnel to uphold honor while aiming for excellence in the service of the community. As such, merit promotion guidelines are meant to institutionalize standards of excellence, thus shaping our professional trajectories in the university. I was guided by this belief as I stood firm in my position during deliberations. I asserted that the guidelines did not undergo a thorough and participatory consultation process across all campuses and units and that many faculty members were neither informed nor given the opportunity to meaningfully engage in a policy that will significantly affect their careers. Strong reservations were raised about provisions that offered limited pathways for advancement to those who did not enjoy institutional positions of privilege. At a time when we are already stretched thin by inflation, heavy workloads, and attacks on academic freedom, these provisions risk further widening the existing disparities. But let us be clear: this is not just a faculty issue. As we lament our own dire conditions, we must also not forget the plight of our REPS and administrative staff, many of whom lag even farther behind when it comes to promotions, recognition, and institutional support. For far too long, they have carried the invisible burdens that keep our university functioning and yet their contributions are often overlooked and undervalued. In even worse conditions yet are our contractual workers who, despite years of dedication, service, and sacrifice, have no clear path to promotion or regularization at all. Please know that I carry your voices with me in every meeting and every vote. I am one with you in clamoring for a university that truly honors the labor of its faculty, administrative personnel, researchers, artists, professional staff, and extension workers by ensuring that our systems of recognition do not penalize those who are already overworked and underserved. I commit to pushing for a university that listens, and that learns from its own community. As your Faculty Regent, I therefore urge fellow faculty members across all constituent and autonomous units to turn this moment into a unifying call for collective reflection and shared advocacy. I encourage you to use available channels of communication to send your thoughts and insights on the promotion guidelines and process. In the days that will follow, let us make our voices heard at department and college meetings to propose alternatives and push for systems that genuinely reflect our values and realities. May the celebration of Easter inspire us to build a just, inclusive, and nurturing academic community, not only for ourselves but for those of us who truly need it the most. In solidarity, 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗹 𝗔. 𝗚𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗨𝗣 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝟮𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱