College of Liberal Arts
Type: News Story
In the latest "Faces of Temple" student profile, meet junior Anne Preston, an urban farmer who created a one-acre farm on a vacant lot in West Philadelphia that now employs two local residents, runs after-school programs and produces enough fresh vegetables to feed 50 families.
April 6, 2012
Type: In the Media
March 30, 2012
Type: News Story
In one four-day period, Anne Preston — a junior in the College of Liberal Arts from Silver Spring, Md. — became the first Temple student ever to win a Truman and a Udall, prestigious and competitive national scholarships. The honors recognized Preston's scholarly and hands-in-the-dirt work on urban farming in underserved Philadelphia neighborhoods.
April 2, 2012
Type: In the Media
March 15, 2012
Type: News Story
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Robert McCord spoke Monday to students in Ned Rauch-Mannino's economics class about his role as chief executive of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department.
March 13, 2012
Type: News Story
The new director of Temple's Feinstein Center for American Jewish History, Lila Corwin Berman, examines the American Jewish experience from a historical perspective, bridging religion, politics and questions about identity.
March 1, 2012
Type: In the Media
February 11, 2012
Type: News Story
Research by Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Studies Jeremy Mennis and Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Philip Harris found that neighborhood influence not only increases the likelihood that juveniles who have committed crimes will re-offend, it can also cause teenage boys to "specialize" in certain types of crime.
February 17, 2012