Temple in the News
What do a college student, an art instructor and an Irish journalist all have in common? Marcellus shale inspires them. Jennie Shanker collects shale to make mugs. When she isn’t teaching at Temple’s...
February 27, 2013
Over 2 million Americans are in jails today, about half for non-violent crimes, and the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Furthermore, many studies show that mass incarceration...
February 27, 2013
William Goldenberg, who won an Oscar for Best Film Editing for his work on “Argo,” earned a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 1982. As Hillel Hoffmann points out in his story on Temple’s...
February 27, 2013
In an effort to provide preventative dental care, Temple's Kornberg School of Dentistry has partnered with United Healthcare to roll out an oral health project for children in North Philadelphia. "...
February 26, 2013
President Neil D. Theobald made the case for commonwealth support for Temple and took his message of reducing student debt and improving the four-year graduation rate to Harrisburg for a hearing of...
February 26, 2013
In an effort to provide preventative dental care, Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry has partnered with United Healthcare to roll out an oral health project for children in North...
February 26, 2013
In one Temple humanities class, Twitter is just another way for students to engage with their classmates and the coursework. Instead of banning texting, tweeting and Facebook on students’ cell phones...
February 26, 2013
If the sequester happens, civilian employees will be the first to feel its impact locally. However, they aren't the only ones. “Lower income families would be impacted because they rely on federal...
February 26, 2013
The drama of the modern Catholic Church continues Thursday as Pope Benedict XVI lays down his papacy until the election of a new pope. Some think all Catholics should have a say in who runs the...
February 25, 2013
When a physician or hospital screws up, sometimes all a patient wants is an apology. But they often don't get one, because the apology could be construed as an admission of negligence and become...
February 25, 2013