CBS Philadelphia awards Trudy Haynes Scholarship winner with $10K

By JANELLE BURRELL

Temple University junior Corey Thompson is this year’s winner of the CBS News Philadelphia’s Trudy Haynes Scholarship, a collaboration with the...

Fifty years later, Nelson Díaz has seen Latino representation in law come a long way

By Jensen Toussaint

 Díaz’s journey into law school began in 1969 at Temple University Beasley School of Law. It’s a school that Díaz has left an indelible mark on—...

Latinx Trailblazers Talk Representation in the Legal Profession

By Aleeza Furman

Four prominent Latinx members of the Pennsylvania legal community spoke Monday about the ways their heritages have impacted their work and careers...

Remembering Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald

Loved ones, friends, fellow law enforcement members and more came to say goodbye to Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald....

Is Biden's student debt forgiveness plan dead? Four questions the Supreme Court could answer

By John Fritze

“There’s a very strong case that neither set of parties has standing,” said Mark Rahdert, a law professor at Temple University. The government...

Chris Fitzgerald posthumously promoted to sergeant by Temple, Philly sheriff

By Joe Holden

In a moving service at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald, killed in the...

Thousands turn out to honor the life of Temple University Police Sgt. Chris Fitzgerald

By Ellen Kolodziej

A funeral was held for Temple University Police Sergeant Chris Fitzgerald on Friday, marking nearly one week since he was fatally shot while...

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 heartbroken Philadelphia bids farewell to fallen Temple Police Officer Christopher Fitzgerald

By Ellie Rushing

At his funeral Mass on Friday, Christopher Fitzgerald was hailed as a hero and received a send-off fit for one. He was posthumously promoted to...

Pharmacists help Afghan refugees resettle in the U.S.

By Karen Blum

When Temple University School of Pharmacy received a call to help establish and staff a temporary dispensary at Philadelphia International Airport...

Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History: Chapter 1

Monopoly is America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and our free market society. But behind the myth of the game’s...

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...

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...

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...