Temple’s Spain program celebrates 20th anniversary by expanding course offerings

September 14
For 20 years, the Temple in Spain program has offered students the opportunity to study the Spanish language at the University of Oviedo during the spring and summer terms. While there, they stay with host families, soaking up the medieval architecture and the rich history and culture of the city. Now the program has expanded by offering Temple students the ability to attend courses in the fall semester with the option to choose either program-arranged apartments or program-arranged homestay. The fall semester program is for business, computer science, economics, engineering...

New neighborhood resource center set to improve outcomes in North Philly

August 23
Last year, Temple University's Violence Reduction Task Force issued its findings and recommendations to university leadership. Chief among those recommendations was the university's need to develop a comprehensive and coordinated strategy for community engagement efforts focused on violence reduction. "This is a significant opportunity for an institution like Temple to connect neighborhoods, like North Philadelphia, that have been shaped by a long history of deprivation, disadvantage and other harms, to needed resources," said Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...

Undergraduate education takes center stage

July 06
As a top research university, what is our obligation to our undergraduate students and ultimately our society? It is a big question but one that the members of the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) undauntedly pursue. Their answer, in fact they call it their imperative, is that our institutions need to offer both access and excellence. Seventy plus members of UERU, mostly vice provosts of undergraduate education (the UVP network) from across the country, converged on Temple's campus in early June to advance this imperative by looking...

Temple University’s annual Neighborhood Job Fair returns June 16

June 14
Over the years, a sea of hopeful job seekers has lined up outside the Temple University Aramark STAR (Student Training and Recreation) Complex for Philadelphia's largest annual employment event. This year, the event will return Friday, June 16, with the 16th Neighborhood Job Fair and Resource Village. Temple has hosted the event since the early 2000s and more than 1,000 job seekers and 145 employers are expected to attend.  "We vet every employer to ensure they each have jobs in hand ready to hire," said Michael Robinson, the director of community outreach and hiring for...

Temple University releases report on independent audit of safety

April 18
As part of Temple University's ongoing commitment to create a safer environment for all members of the Temple and North Philadelphia communities, the university commissioned an external audit to identify public safety best practices and areas for improvement. Former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and his team at 21CP Solutions began their review in May 2022 and the university has released the full report today. "I applaud Temple for inviting an external team like us to take a real hard look to see what's actually going on and how they can improve. Continuous...

Temple kicks off universitywide campus development planning

April 14
What should the Temple of the future look like? Students, faculty, staff and alumni now have the opportunity to make their voices heard on a major new campus development plan called Boundless Temple.  A cutting-edge interactive map survey is enabling the Temple community to illustrate how they experience campus day to day. Through this survey, listening sessions and other online feedback, the community can tell university planners about the changes they would like to see to the university's built environment, which includes campus buildings, landscape architecture and roads....

TechOWL receives a $500,000 grant to open a community lab in North Philadelphia

March 22
Temple University has a long-standing history of providing a variety of programs, events and initiatives to support and uplift our North Philadelphia neighborhood. This story is one example of many that illustrates the work we do in our community.TechOWL (Technology for Our Whole Lives), a Temple-based program focused on supporting Philadelphians with disabilities, has been awarded a $500,000 grant to create a community space in North Philadelphia to expand its services. This funding is a state initiative opportunity introduced by Pennsylvania Representative Malcolm Kenyatta,...

Main Campus hosts anniversary event to celebrate 40 years of Temple Japan

March 08
A crowd of students, faculty and staff gathered in the Chapel of the Four Chaplains in the Temple Performing Arts Center to celebrate Temple University, Japan Campus' (TUJ) 40th anniversary. In his address to the crowd, TUJ Dean Matthew Wilson captured the branch campus' resilient history with a Japanese proverb: "Nana korobi, ya oki"—fall down seven times, get up eight.In the four decades since its opening in Tokyo, TUJ has risen above many challenges, including a global economic collapse, the Fukushima nuclear disaster and, more recently, COVID-19. Thanks to the...

Temple’s Lenfest Center increases job opportunities for the North Philadelphia community

February 28
Temple University has a long-standing history of providing a variety of programs, events and initiatives to support and uplift our North Philadelphia neighborhood. This story is one example of many that illustrates the work we do in our community.Temple University's Lenfest Center for Community Workforce Partnerships provides support for community-led groups that are applying for funding for community solutions to violence."We're trying to be a resource to community groups so that they can implement what they know is needed in their communities," said Shirley Moy, executive...

President Wingard strengthens partnerships with elected officials

February 03
Temple leadership and local elected officials agree: The futures of Temple University and the city of Philadelphia are closely intertwined.President Jason Wingard and Chief of Staff Sophia Lee hosted a gathering of state and local officials on Jan. 30. The group was composed of lawmakers whose districts cover one or more of Temple's campuses. Attendees included state Senator Jimmy Dillon, state Senator Sharif Street, state Senator Tina Tartaglione, state Representative Donna Bullock, state Representative Malcolm Kenyatta, Philadelphia Councilperson Cindy Bass and a...

President Wingard meets with Philadelphia School District superintendent

February 03
Philadelphia School District Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. visited campus on Feb. 2 to initiate an ongoing dialogue to expand the partnerships between Temple University and the city's public schools. "I'm really excited about the opportunity to meet with President Wingard and Provost Mandel and other members of the team here at Temple," Watlington said after the meeting. Temple's Office of Community Affairs and Engagement currently offers extensive programming in numerous public schools, including the Paul L. Dunbar School, Tannery G. Duckery Public School, and Carver...

Temple announces new initiatives to promote and support health and wellness for students and employees

January 23
An onslaught of concerning mental health data from the last several years is painting a startling picture: There is a mental health crisis among U.S. college students who are desperate for help. To address the impact this crisis is having on Temple's community, the university is moving forward with a new strategy and approach to supporting the mental health and wellness of our campus community. Based on the recommendations of the university's Task Force on Mental Health and Wellness, Temple Provost Gregory Mandel recently announced that the university will be making several...

Temple University’s Center for Anti-Racism holds grand opening

November 30
Temple University is now home to a center that seeks to solve problems of racial inequity and injustice. On Nov. 14, Temple hosted the grand opening of its new Center for Anti-Racism. More than 200 people packed the event held on Monday at Room 140 in Mazur Hall. The center's vision was spawned two years ago by Professor Molefi Kete Asante and other members of the Temple community following the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. In his address, Welbeck cited the case of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in 2020 by police in a botched home raid. "Breonna Taylor was a...

Renovated Paley Hall set to become ‘signature piece’ of Temple’s campus

November 18
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's the importance of public health. For more than two years, the entire public health community worked tirelessly to ensure that the nation—and world—made it through the pandemic. Due to these recent events, the need for high-quality, compassionate public healthcare has never been more clear, and that's where Temple University can help. Its College of Public Health (CPH) is one of the largest and most diverse colleges of its kind in the country, and its soon-to-be-renovated and expanded new home will ensure it...

President Wingard presented the opening address at Chronicle of Higher Education Festival

November 07
As the keynote speaker of this year's Chronicle Festival, a two-day summit organized by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Temple University President Jason Wingard addressed the significant concerns facing the future of higher education. The event, which drew more than 5,000 registrants, also featured New York Times bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell. The festival posed the question: How can colleges and universities better communicate their value and rebuild trust in the American public? Wingard has the answer: Universities must pivot to meet employers' needs and foster...

Temple Hillel unveils legacy plan in honor of professor

November 07
Temple Hillel unveiled a library named in honor of former Temple Professor Edward Newman and celebrated the successful retirement of The Rosen Center's mortgage at a reception on Nov. 1, 2022, attended by 75 people, including President Jason Wingard, Provost Gregory Mandel, Chair of the Board of Trustees Mitch Morgan, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Mary Burke and many of Newman's family members. Newman, a professor at Temple's School of Social Work for 39 years and champion of Jewish causes and disability rights, passed away at age 84 on Aug. 18, 2018. He directed...

Sophia Lee named chief of staff

October 28
Sophia Lee, LAW '00, '04, a longtime Philadelphia-area lawyer and current partner in the litigation practice at Blank Rome LLP, has been named Temple University's chief of staff, President Jason Wingard announced Friday, Oct. 28. Her appointment was confirmed by the Board of Trustees at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 25. In addition to her current role at Blank Rome, Lee also served as the firm's chief diversity and inclusion officer. She has handled complex litigation and regulatory matters for a variety of institutions and has helped lead the firm's service capabilities in...

Introducing the Temple University Strategic Plan

October 28
In 2020, Temple University embarked on a bold journey to develop its strategic plan—an ambitious collective vision for the university. Today, Provost Gregory N. Mandel shared the Temple University Strategic Plan with the community. The road to developing the final plan began with a universitywide strategic planning process, which included crafting a set of core values that, along with our mission statement, represent the Temple community and its purpose. They are also embodied in the university's aspiration statement, and have helped in the development of our strategic...