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Image of professor of sculpture at Tyler School of Art Karyn Olivier.
Karyn Olivier reveals Black history through her art
Type: News Story
The Temple University professor reflects on a career of examining and celebrating Black history through her work.
March 17, 2022
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Temple sees record application numbers for upcoming fall semester
Type: News Story
A record number of prospective students have applied to be part of Temple this fall.
March 15, 2022
Image of books in a case.
Library exhibit highlights staff picks from various collections
Type: News Story
Charles Library’s Special Collections Research Center staff selected material for the What’s Great, New, Next? exhibit.
March 14, 2022
Image of Margery Sly in front of rows of gray boxes.
Diversifying the libraries’ archives to document the underrepresented
Type: News Story
Margery Sly, director of special collections, ensures Temple’s libraries continue to build inclusive archives.
March 3, 2022
Arthur Johnson pictured with President Wingard, holding Johnson's replica Temple jersey.
Want Black coaches? Get more Black managers
Type: News Story
President Wingard discusses how diverse representation in coaching requires diverse representation in leadership.
February 15, 2022
Image of Fareed Simpson-Hankins playing trumpet outside.
Boyer graduate receives a prestigious award for research on New Orleans and Philadelphia jazz
Type: News Story
Fareed Simpson-Hankins returns to his roots in the Community Music Scholars Program and shares his success.
February 10, 2022
Image of the gate to Philadelphia’s Chinatown.
International students share how they ring in Lunar New Year
Type: News Story
Students from China, Indonesia and South Korea talk about their Lunar New Year celebrations.
January 31, 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 Black history mural inside the Church of Advocate.
Things to do for Black History Month
Type: News Story
How to celebrate the contributions of Black Americans to society at Temple, in person and virtually.
January 27, 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
Image of Cory Matthews wearing a white Nike shirt and red and gray Nike sneakers.
Sneaker-cleaning entrepreneur raises the bar for students at Fox
Type: News Story
Cecil B. Moore Scholar Cory Matthews plans to get his master’s in business by the age of 22.
January 17, 2022
Image of Camille Bell in an outdoor space, looking into camera
Temple alumna receives accolades for inclusive lipstick line
Type: News Story
Pound Cake, a cosmetics company founded by Temple alumna Camille Bell, offers a line of lipstick made for diverse lip tones.
January 17, 2022
Two Black women read a page from a document together.
Four books to read for MLK Day
Type: News Story
Professor of Journalism Linn Washington shares a recommended reading list for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 13, 2022
Image of a Black woman wearing a cherry and white MLK Day shirt.
Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with events on MLK Day
Type: News Story
How to get involved with MLK Day events at Temple and in Philadelphia.
January 11, 2022
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
Temple alumnus Mat Tomezsko at work on the "Revolutionary Philadelphia" mural.
A new mural gives high school students the opportunity to show what fighting inequality means to them
Type: News Story
Reducing inequality through art
November 12, 2021
Image of Temple President Jason Wingard speaking in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine auditorium.
Temple works to increase the number of Black men in medicine
Type: News Story
Black male doctors come together to address the over 40-year decline of Black men in the medical field.
November 10, 2021
Juliet Curci wearing a navy blue blouse and smiling
Helping first-generation college students succeed
Type: News Story
Assistant Dean Juliet Curci on ways we can support our first-gen students
November 3, 2021
Image of Rosa Parks-Green outside Temple’s Sullivan Hall on Main Campus.
A new DEI group helps facilitate collaborative representation across Temple University
Type: News Story
The DEI Collaborative strives to strengthen diversity, equity and inclusion on campus.
October 15, 2021
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Dedicated to diversity in the workplace
Type: News Story
Led by Leora Eisenstadt, the Center of Ethics, Diversity and Workplace Culture educates future business leaders about inclusivity in the workplace.
October 14, 2021
Temple students at move in at the beginning of the 2021 fall semester.
Temple’s Class of 2025 is its most diverse in 25 years
Type: News Story
Nearly 45% of Temple’s Class of 2025 are students of color.
October 7, 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
Brice Izyah smiling, wearing a red hat and standing under a Temple flag.
Former “Survivor” contestant changes lives on and off-screen
Type: News Story
Reality show contestant turned podcast host has changed reality TV, while impacting lives as a social worker.
August 26, 2021
Image of Temple alumna Chelsey Lowe
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

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