College of Liberal Arts

Entering unfamiliar territory, Poland native builds family at Temple
Type: News Story
A native of Poland, Katarzyna Tomasik chose Temple for its reputation for multiculturalism. But when she arrived on Main Campus, she felt like she had been plopped headfirst into unfamiliar territory. To connect with other international students, she joined Temple's International Student Association, and eventually became the group's president.
May 12, 2013
Ahmedabad’s history of segregation 
Type: In the Media
May 6, 2013
Laurence Steinberg elected as 2013 member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Type: Accolade
Laurence Steinberg, Distinguished University Professor and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The Academy is one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies as well as a leading center for policy research.
May 2, 2013
Top Secret America
Type: In the Media
May 1, 2013
Greening your neighborhood can deter crime
Type: In the Media
April 26, 2013
Temple Made: Liz Schell
Type: News Story
When there's a medical emergency on Main Campus, often the first people you'll see providing help on the scene are the bike-mounted student volunteer first responders and EMTs of Temple University Emergency Medical Services. In this week's installment of the student profile series, meet EMT Liz Schell.
April 29, 2013
Why are terrorists so often young men?
Type: In the Media
April 23, 2013
Army Corps, FEMA will discuss Sandy recovery at EarthFest
Type: News Story
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will talk with schoolchildren and others at Temple Ambler EarthFest about efforts to restore communities hit by Hurricane Sandy. The event, which will take place on Friday, April 26, will feature more than 90 exhibits and activity stations.
April 16, 2013
Legalize pot, majority of U.S. says
Type: In the Media
April 12, 2013
Criminal Justice students assist FBI, ATF with real-life intelligence analysis
Type: News Story
Graduate students in "Criminal Intelligence," a course taught by Temple criminologist Jerry Ratcliffe, are tasked with performing a real strategic intelligence assessment for either the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
April 15, 2013
Is that Facebook friend for real?
Type: In the Media
April 6, 2013
More trees and plants in cities mean less crime
Type: In the Media
April 9, 2013
Penn State trustees' campaign heats up
Type: In the Media
April 8, 2013
Murder rate down, foot patrols credited
Type: In the Media
April 5, 2013
For women living in poverty, getting ahead is a matter of trust
Type: News Story
In her forthcoming book, "Ain't No Trust: How Bosses, Boyfriends and Bureaucrats Fail Low-Income Mothers and Why it Matters," Temple sociologist Judith Levine argues that we cannot understand life in poverty without attention to the production and consequences of distrust.
April 3, 2013
Urban greening linked to lower crime rates in Philly
Type: In the Media
March 29, 2013
Does vegetation fight crime in Philadelphia?
Type: In the Media
March 27, 2013

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