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How would a paid maternity leave policy benefit families?
Type: News Story
A paid family leave policy would benefit not just birthing mothers and their children, but fathers and adoptive parents.
March 22, 2022
Graphic illustrates how gun violence increased in Philadelphia during the pandemic.
Connecting the dots between gun violence and drug markets
Type: News Story
A new study offers insights into what drives gun violence around Philadelphia.
February 25, 2022
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The recently launched Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program is a top College of Liberal Arts recruitment tool
Type: News Story
The four-year scholarship offers a suite of funded experiential learning experiences.
February 9, 2022
CLA alumnus and activist named a 2022 Marshall Scholar
Type: News Story
Osimiri Sprowal is one of only 41 students chosen for the scholarship this year.
January 28, 2022
Image of Timothy Welbeck, inaugural director of the new research facility.
$1.3 million grant awarded for construction of Center for Anti-racism Research
Type: News Story
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, KLN ’12, awards $1.3 million grant for the construction of the university’s new Center for Anti-racism Research.
January 26, 2022
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Temple PhD students receive prestigious F31 research grants
Type: News Story
Doctoral students begin their Ruth L. Kirschstein National Institutes of Health research fellowships.
January 10, 2022
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Honors Program appoints new leadership positions
Type: News Story
Amanda Neuber will become the new director of the Honors Program.
January 6, 2022
Gregory Urwin is shown taking part in the annual battlefield staff ride for Temples' Army ROTC program.
The battle of Yorktown: Historic victory or tragic memory?
Type: News Story
College Liberal Arts faculty member Gregory Urwin uncovers the true history behind the Battle of Yorktown.
January 3, 2022
The moon shining above the Bell Tower on Main Campus.
An in-depth look at the race to space
Type: News Story
Temple experts dive into the ramifications of the billionaire race to space.
December 16, 2021
Temple University professor Ifetayo Flannery
Meet Temple’s new associate professors in the Department of Africology and African American Studies
Type: News Story
Ifetayo Flannery, Kimani Nehusi, Reynaldo Anderson and Nah Dove bring their expertise to the Department of Africology and African American Studies.
December 14, 2021
Temple University alumnus and MacArthur 'genius grant' winner Ibram X. Kendi.
MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winner Ibram X. Kendi shares how his time at Temple helped shape him
Type: News Story
A conversation with the bestselling author of "How to Be an Antiracist."
December 14, 2021
Students participate in a candlelight vigil on Main Campus.
Temple remembers the lives of five Owls with a candlelight vigil
Type: News Story
Students Samuel Collington, Katherine Keleman, Matthew Melendez, James Peterman and April Rochester passed away during the semester.
December 8, 2021
Image of the principal and assistant principal outside of Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School.
Childhood friends turned Temple alumni reunite at Dunbar
Type: News Story
Temple alumni Daniel Mina and Justin Hall have reunited as the principal and assistant principal at Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School.
November 15, 2021
Temple University professor Roselyn Hsueh
The Evergrande debt crisis, explained
Type: News Story
Political science professor Roselyn Hsueh discusses how the company’s financial problems could jeopardize the Chinese economy.
October 26, 2021
Image of Author Ronnyjane Goldsmith and the “Temple Made: Profiles in Grit” book cover.
New book ‘Temple Made: Profiles in Grit’ profiles 30 Temple University alumni
Type: News Story
Alumna Ronnyjane Goldsmith’s book follows the journey of 30 influential Temple alumni.
October 22, 2021
Cesali Morales, business manager at Norris Square Neighborhood Project, at Las Parcelas.
Philly Community Wireless offers internet for the community, by the community
Type: News Story
The group hopes to address inequalities in internet access that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 7, 2021
Leonard and Helena Mazur standing in the College of Liberal Arts
$5 million gift will support the liberal arts at Temple
Type: News Story
Anderson Hall to be renamed in honor of Leonard and Helena Mazur
October 6, 2021
Timothy Welbeck, head of Temple University's Center for Anti-racism Research.
Unravelling systemic oppression through scholarship, advocacy and education
Type: News Story
Timothy Welbeck’s vision for The Center for Anti-racism Research
October 5, 2021
A shot of Homecoming 2019.
After a year hiatus, Homecoming is set to return to universities this fall. Why did we miss it so much?
Type: News Story
Temple faculty members discuss why we missed Homecoming so much in 2020.
September 24, 2021
students and professor on a row boat
Five unique ways to experience Philadelphia’s past
Type: News Story
One professor wants his students to think outside the box when learning about Philly history.
September 17, 2021
Students on Main Campus.
Meet Temple’s inaugural cohort of Cecil B. Moore Scholars
Type: News Story
The Scholars are the first to be selected for a new program that bridges the gap between high school and college for students in North Philadelphia.
September 8, 2021
A young woman crosses the street in Center City.
New Temple program helps unpaid interns
Type: News Story
Unpaid Internship Stipend Program gives students the opportunity to pursue unpaid internships while building their skills.
September 2, 2021
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Temple alumna Chelsey Lowe influences Black lives in Philadelphia and beyond
Type: News Story
CLA alumna Chelsey Lowe uses her skills and expertise to create change in Black communities and businesses.
August 26, 2021
Heath Fogg Davis standing by a staircase with a red background.
How the gender identity revolution impacts society
Type: News Story
With the growing changes to how we identify ourselves, Heath Fogg Davis explains the ways pronouns and names influence our lives.
August 4, 2021
Jennifer Pollitt standing in front of a concrete building, wearing a white t-shirt.
Why aromantic and asexual people belong in LGBTQIA+ community
Type: News Story
Professor of gender, sex and sexuality discusses the positive impact aromantics and asexuals make on the LGBTQIA+ community.
July 6, 2021

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