TUgrad13
Type: News Story
Amy Oppong Yeboah will end her 10-year stint as a Temple student when she receives her Ph.D. in African American Studies this week. A Bronx native born to parents who immigrated to New York from Ghana, Yeboah came to Temple in 2003 and went on to receive her bachelor’s degree in sociology and master’s degrees in sociology and African American studies.
May 12, 2013
Type: News Story
When Jaimee Swift began her education at Temple, she was unaware it would transform her life. Feeling a lack of confidence her freshman year, the communication studies major decided to get involved on campus, and in the process found her purpose empowering and leading other women as the president of Her Campus Temple.
May 12, 2013
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
Type: News Story
For most students in Temple’s Doctor of Pharmacy program, the intense curriculum leaves little time for other things. But that didn’t stop Joel John, who will receive his Pharm.D. degree from Temple’s School of Pharmacy, from finding time to pursue independent research.
May 12, 2013
Type: News Story
When soon-to-be journalism grad Luci Volpe receives her degree at Commencement this week, she will be fulfilling a pledge she made to her mother years ago. Volpe has persevered and thrived despite taking on tremendous responsibility after losing both parents by the age of 14.
May 10, 2013
Type: News Story
When Temple Law degree candidates Kishwer Vikaas Barrica and Gino Barrica get an idea in their heads, they make it happen. While pursuing their law degrees, the husband-and-wife team launched "Talkadelphia," an award-winning weekly interview podcast.
May 12, 2013
Type: News Story
With one semester to go at West Chester University, Chris Kleinberg quit school to play electric guitar with his rock band, “Me without you.” But during seven years of touring and “living the dream,” he unexpectedly uncovered a deep love of science that would eventually lead him to medical school.
May 13, 2013
Type: News Story
Three distinguished leaders, including two of the university's most respected alumni, will be recognized for their outstanding contributions in the fields of law, education and science at the university's 126th Commencement ceremony. The event takes place at 10 a.m. May 16 in the Liacouras Center at Temple's Main Campus in Philadelphia.
May 8, 2013