PH Consulate General in Calgary Lauds First Fil-Canadian Full Professor at University of Lethbridge

 Dr. Glenda Tibe Bonifacio (second from left) with Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron (third from left) and University of Lethbridge President Mike Mahon (second from right) during the Consul General’s official visit at the University of Lethbridge on 13 September 2019. (Calgary PCG photo)

CALGARY 20 May 2020 – The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary congratulated Dr. Glenda Tibe Bonifacio on her promotion to the rank of Professor at the University of Lethbridge effective 01 July 2020.

In a letter addressed to Dr. Bonifacio, Philippine Consul General to Calgary Zaldy Patron commended her for being the first Filipino-Canadian full professor at the University of Lethbridge. 

Consul General Patron called Dr. Bonifacio an inspiration to the Filipino community in Alberta. “Dr. Bonifacio’s many accomplishments in the academic field are truly impressive and I hope that some of our fellow Filipinos in Canada will follow her footstep,” said Consul General Patron.  

Dr. Bonifacio received her Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 where she did a dissertation on "Filipino Women and their Citizenship in Australia: In Search of Political Space”. She completed her Master of Arts in Asian Studies in 1991 at the University of the Philippines and graduated as magna cum laude in 1984 at the University of the Philippines-Visayas for her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Sciences (Political Science).

Dr. Bonifacio’s career as a member of the academe at the University of Lethbridge began with her term as a Women’s Studies Assistant Professor in 2005. She eventually becomes an Associate Professor in 2011 and was appointed as Chair of the Department of Women and Gender Studies in 2019.

Dr. Bonifacio has authored or co-authored a number of publications on various topics related to women, migration, gender and development, and religion. She has written many journal articles and has also contributed book chapters and book reviews. Among her written works was the "Pinay on the Prairies: Filipino Women and Transnational Identities", which was published in 2013. END

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