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Beyond guilt, above envy

As part of my graduate education at Purdue, I took a required course on intercultural…

Raising the lifelong learner

This semester, I am teaching Creativity once again. I always open the class with days-long…

Raising students for complexity

Every semester, we have a Faculty Day for university professors and teachers at Ateneo. Our…

Raising inquisitive students

Last week’s column was about keeping liberal arts and social sciences classes in the curriculum…

Raising a curious student

Last week, as is customary with many academic offices, our department had a general assembly…

A change of habits

Last week, my family and I left the Philippines for a vacation in Japan. We…

Teaching beyond assumptions

People are so dumb in this country, so they need more knowledge,” I often hear…

Argument for a deeper core curriculum

Anna Cristina Tuazon’s column last week (see “Bachelor of Arts without art?” 7/10/25) was a…

When prayers seem unjust

I recently served as lector for a weekday Mass at Our Lady of Pentecost. As…

Holistic education in problem solving

But people just need more information about hard science. If they know better, then our…