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Local organization offers summer learning opportunities for underserved students

ESF Dream Camp moved to Temple in 2016 to connect with North Philadelphia families.

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ESF Dream Camp, hosted by Temple University, offers underserved children the opportunity to supplement their education with innovative academic, social, emotional and recreational activities during the summer months.
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Summer programs prepare high school students for college

Temple Summer Academy is an on-campus pre-college summer program for college-bound students. The program gives students a head start with college credits and $4,000 scholarships.

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Temple Summer Academy prepares high school students for college life.
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20/20 Scholarship graduates reflect on their time at Temple

As North Philadelphians and Temple graduates, two young alumni share how the 20/20 Scholarship impacted their undergraduate journey and beyond.

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Fatema Ibrahim, CPH ’18, and Verishia Coaxum, CLA ’15, view their time as 20/20 Scholars as opportunities to elevate community members and keep their futures bright.
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Shirley Moy to lead North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative

Moy, SSW ’88, longtime director of the Center for Social Policy and Community Development in Temple’s College of Public Health, will helm the new workforce initiative funded by a Lenfest Foundation grant.

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Moy has led an illustrious career in workforce and community development and is a graduate of Temple’s School of Social Work.
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40 years on, Temple triplet says she’s here to stay

Joan Hankins, FOX ’04, first started working at Temple as a clerk-typist at Paley Library when she was 17 years old.

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Joan Hankins’ Temple roots are deep: She grew up minutes from the university and began working there when she was 17.
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The idea of Pride is thought to have started in Philadelphia, says professor

To celebrate Pride Month, Associate Professor Brad Windhauser discusses the Annual Reminders, Philadelphia’s first Pride parade and why our rainbow flag is different from other cities.

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Associate Professor Brad Windhauser discusses Philadelphia’s LGBTQIA+ history in celebration of Pride Month.
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Thinking Broadly

<p>As when Temple Founder Russell Conwell held his first classes, the university may once again find itself at the center of a bustling thoroughfare.&nbsp;</p>

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Betsy Manning, KLN '87, CLA' 08, and Joseph V. Labolito

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College of Science and Technology launches hub for interdisciplinary research

The Center for Computational Mathematics and Modeling, or C2M2, encourages collaboration across disciplines.

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Associate Professor of Mathematics Benjamin Seibold will helm Temple’s new cross-disciplinary Center for Computational Mathematics and Modeling.
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$4 million gift establishes Brook J. Lenfest Scholarship at Temple

The endowed fund will support students from Mastery Charter Schools and Philadelphia Futures.

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The Brook J. Lenfest Endowed Scholarship Fund at Temple will initially support six scholarships for incoming freshmen, starting in fall 2018.
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New student club opens dialogue about mental health

The DMAX Foundation Temple chapter aims to destigmatize mental health problems by encouraging open communication and support among students.

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The new Temple University DMAX Club is a student-led social group that encourages open communication and support about mental health issues.

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