Michael Anthony Vasco

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Michael Anthony Vasco
Dean of the UST Graduate School
Assumed office
2019 [1]
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Born
Michael Anthony C. Vasco

1977
Philippines
Alma mater University of Santo Tomas
OccupationProfessor
Website University of Santo Tomas Graduate School

Michael Anthony Vasco is a Filipino professor and educational administrator. [2] [3] [4]

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Education and career

Vasco is an alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters where he finished his Bachelor of Arts major in Philosophy (Cum Laude) in 1992. He served as Dean from 2009 to 2019. He was College Secretary of the University of Santo Tomas College of Nursing. He is also an alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School for his Master of Arts major in Philosophy (Benemeritus = Magna Cum Laude) in 1994 and Doctor of Philosophy major in Philosophy (Summa Cum Laude) in 1999 at the age of 26. He served as Faculty Secretary, and as Dean, upon his appointment in 2019. His scholarly work focuses on Thomistic philosophy, Contemporary European philosophy, Social and Political philosophy, Indian philosophy, Buddhist philosophy and [Comparative Philosophy]. He is Full Professor at the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters and Professorial Lecturer at the UST Graduate School. Born in 1972, he was elevated to the rank of Professor in 2004 at the age of 31 and Dean in 2009 at the age of 37 at the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters, a position he held until 2019. During his Deanship, the Philosophy program was declared Center of Excellence, while the Literature, Communication and Journalism programs were declared Centers of Development by the CHED (Commission on Higher Education). The AB Philosophy, Literature, Economics and Legal Management programs were accorded Level 4 reaccredited and Level 4 1st reaccredited status, while the AB Asian Studies, Behavioral Science, Communication, Journalism, Political Science and Sociology programs were accorded Level 3 accreditation by the PACUCOA (Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation). While new academic programs were also introduced such as the AB History, AB English Language Studies and AB Creative Writing. a [5] [6]

Renato Corona and Graduate School controversy

Antonio Calipjo Go requested University of Santo Tomas for evaluation of his academic and professional work for college degree equivalence. The program is called Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP). This came after reports that the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School had reportedly bent its rules to grant former Chief Justice Renato Corona a doctorate in law, summa cum laude. Vasco said Go's letters were “bereft of detail” and didn't even enclose “a simple curriculum vitae highlighting the professional and academic related achievements” impacting on the journalism degree sought. [7]

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