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Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) President Engr. Reynaldo P. Ramos, PhD, EnP, paid a courtesy visit to Silliman University (SU) President Dr. Betty Cernol McCann on November 3, 2025, at the SU President’s Office. The meeting focused on exploring potential areas of collaboration between the two institutions, particularly in the fields of engineering and [...]

The Silliman University Technical Educational Vocational and Entrepreneurial Center (SU TEVEC) and the SUMC Foundation, Inc. formally entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on October 15, 2025, at the Silliman University Boardroom Annex. The agreement signifies a strengthened partnership between the two institutions in advancing technical and vocational education, particularly in health-related qualifications, through […]

Silliman University has once again secured its place in the 2026 QS World University Rankings: Asia, placing 694th out of 1,526 higher education institutions across the region. The University retains its 9th spot nationally among the 35 Philippine universities included in this year’s edition. The top 10 Philippine institutions in the 2026 rankings are as […]

Silliman University (SU), through its College of Business Administration, produced 14 new Certified Public Accountants in the October 2025 Licensure Examination for Certified Public Accounts (CPA). Of the 11 first-time takers from SU, eight passed, posting a 72.73% passing rate. The University also recorded an 85.71% passing rate among its seven repeaters, with six successfully […]

Silliman University (SU) expresses its deep concern and solidarity with the communities and ecosystems affected by the catastrophic spill of untreated molasses wastewater into the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS), the Philippines’ largest marine protected area, encompassing more than 500,000 hectares between Negros and Cebu. On the night of October 26, 2025, the wastewater lagoon […]

The Silliman University Technical, Educational, Vocational, and Entrepreneurial Center (SU-TEVEC) produced 50 graduates of Animal Production (Swine) NC II and Animal Production (Poultry-Chicken) NC II during the 43rd SU-TEVEC Graduation Ceremony on October 20, 2025, at the Audio-Visual Theatre. Ledie Mariz B. Tan, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) PDO III - Regional Program [...]

(From the lens of Wittgenstein’s Theory of Ordinary Language) Dedicated to Dr. Enrique “Ike” Oracion, a truth quester par excellence, on his retirement from Silliman University Ben S. Malayang III There’s been much talk lately of truth. Truth about corruption. Truth in government. Truth in media. To Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa, truth is anchored on […]

Silliman University (SU) and the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) hosted a two-day National Summit on Faculty Development with the theme, “Micro-credentialing and Integrated Scholarship: Future-proofing Teachers,” on October 13-14, 2025, at the Uytengsu Transformative Learning Center, SU Library. Dr. Pareena Gupta Lawrence, UBCHEA president, emphasized that two major forces—digital innovation, [...]

Silliman University (SU) has been cited in a groundbreaking study published in Science that traces more than a hundred years of environmental change through DNA extracted from century-old fish preserved in alcohol. The research, led by project co-leader Kent Carpenter and an international team of scientists, analyzed specimens collected during the 1907–1910 Philippine expedition of […]

Silliman University (SU) student leader and Mister Hibalag 2024 Ryan Rikaz C. Ibrahim, a senior Mass Communication major, spearheaded the Byte Back: Troll Toll Lecture Series and Workshop held on October 16, 2025, at the SU Multipurpose Room. The event gathered student leaders and campus journalists from Negros Oriental High School (NOHS) through the endorsement and approval of the Department of Education – Negros […]