Minority Care International in partnership with University of
Southeastern Philippines (USEP) hosted the 1st National Conference on
"Indigenous Higher Education in the Philippines: Focus on
Mindanao" on March 12 and 13 at the USEP Social Hall, Obrero, Davao City.
The objectives of the two-day conference namely are to share the best
practices and lessons learned by HEIs in Mindanao in the areas of
research, instruction and service to the IPs; to relate the
experiences of the IPs in Mindanao with those in the United States;
and to recommend policies and programs on research, instruction and
service to IPs as institutions of higher learning.
The national conference was a gathering of people from different
sectors representing Agricultural Technology, Teacher's Education,
Research, Extension, and IP scholars. It featured the studies of
Dr. Linda Kay Mizell from Colin County Community College, Texas,
U.S.A.