SU President attends US Embassy conference
Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, Silliman University president, (seated, 2nd from the right) with other university heads and US Embassy officials. Dr. Betty Cernol-McCann, Silliman University (SU) president, attended the first-ever American… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
‘Humor is a Social Contract’ — Visiting Professor
…as visiting professor and resident writer. She is preparing a book manuscript on American imperialism as a visual language, and the gendered/racialized figure of the Filipino savage in early 20th… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
Re-Imagining Philippines
…My re-imagination of the Filipino nation may include persons who first imagined themselves to be Filipinos but now also imagine themselves to be Europeans, Americans or Africans. This is a… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
Give a Difference
…McCarty who gave $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for African-American students in financial need. McCarty eked out a living washing and ironing other… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
Silliman Lands List of World’s 50 Most Beautiful Campuses
…the loveliest looking campuses anywhere on Earth.” Silliman, which ranks 47th on the list, is the oldest university in the Philippines established by American Presbyterian missionaries. Its rich contribution to… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
Literatura Festival Opens July 25
…Philippine literature. The literary fest is back, this time presented by the Edilberto and Edith Tiempo Creative Writing Center and the American Studies Resource Center of the Robert and Metta… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
Alumni Update July 26 – August 1, 2021
Silliman Alumnus Luthgarda “Lutie” Ortega Lee, has come out with her latest book entitled, Culture Clash: A Guide for Filipino Immigrants Raising American Children, last July 10, 2021, through publisher… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
When You Rise, Lift Someone Up With You
…have tasted success as transplanted Americans. For every one of us, there are hundreds, thousands of marginalized women who will never earn a fraction of our pay, enjoy the perks… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
Alumni Update March 7 – 13, 2022
…with young people who are “American” Filipino children born and raised in the USA. Orteza said some interviewees expressed that their Filipino parents are racists. “I defended their parents saying… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
US Embassy Sponsors Go Green Program
Silliman University’s American Corner recently received financial support amounting to Php115,000 from the US Embassy for its Go Green Program. The Embassy’s Go Green! Initiative calls on all 14 American… (Search hits: 3 in body, 0 in title, 0 in categories, 0 in tags, 0 in other taxonomies, 0 in comments. Score: 18.58)
