College of Liberal Arts
If President Obama only reads the New York Times, he’s like most Americans
Type: In the Media
April 16, 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
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
Strategies developed by Temple criminologist help lower Philadelphia homicide rate
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
Sociologists lend expertise for study and story on city’s high rate of deep poverty
Type: News Story
An examination of 2009-11 Census Bureau data by the Philadelphia Inquirer and Temple Associate Professor of Sociology David Elesh revealed that Philadelphia has the highest rate of deep poverty — people with incomes below half of the poverty line — of any of the nation's 10 most populous cities.
March 21, 2013
Faculty Focus: Jerry Ratcliffe
Type: News Story
In the latest installment of the faculty profile series, Jerry Ratcliffe, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, discusses how Temple's Center for Security and Crime Science helps Philadelphia Police.
March 20, 2013
Religion professor comments on possible selection of an African pope
Type: In the Media
March 12, 2013