budget
News Story
Over the next two and a half years, Temple will transition to a new budget model that shifts responsibility from central administration to the schools and colleges. The change is designed to promote revenue growth through entrepreneurial creativity, align resources with academic priorities and address the challenges of a radically different higher education marketplace.
March 15, 2013
News Story
Gov. Tom Corbett on Friday announced that the proposed 2013-14 budget will maintain steady funding levels for state and state-related universities, including Temple. In return, Temple President Neil Theobald and other public university leaders said they would work to keep tuition increases as low as possible.
February 4, 2013
News Story
Temple Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick J. O'Connor and Acting President Richard Englert discuss the decision to freeze base tuition for the 2012-13 academic year while providing an additional $8 million in financial aid, and call on the university community to invest in students to ensure Temple remains affordable and accessible.
June 28, 2012
Announcement
Temple's Board of Trustees has approved the establishment of a Center for the Arts, a new academic unit that brings together the Boyer College of Music and Dance, the Tyler School of Art and a new Division of Theater, Film and Media Arts. The board also approved the renaming of the School of Communications and Theater as the School of Media and Communication and the reorganization of academic departments in the College of Education.
After more than a year of discussions involving Temple University's Office of the Provost, faculty members and administrators, the university's Board...
June 21, 2012
Announcement
Yesterday, Pennsylvania's Senate Appropriations Committee passed Senate Bill 1469 as part of its budget package. If enacted, the bill would restore Temple’s funding to last year’s level. While this is an important step and a great improvement over the prior proposal, it is far from the end of the process. Senior Vice President for Government, Community and Public Affairs Ken Lawrence offers his view of recent activities in Harrisburg.
Kenneth Lawrence leads Temple’s Office of Government, Community, and Public Affairs and has been working closely with the General Assembly to secure...
May 9, 2012
News Story
Members of the Temple community traveled to the state Capitol in Harrisburg last week to showcase the many sides of Temple to Pennsylvania’s elected officials. Cherry and White Week events were organized as part of this year’s Stand with Temple campaign and were designed to give elected leaders a better opportunity to get to know Temple and its students.
March 30, 2012
News Story
Temple's Cherry and White Week kicked off yesterday in the East Rotunda of the state Capitol building in Harrisburg as undergraduate students presented research they’ve conducted as part of their studies to elected officials, legislative staff and visitors. Today, Temple Student Government will lead a delegation of Temple students to visit the offices of each member of Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and share their Temple Story.
March 26, 2012
Temple Student Pharmacists Selected to Attend Government Relations Advocacy Program
Accolade
The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association selected four students from Temple University, Seth Aaron (2015), Parth Bhatt (2014), Jolita Burbulyte (2012...
March 12, 2012
News Story
At the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, discussion with Temple administrators ranged from the university's commitment to access, to its efforts to contain administrative costs, to its role in providing healthcare to under-served patients. Committee members expressed their support for the university and its impact in Greater Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
March 1, 2012
News Story
A hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday in Harrisburg was the latest in a series of efforts by Temple administrators, students and other members of the Temple community to make the case for a fair Commonwealth appropriation. Already, Temple supporters have sent nearly 6,000 letters to their legislators through the Temple Advocates Legislative Outreach Network.
March 1, 2012
In the Media
“They took a huge cut last year. I think they’ve done their fair share,” Senate Appropriations Committee Jake Corman, R-Centre, said in an interview...
February 28, 2012
In the Media
Republican Sen. Jake Corman, who chairs the Senate Appropriations panel, expressed concerns during an education budget hearing that continued cuts...
February 28, 2012
News Story
On Thursday, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter convened a panel of civic and municipal leaders to discuss the potential effect of proposed reductions in funding for educational and social services that benefit citizens of the Philadelphia region. Temple Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Anthony Wagner outlined Temple’s contributions to the region, its economic impact and the effect the proposed reductions would have on the university and city.
February 24, 2012
News Story
President Ann Weaver Hart presented the case for Temple support to members of the state House of Representatives on Wednesday during a three-hour hearing before the House Appropriations Committee. She told legislators the proposal to reduce the Commonwealth appropriation to Temple and other state-related schools by 30 percent would particularly hurt those students who can least afford to take on more debt.
February 23, 2012
In the Media
Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum thinks it's "intellectual snobbery" to say that every American should go to college. But tell that to Bob Stewart...
February 20, 2012
In the Media
In an opinion piece, the Erie Times asked why Pennsylvania's state-owned and state-supported universities have taken a big hit again in Gov. Tom...
February 15, 2012
In the Media
A Daily News editorial warns that Gov. Corbett's proposed 30 percent cut to higher education and "no tax" policy may still end up taxing families....
February 9, 2012
In the Media
"In a direct affront to President Barack Obama’s recent call for American universities to lower tuition costs, Gov. Tom Corbett proposed a second...
February 8, 2012
In the Media
"Pennsylvania needs to take a thorough look at the way it pays for higher education, Gov. Tom Corbett said Friday, as he laid out the rationale for...
February 10, 2012
In the Media
A front-page Philadelphia Inquirer story questions the state's continuing committment to higher education. "Everyone at Pennsylvania's public...
February 13, 2012
In the Media
Temple's student newspaper ran a news article highlighting how Gov. Tom Corbett's proposal to cut more than $40 million to Temple could impact the...
February 13, 2012
In the Media
Pennsylvania has perfected the art of examining the way it delivers higher education — and then doing little with what it has learned. Several...
February 12, 2012
In the Media
Columnist John Baer believes the governor’s direction on higher education is clear in his budget proposal: less support for schools, more burden on...
February 13, 2012
In the Media
“At the top of our concern list, is Corbett’s proposed cuts to higher education,” state Patriot-News editors. “He is basically forcing the...
February 9, 2012
News Story
Following Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed reduction in the Commonwealth appropriation to Temple by 30 percent, Temple President Ann Weaver Hart urges the Temple community to stand with Temple in the effort to build Commonwealth support.
February 7, 2012
