Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Asian Center Faculty Take Part in Centennial Conference of the UP Department of Political Science

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Several faculty members of the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman presented papers at the UP Department of Political Science Centennial Conference, which was held from 22 to 23 October 2015 at the Claro M. Recto Hall, Bulwagang Rizal, University of the Philippines Diliman. 

Some of the Asian Center faculty are alumni of the UP Department of Political Science, including Professor Baviera (Ph.D., 2003) and Drs. Santamaria (BA, 1985 and Masters in International Studies, 1989) and Natividad (BA, 1990). Dr. Raquiza, on the other hand, is a political science alumna of the graduate school of the City University of New York. 

Carrying the theme “Ang Agham Pampulitika sa Pilipinas: Isandaang Taon ng Pagtuturo, Pananaliksik, at Paglilingkod” [Political Science in the Philippines: 100 Years of Teaching, Research, and Service], the UP Department of Political Science’s Centennial Conference featuerd a variety of panels that provide “a retrospective of the study of politics in the Philippines in the past 100 years, focusing on teaching, research and extension/service.” 

Learn more about the UP Department of Political Science and the DPS Centennial Conference. 

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