Temple University's Class of 2027 is the most diverse group in Temple’s history, with 57% of the Class of 2027 identifying as students of color. It also includes a record percentage of Pell grant recipients and first-generation students. 

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Temple University President JoAnne Epps’ legacy is that of a brilliant, kind and thoughtful leader. Her spirit will continue to guide the university moving forward.

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U.S. News, which has published its annual “Best Colleges” rankings since 1983, revised its methodology this year. Temple University placed No. 89 in the latest national university rankings, which marks the highest ranking ever for the university and the first time Temple has been included in the top 100. 

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A new paper by doctoral candidate Nicole Johnson and Professor Caterina Roman, both in the College of Liberal Arts’ Criminal Justice Department, seeks to offer some of the missing context behind Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis. The study shows that from March 2020 through June 2021, gun violence went up on average by 21.6% each two-month period, albeit slowing down considerably in 2021. The areas that saw increasingly more gun violence had something in common: they had high drug market activity.

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