A 2020 dialogue and an exclusive interview reveal students’ experiences after ex-UPLB Chancellor Fernando Sanchez’s controversial issues on high cases of maximum residency rule (MRR) and readmission.
A former UPLB student leader recounts Fernando Sanchez Jr.’s controversial chancellorship marred by policies many deemed ‘anti-student’.
The Board of Regents (BOR) will select the next UP President on Friday, December 9.
Students’ opposition is over Sanchez’s “anti-constituent policies, notorious absences in dialogues, and lack of compassion and sense of urgency”.
Exclusive interviews by the Perspective reveal how students were burdened by juggling face-to-face meetings and online classes in one day, while being faced with Internet connection concerns and lack of student spaces.
Requests to postpone exams and deadlines in the coming week were made by the University Student Council and College Student Councils. As of press time, no official announcement has been made by the UPLB administration.
The release of the OVPAA memorandum lifting academic ease policies was met with protest by UP students, calling the University to champion inclusive education and provide basic student services.
Student councils from all over the UP System passed resolutions campaigning for genuine academic ease, promoting people’s right to health, and calling for electoral reform.
UPLB Perspective