Thought Leadership
Knowledge creation that transforms the human experience
We will spearhead cutting-edge research, scholarship and creative expression to take on and solve society’s greatest challenges.
Highlighted Initiatives
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Enrich and expand interdisciplinary opportunities and collaboration in research and academic program opportunities.
Research Collaborative
Advance the university's research mission through improved coordination, expanded research infrastructure, and greater opportunities for student engagement in research.
Additional Strategic Initiatives
- Faculty Advancement: Promote faculty excellence and an inclusive academic environment by exploring initiatives to recruit, retain, develop and advance our faculty, particularly faculty from underrepresented populations and backgrounds.
- Pillars of Excellence: Evaluate and support existing pillars of academic excellence and strategically build new ones.
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University Professorships: Create professorships to recognize and recruit distinguished faculty who have a sustained and exemplary record of scholarship that crosses the boundaries of multiple disciplines.
- Shared Governance: Strengthen faculty collegial assemblies and review and revise school/college bylaws to promote appropriate shared governance.
- Faculty Cluster Hiring: Improve the strength, diversity, and interdisciplinarity of the faculty with a coordinated effort to hire new faculty across schools and colleges
- Temple Health Research Integration: Coordinate infrastructure support for clinical trials and research across Temple University Health System and the health-related schools and colleges of the university.