Temple in the News
The American Psychiatric Association is nearing the end of a controversial revamp of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. While those crafting the new DSM hope it will increase...
July 30, 2012
In the wake of unprecedented sanctions against Penn State, many are examining the state of college athletics. Jeremy Jordan, director of Temple's Sport Industry Research Center, said, "There's a call...
July 29, 2012
These days, Marchelle Roberts is a confident 22-year-old who talks excitedly about her future. But the rising senior at Temple had to travel a difficult road to get to where she is today. She is one...
July 29, 2012
Unable to reverse a dramatic ratings decline, CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton announced that he is resigning. Pressure has been growing on Walton to improve CNN's sagging performance for the past...
July 28, 2012
A recent bullying case that led to a boy committing suicide has horrified Japan. "People have pointed to how there's too much academic pressure on adolescents in Japan which creates stress and leads...
July 27, 2012
The NCAA's mandate puts renewed pressure on colleges to ensure that athletics never trump scholarship. At Temple, which just upgraded its athletic status with a move into the Big East Conference,...
July 27, 2012
Crowd funding is a growing national trend of financing business ventures with the help from donors who make pledges via the Internet. "You can invest in businesses that you actually want in your...
July 27, 2012
These days, student orientation has become a family affair, and many parents remain very involved throughout the semester. Temple Dean of Students Stephanie Ives says parents want to be "in the loop...
July 26, 2012
What matters most in the campaign's final 100 days are their convention speeches, says Temple political scientist Christopher Wlezien. The speeches give voters a first look at a challenger who isn't...
July 26, 2012
A new review finds that while children account for almost 60 percent of those with five common medical conditions, only 12 percent of clinical trials of drugs for those conditions examined their...
July 25, 2012