Today marks the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, the well-known and immensely popular Victorian writer. Events are being held around the globe — including several nearby at the Free Library of Philadelphia, to celebrate Dickens' long-lasting, international impact.

Political science major Erik M. Jacobs shares how enrolling in a Temple political science course on campaigns and elections has led to opportunities with the U.S. Senate and Republican National Convention.

As part of a periodic video series profiling Temple faculty, Nora Newcombe, professor of psychology discusses her experience working in Temple’s Infant Lab. Newcombe’s area of expertise in psychology and cognitive development is spatial thinking in people, especially in children.

Temple Professor Emeritus Sonia Sanchez, one of the most influential voices of the Black Arts Movement, was recently named poet laureate for the City of Philadelphia.