Culture and traditions of the Ateneo de Manila
The culture and traditions of Ateneo de Manila University (Filipino: "Unibersidad Ateneo de Manila"; ) is a private research university in Quezon City, Philippines. Founded as the "Escuela Municipal" in 1859 by the Society of Jesus, the Ateneo is the third-oldest university in the country. Among the several articles on the Ateneo, this article deals solely with its culture and traditions.
Antonio La Viña
As an academic, La Viña served as a professor at the Ateneo de Manila University and Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro; and as of present, at the Ateneo Loyola Schools, the Philippine Judicial Academy of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the law schools of the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila, Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan and De La Salle University, Lyceum University, San Beda College, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, and Loyola Schools and the School of Government of Ateneo de Manila. He is often tapped for individual lectures at other academic institutions, particularly on account of his expertise in environmental law. While at UP, he co-founded the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan, a human rights and environmental organization.