UP Mass Comm renamed to UP College of Media and Communication

The College of Mass Communication (CMC) of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman is now named the UP College of Media and Communication.
In a Facebook post, the UP College of Media and Communication said the name change was approved during the 139th meeting of the Board of Regents (BOR) on Thursday, January 30, 2025.
The name change was endorsed by the President's Advisory Council on January 20.
The UP Institute of Mass Communication (IMC) was established in June 1965. It was elevated to college status and became known as the UP College of Mass Communication (CMC) in April 1988.
The college is home to the Department of Broadcast Communication, the Department of Communication Research, the Department of Journalism, and the UP Film Institute.
"UP CMC exists primarily to inculcate and foster awareness of the ethical and social significance of, as well as responsibility in, the use of interpersonal and mass media including the press, radio, television, film, and new technological resources,” it said in its primer. — VDV, GMA Integrated News
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