College of Social Sciences

13/05/2026

📢 TEACHER EVALUATION EXTENDED!
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13/05/2026

🎓 FINAL GRADES RELEASE (2nd Semester, SY 2025–2026)
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12/05/2026

Protocols in the Continuing Conduct of Admission for School Year 2026 - 2027

11/05/2026

BSU PSYCH STUDENTS TURNOVER RESEARCH ON ‘KANTYAW’ AND ‘BAAK’ MEN. Four BS Psychology students from Benguet State University officially turned over their undergraduate thesis to the Mayor’s Office earlier today, May 11, 2026, which zeroed in on a local sociocultural phenomenon.

Titled “Kantyaw: The Emotional Toll of Teasing Among Baak Men in La Trinidad, Benguet”, the study looked into the lived experiences of baak (unmarried) men residents of La Trinidad, and how they navigate their emotional responses to kantyaw (teasing).

Researchers Erezzy Cawilan, Yosha Belle Delenela, Keith Felipe, and Marivic Anne Nierva underscored that their findings call for a broader social discourse, reliable support systems for unmarried men and further research on unmarried women to better comprehend its implications on gender.

Executive Assistant Atty. Delmar Cariño, on behalf of Mayor Roderick Awingan, received the physical copy and congratulated the researchers for the accomplishment and the group’s contribution to the locality’s data.

✍️ & 📸: 𝘙𝘙. 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘢-𝘢𝘺

11/05/2026

11/05/2026

𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀 𝐍𝐈 𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐓
“𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑩𝑺𝑼 𝒕𝒐 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰𝒕 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔” — Dr. Zenaida Hamada-Pawid

The college is one with the university as it continues to celebrate the National Heritage Month with the theme Pangpanga ni Damdamot. Dr. Zenaida Hamada-Pawid, an anthropologist and a community leader, affectionately called Manang Bridget, gave a talk about culture and heritage during the flag-raising ceremony on May 11, 2026.

Dr. Hamada-Pawid started her discourse by establishing a symbiotic relationship between the university and its location. The historical narratives of Benguet State University are inseparably linked with that of the Municipality of La Trinidad, and vice versa. Hence, the two should be in each other’s written history because one cannot be fully understood without the other.

Historically, La Trinidad has always been the administrative heart of the Cordillera, while BSU emerged as the pioneering educational institution in the Cordillera. Dr. Hamada-Pawid noted that BSU’s identity is rooted in its origins as a secondary farm school, eventually evolving into a hub for biological research and experiments, agricultural knowledge, agroforestry, and home economics. All of these are the university’s identity and 𝙩𝙖𝙬𝙞𝙙 (heritage), making Benguet State University THE university in the Cordillera.

Dr. Hamada-Pawid emphasized that culture is not a static concept but a multi-layered identity rooted in the individual, the family, and the community. She reminded the audience that "everyone is indigenous to somewhere," suggesting that cultural heritage is a universal human experience.

She further challenged the BSU community to act as the primary custodian of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (IKSP). She asserted that the university’s mandate should include serving as a research repository of Cordillera governance, law, and alternative systems. Also, she emphasized the need to inspire the youth to be proud of our farmers and to find dignity in being farmers themselves.

Dr. Hamada-Pawid concluded her talk by calling the university to "return" to its core purpose. While acknowledging its historical prestige, she challenged the younger generation. "Return BSU to where it belongs," she stated. "It was always there, yet it is your responsibility as the younger generation to make it more universal—and that is culture. Begin somewhere, but aim for the stars."

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