Master of Public Policy student Sam Hall was recently hired as the Community Development Program Manager with the City of Philadelphia's Department of Commerce. The mission of the Department of Commerce is to help businesses of all sizes thrive in Philadelphia. Congratulations, Sam! Want to learn more about The MPP program? Contact Samantha Apgar, Associate Director of the MPP program, at samantha.apgar@temple.edu.
Whether it's from The Crepe Truck, the Mexican Grill Stand or Squared2 Pizza, there are few things Owls love more than frequent visits to one of the many food trucks that
Despite working 2-3 jobs throughout college, I built up a lot of credit card debt to keep up with peers who had access to more money than I had. Keeping up meant belonging, or at least learning to feel like I belonged in this world of higher education.
Fast forward to the year I finished my PhD and started my job at Temple. I had built up to $17,000 in credit card debt from travel for both academic conferences and personal exploration, plus twice that in student loans. In 2006, I noticed everyone was suddenly buying a house and I wanted to as well. I remember going for a...
Inflation has been unrelenting during this past year, and it seems as if no one and nothing has been spared from its wrath. Its latest casualty? Your Thanksgiving turkey.
The seventh edition of The Economics of Sports, co-authored by Michael Leeds, Peter von Allmen (Temple Ph.D.-1990, Skidmore College), and Victor Matheson (College of the Holy Cross) has just been published by Routledge.
The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and the Public Policy Lab (PPL) have announced the formation of a new Foreign Policy Hub within PPL. The initiative will house a new national survey project, Foreign Policy in a Diverse Society (FPDS), which was recently funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York. FPDS will be led by Alexandra Guisinger, Associate Professor of Political Science, Nyron N. Crawford, Assistant Professor of Political Science, and Katja Kleinberg, Associate Professor of Political Science at Binghamton University, SUNY.
Beginning in 2023 and extending for at least...
Call for Applications for Five-year Assistantships for Doctoral Program at Temple UniversityDepartment of Geography and Urban StudiesTemple University, Philadelphia PAApplications due January 15, 2023The Department of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is accepting applications for funded doctoral position beginning Fall 2023. The doctoral program focuses on geographic approaches to the study of urban and environmental processes and conditions in US and international settings. Our emphasis is on the themes of globalization,...
Dr. Elizabeth Wheaton-Paramo (Temple Ph.D. '06) has been promoted to Economic Research Associate Professor at Southern Methodist University. Congratuldations Elizabeth!
Andrea Morales Loucil, CLA '20, has been named a recipient of a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She, and the rest of the 2022 U.S. Class of Gates Cambridge Scholars, will be awarded a full scholarship toward any postgraduate degree offered at the University of Cambridge. Established in 2000, the Gates Cambridge program selects honorees according to four main criteria: intellectual ability, the reason for choosing their course, a commitment to improving the lives of others, and potential as a future leader. Morales Loucil joins a prestigious and exclusive group — only about...
Sara DeNault is an MPP alum working for Philadelphia's City Controller. Continue reading to learn more about her time in Temple's MPP program and how it propelled her into her current career.
Please describe your organization and its mission.
I work for Philadelphia's City Controller, Rebecca Rhynhart. The City Controller is the fiscal watchdog of the City of Philadelphia, tasked with promoting the effective and efficient operation of Philadelphia government by identifying cost savings, recommending best practices and modernization, and exposing fraud...
Andre Del Valle graduated from Temple's MPP program in Spring of 2022. He is currently the Vice President of Government Affairs at the Pennsylvania Apartment Association. Continue reading to learn more about Andre's experience in the MPP program and how his MPP degree continues to help him in his current role.
Please describe your organization and its mission.
The Pennsylvania Apartment Association is a statewide association representing property managers and landlords across Pennsylvania. Our mission is to serve the Pennsylvania apartment industry as...
Dae'Shawn Nixon is a current MPP student working at the Administration for Children and Families. In addition to pursuing his Master of Public Policy, Dae'Shawn will also graduate with a Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Continue reading to learn more about Dae'Shawn's role at ACF and why he chose to purse his Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Please describe your new position. What does your day-to day look like? My role is part of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, where I am assigned to the Children's Bureau (CB) within the Administration on Children, Youth, and...
Rhymes Humphreys is current student in Temple's Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Learn more about why he joined the program and his current role at a nonprofit who serves seniors in Philadelphia. Can you tell us about your background and current role? I worked in a lot of jobs in my career, including at a nuclear power plant and a train manufacturer. But the role I fit in the best was working for a nonprofit that runs services like affordable housing and health clinics for seniors in the city of Philadelphia. I'm an accountant. I feel I have the nicest set of...
Sarah Mueller is an MPP alum and currently serves as the Disability Policy Advisor to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee for Chair Patty Murray (D-WA). Keep reading to learn about her current role at HELP and how she continues to use the skills she acquired in the MPP program.
Please describe your organization and its mission.
I work for the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee for Chair Patty Murray (D-WA). The Committee has broad jurisdiction over our country's domestic and social policy issues...
Temple's Master of Public Policy (MPP) program hosted a panel discussion on career and internship opportunities with unions on October 6th, 2022. Representatives of multiple unions from across the Philadelphia region joined MPP staff and students to speak about their careers and how MPP students can get involved in the labor movement. Temple University was thrilled to welcome Tim Crowder (Legislative Director at Painters District Council 21), Tyler Honschke (Intern at Painters District Council 21), John McGovern (Compliance Auditor at Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of...
As part of Temple's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, the university invited Philadelphia-based author Carmen Maria Machado for a moderated conversation with Liz
It's a rainy Friday night at the Paseo Verde Community Hall in North Philadelphia. Naida Elena Montes, a Temple Geography and Urban Studies PhD candidate and career community engagement practitioner, is delivering a presentation about the nature of her research. She unpacks a history of housing inequity, discriminatory redlining, community disinvestment, and their current-day consequences.
At its conclusion, she grins at the room and says, "Okay, now I'm going to make you all a little uncomfortable."
Attendees are separated into "story circles" and prompted to...
This fall semester, Courtney Kater, Class of 2023, began their internship at Lambda Legal, the nation's oldest and largest LGBTQIA+ advocacy nonprofit. The firm is
Temple's Master of Public Policy program is now officially a member of the Public Policy and International Affairs Program's Graduate School Consortium. PPIA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support efforts to increase diversity in graduate studies in public policy and international affairs.PPIA students are eligible for:Waived application fee6-credit scholarshipThe MPP Program joins 60 other public policy and international affairs programs who share a commitment to increasing diversity and fostering inclusion in public service.For more information about...
Joshua Mask will present his latest paper, "How Increased Labor Demand at the Start of Your Career Can Improve Outcomes," at two upcoming conferences:
New York State Economics Association 74th Annual Conference - SUNY Old Westbury
15th Annual People and Organizations Conference - Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania
Joshua was also featured in the May 2022 issue of the Philadelphia Tribune for trhe article Recession may or may not be here, but be prepared.
