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Temple’s shoe museum offers fascinating fun

Posted Jun 10, 2012
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Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia's smaller museums offer fascinating fun

Philadelphia offers some small, lesser known museums that are fascinating.

The Shoe Museum at Temple’s School of Podiatric Medicine features fabulous shoes: everything from Egyptian burial sandals to Mike Schmidt's Nikes to Joan Rivers' Manolo Blahniks. Curator Barbara Williams offers interesting insight into both the world of shoes and museum collecting.

School of Podiatic Medicine
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Employment challenges for class of 2012

Posted Jun 11, 2012
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Despite long odds for many in the job market, graduating Temple senior Elliot Griffin is one of the success stories. “I contacted people who I had interned with directly,” she said about her job search. Employment experts say that’s the way to do it. Get connected and stay connected. For Griffin, who is now working for Teach for America, it made all the difference.

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Gap exists between those who have home computers and those who don't

Posted Jun 11, 2012
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Philadelphia Inquirer

Lack of computer access a major hurdle for the poor

Throughout the nation, a stark divide separates those with access to computers and those without. In Philadelphia, some estimate that 41 percent of people lack access to home computers. Charles Kaylor, assistant professor of geography and urban studies at Temple, believes the real number is closer to 54 percent. "But the poor suffer problems beyond the Web," said Melissa Gilbert, associate professor of geography and urban studies at Temple. "Are you concerned about access to the 'net if you're hungry? Probably not."

College of Liberal Arts

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