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Philly deserves better schools. Temple is all in.
By Monika Williams Shealey
So, here’s my pledge to Philadelphia, and to its public schools: At Temple, we are all in.
Fallen Temple University police officer honored for his service during funeral
By Alyana Gomez, Bob Brooks and Katherine Scott
Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant during a funeral service that was...
A Philly artist’s images of cotton inspire new song cycle
By Peter Dobrin
“The thing is that when we look at cotton, it’s really beautiful,” says John E. Dowell, a professor emeritus of printmaking at Temple University’s...
Philly neighborhoods fall into six segregated groups of Democrats
By Aseem Shukla and Julia Terruso
"There are variations in how all the people in [each] division vote, how different people vote in a single election, and how the same people vote...
Disco, not hippies: Generation Jones says it has little in common with baby boomers
By Alfred Lubrano
When Generation Jones members came of age in the 1970s, said Temple University Professor Bryant Simon, “the political urgency of the 1960s, and...
Temple University President Wingard to convene group to examine gun violence
By Stephen Williams
Temple University President Jason Wingard said he will be convening a group of stakeholders in the next few days to seek ideas to stop the gun...
New Book Examines Three Centuries of Civic Reform in Philadelphia
By Kimberly Haas
Dilworth charts that hum over the centuries in his new book, Reforming Philadelphia, 1682-2022, the latest offering in Temple University...
Temple University Health appoints new Chief Nursing Executive
By Eliot Olaya
The Temple University Health System and Temple University Hospital Inc. have gained a new Chief Nursing Executive in Dr. Chaudron Carter Short,...
Hall of Fame Joe Klecko: Recalling the tale of his greatness
By IMissFatRex
The New York Jets selected Joe Klecko out of Temple University (go Owls) with the 144th pick (sixth round) in the 1977 NFL draft. He went on to...
A ‘Game Changer’ for Student Disability Services
By Safia Abdulahi
A $10.9 million gift to Temple University from the estate of a graduate of the institution has particular resonance on the Philadelphia campus....
The Blockson Collection: Massive collection of Black history calls Philadelphia home
By Bill Anderson
A massive collection of Black history can be found right here in Philadelphia—and it was started by a man who was told as a child that African...
Temple Ambler selects Donald Pell Gardens to rebuild Ambler Arboretum
By Ryan Genova
In the early evening of Sept. 1, 2021, Temple University’s Ambler Campus was irrevocably altered when the remnants of a EF2-level tornado ripped...
Nicaragua’s vote to strip opponents of citizenship
By Associated Press
Peter J. Spiro, an international law professor at Temple University, and others say stripping away citizenship in this context violates a treaty...
Haason Reddick’s historic homecoming
By O.J. Spivey
Philadelphia is known for its toughness and blue-collar work ethic. That mentality also resonates with its professional football team. The Eagles...
The Super Bowl Doesn’t Always Produce Super-Sized Revenues For Local Taxpayers
By Kelly Phillips Erb
What about those increased revenues? Temple University economist Michael Leeds told Axios that those dollars figures are “chicken feed” compared...
ERs staffed by private equity firms aim to cut costs by hiring fewer doctors
By Brett Kelman and Blake Farmer
These staffing companies have been among the most aggressive in replacing doctors to cut costs, said Robert McNamara, a founder of the American...
How asexual and aromantic people make Valentine’s Day their own
By Samantha Chery
Pax is not alone in rejecting the notion that the relationships acknowledged on Feb. 14 have to include romance and sex. Roughly 1% of Americans...
Super Bowl appearance translates to big bucks on social media for Jalen Hurts and other Eagles
By Jordan Levy
“There is a metric that looks at how much it costs to get your post in front of 1,000 people,” Thilo Kunkel, a Temple professor who studies...
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts inspires change with all-female team
By Chanel Hill
When Ashley Gardner heard about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts having an all-women management team, she thought the news was...
Parties, merch, and joy: An underdog city gears up for the Super Bowl
By Ira Porter
“People want to associate with winners,” says Daniel Funk, associate dean and professor at Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and...
Philadelphia hospital ER doctors are bracing for Super Bowl revelry
By Wendy Ruderman
Pedestrians should use extra caution when heading home or celebrating on Philadelphia’s streets. Within city limits, the biggest concern is people...
Super Bowl LVII is All About Family for Haason Reddick
By Ed Krack
Haason Reddick showed up at Temple University as a walk-on after growing up in Camden, New Jersey, across the Delaware River from campus. He tore...
Joe Klecko, pride of Chester and Temple, named to Pro Football Hall of Fame
By Mike Jensen
A man who never played organized football until his senior year of high school in Delaware County will be enshrined this summer in the Pro...
Jalen Hurts Inc.
By John George
Thilo Kunkel, director of the Sport Industry Research Center at Temple University’s School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management, said a...
Drought may have doomed this ancient empire — a warning for today’s climate crisis
By Sarah Kaplan
Müge Durusu-Tanrıöver, an archaeologist at Temple University in Philadelphia who was not involved in the study, hailed it as “groundbreaking.” “...
Funding mobile health services at Fox Chase
By Tom Waring
Sens. Tina Tartaglione, Jim Dillon and Art Haywood were at Fox Chase Cancer Center last week to present a $1.1 million grant to Temple Health to...