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Bench Ansfield standing outside a neighborhood near Main Campus
Sparking an idea: Temple history professor studies 1970s arson wave in new book
Type: News Story
In the new book Born in Flames, Assistant Professor of History Bench Ansfield chronicles the wave of landlord arson that ravaged U.S. cities in the 1970s.
September 3, 2025
Students looking at archival materials in the William Way LGBT Community Center
Temple Honors students explore Philadelphia LGBTQ+ history through experiential learning
Type: News Story
Students sifted through local LGBTQ+ archives, toured the Gayborhood and pursued original research on queer Philadelphia history.
June 4, 2025
The American flag outside near trees
Honoring the fallen: Temple partners with the DPAA in search of missing military members
Type: News Story
Temple and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) have partnered to find information about missing U.S. military service members.
May 20, 2025
Image of a college professor tossing an MLB baseball.
The reasons why baseball ratings are improving
Type: News Story
Professor of History Bryant Simon discusses how recent rule changes have sped up the game of baseball.
April 24, 2025
Gary Scales standing outside of a Sunoco gas station in Philadelphia
Fueling fascination: History alum examines how our senses inform gasoline retail
Type: News Story
Gary Scales, CLA ’24, analyzes the sensory history of U.S. gas stations in the 1900s in his thesis Gasoline Retail and the Making of Neurocapitalism.
April 3, 2025