In a taped interview for "Reuters Insider," Ralph Young, a lecturer in history at Temple and author of Dissent in America, compared the Occupy Wall Street protest with protests of the past, and responded to the question: Does Occupy Wall Street have a strong chance at longevity? "When you look at past protest movements, such as the Civil Rights Movement, it started at a grassroots level but very quickly it began to organize and foster charismatic leaders. Occupy Wall Street is still grassroots, but leaders may emerge," said Young.

As employees spend more time in the office, employers are paying more attention to studies and advice from productivity experts that suggest that the more personal a workspace is, the happier and more productive the employee will be. "Some people hang their awards or their degrees on their walls," said Robert A. Giacalone, a professor of human resource management at Temple's Fox School of Business. "These are good for image management, but they also remind the person of previous success and that helps bolster them throughout the day."

In 2009, the San Francisco Giants experimented with continuously adjusting ticket prices based on demand. The New York Mets will adopt the same model next season. Joris Drayer of Temple studied the impact of "dynamic pricing:" "When this dynamic pricing started, people hypothesized, 'Oh, this is going to devastate the secondary ticket market' because, all of a sudden, if there is a big drop in demand, well the team can do that (drop prices).…It hasn't happened that way because of those artificial price floors and ceilings that are absolutely going to exist."

Young families who can't afford to buy a house in their desired school district have options. Building strong parent organizations can improve floundering neighborhood schools. But if parents can’t wait for their local school to turn around, Forrest Huffman, a professor of real estate and finance at Temple's Fox School of Business, says there’s another choice. "You rent! There are benefits and offsettings associated with choosing rentals," he said.