January 2017

The recently signed executive order suspending immigration from specific countries has caused uncertainty and anxiety for members of the Temple...
January 29, 2017
An internal complaint was made against then Provost Hai-Lung Dai which was reported in the media as a claim of sexual harassment. That complaint was...
January 20, 2017
Janet Carruth, esteemed assistant secretary of the Temple University Board of Trustees, passed away Saturday.  She was 63.Carruth served the...
January 16, 2017

December 2016

Peter Jones, who has served as senior vice provost for undergraduate studies for the past 13 years, has decided to return to the faculty, effective...
December 13, 2016
Steve Charles, SMC ’80, the namesake of the School of Media and Communication’s first individually supported donor-endowed academic chair, has been...
December 12, 2016
Today, Baylor University announced the hiring of Matt Rhule as its next head football coach. Matt and I have been in constant communication the past...
December 6, 2016

November 2016

We write to respond to acts of violence and intimidation reported to have taken place at universities and colleges over the past week and to offer...
November 14, 2016

October 2016

Updated Nov. 7, 2016 Today, SEPTA and Transport Workers Union Local 234 City Transit Division reached a contract agreement. Service on city buses, ...
October 28, 2016
On Friday night we sent a TU Alert that reported a large group of youths gathered as a result of a “flash mob” near the Pearl Theater, adjacent to...
October 25, 2016
During the evening of Friday, Oct. 21, Temple Police, Philadelphia Police and SEPTA Police responded to reports of a large group of approximately 200...
October 24, 2016

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