Student Success
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The Division of Enrollment Management’s student success ambassador program offers peer support to first-year students as they transition to Temple.
January 13, 2025
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Temple University’s Tyler School of Art and Architecture has renamed and revamped its Design and Illustration Department.
December 12, 2024
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Temple undergraduate students involved in the program are conducting hands-on, innovative research with real-world applications.
December 11, 2024
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Hosted by the Fox School of Business, the competition showcases entrepreneurial-minded Owls.
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Learn about the scholarship program that helps ease the tuition gap for Philadelphia residents to attend Temple.
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Fresh off being named a Truman scholar, Ray Epstein nearly adds a Rhodes Scholarship to her resume.
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Check out this Election Day guide, which explains voting in-person and by mail as well as available resources.
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Temple alum, Tony Thurmond is running for California governor in 2026.
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More than 275 university students competed in Temple’s fourth annual hackathon on Oct. 5 and 6.
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Students in the Electric Vehicle Safety Lab simulate what would happen in a crash and predict battery failures for stakeholder industries.
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Bella Kwok has received the Voyager Scholarship for Public Service, created by the Obamas and co-founder and CEO of Airbnb Brian Chesky.
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Temple students and faculty travel to Paris for paralympic games as part of service immersion course.