Topic: Temple University
Boycott College Rankings
The fraud conviction of Temple’s business school dean proves that U.S. News rankings are bogus. So why are we still beholden to them?
By Elaine MaimonThe Higher Ed Opportunity
Four local universities will be searching for new presidents in the next couple of years. Let’s be sure, a longtime college president says, they are principled leaders who can help transform the region.
By Elaine MaimonA Weekly Smile
An intergenerational program from Penn Memory Center and Temple University combats isolation in older adults and gives students valuable caregiving experience—and now, it’s gone virtual
By Christina GriffithA New News Narrative
A youth-led after-school media program helps young Philadelphians cover issues important to, and about, them. Are you listening, big media?
By Katherine RapinGathering with Dignity
Along with delicious food, a new pop-up food hall at Temple offers an innovative, stigma-free solution to campus hunger
By Maddy Sweitzer-LammeKim Celano and Phillip Smith
Two student advocates launched Free Food @ Temple to decrease campus waste and help hungry students find a meal
By Katherine RapinDon’t Silence Marc Lamont Hill. Debate Him.
The controversy over the Temple professor’s comments about Israel raises the question: Why is banishment from the public square so often the first choice of the offended?
By Larry PlattA Temple Stadium Can Spur Growth
A former Wharton prof, now head of the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, says college stadiums can benefit communities—if done right
By Kenneth L. ShropshireHey Eagles, can you do North Philly a solid?
WURD’s afternoon host urges the socially-good NFL champs to make its stadium affordable—so Temple doesn’t have to build a new one
By Charles D. EllisonThe University and the City
Our Citizen Speaks event brought five city university presidents together for the first time. Here's a recap in a quick 4-minute-plus video.