Global pandemic? Zoom classes? A mostly empty campus? None of this was any problem for the College of Liberal Arts Class of 2021!
OK, we get it. These were monumental challenges that altered your final few semesters as CLA undergrads in ways none of us saw coming when you first set foot on our North Philly campus. Life, however, is often difficult and unpredictable, and each one of you proved adept at overcoming such challenges.
That calls for celebration! Because we just can't wait to honor every one of your accomplishments during this week's Commencement...
We're just over one week away from the Class of 2021 Commencement on Friday, May 7! Before we look forward to all the amazing things this class will do as graduates, let's take a moment to look back on some of the amazing things they've done as students.
Yesterday, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) recognized dozens of outstanding 2021 graduates for winning Baccalaureate Awards. During a virtual ceremony, CLA Dean Richard Deeg congratulated the winners.
"I think it fair to say that all of you are bound together by a joy of thinking about everything," said Dean Deeg...
Lila Berman wins the 2021 Organization of American Historians’ prestigious Ellis W. Hawley Prize for her book The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institution(link is external) (Princeton University Press, 2020). Congratulations Lila!
You can read below the official OAH statement:
Berman’s book, The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex: The History of a Multibillion-Dollar Institution (Princeton University Press) reveals how modern philanthropists have used structures and...
This time last year, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) was hosting our annual Teaching Awards virtually for what we hoped would be the first and final time. Instead, the ongoing pandemic necessitated another virtual ceremony in 2021. The accomplishments of CLA's faculty during the 2020-2021 academic year, however, are perhaps all the more impressive considering the challenges both students and faculty continued to overcome.
CLA Dean Richard Deeg congratulated 2021's winners and highlighted some of the criteria that earned them their awards.
Hamil Pearsall,...
Master of Public Policy (MPP) student Brittany Van Strien was recently offered a position as a Research Analyst for the Legislative Policy and Research Office with PA House of Representatives Democrats.
Van Strien has previously worked as a Communications and Policy Coordinator as well as a Constituent Services Advisor with the PA House Democratic Caucus. She is expected to receive her MPP in Fall 2021. We are excited for her to start this new chapter in Harrisburg!
Congratulations, Brittany!
Ted Maust, CLA '18, is putting his master of arts degree in public history to good use as the director of Elfreth's Alley Museum. A National Historic Landmark, Elfreth's
Jamie Fader, associate professor of criminal justice, has been studying people impacted by the criminal justice system for almost 25 years. Her book, Falling Back, won
In her Commencement speech three years ago, Paige Hill, CLA '18, spoke to the graduating class of Owls with words inspired by Shirley Chisholm: "If they don't give you a
When Zimri Hinshaw, CLA '20, beat out a group of mostly business majors to win the Fox School of Business' 2019 Innovative Idea Competition, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) couldn't wait to see what was next for the young entrepreneur's sustainable leather company. Recently, the former CLA Economics major and current Bucha Leather CEO secured a pair of $250,000 investments to fuel his participation in the IndieBio Accelerator.
A Dogged Pursuit
In addition to grinding away at the business, Hinshaw also credits his persistence in the face of failure with helping...
Over the past year, the Asian American community has been inundated by a wave of racially motivated attacks, including verbal abuse, vandalism, beatings and the shootings
Master of Public Policy (MPP) student Dae'Shawn Nixon recently started a new position as a Project Associate for Social Contract LLC. Social Contract is a diverse group of facilitators, project managers, policy experts, program designers and researchers dedicated to elevating and supporting lasting social change. Nixon is expected to complete his MPP in 2022.
Congratulations, Dae'Shawn!
Master of Public Policy (MPP) student Sara Joseph recently started a new position as the support coordinator for the Philadelphia Bail Fund. The Philadelphia Bail Fund is dedicated to ending the cash bail system. The fund pays bail at the earliest possible moment for people who are indigent and cannot afford bail—ideally before they are transferred from their holding cell to jail. The Philadelphia Bail Fund also subjects the impact of its work to evaluation and uses the results to educate policymakers and lobby for reform.
Joseph is expected to complete her MPP in 2021....
On January 6, a group of extremists unhappy with the results of the 2020 presidential election turned a political protest at the United States Capitol Building violent. Tragically, five people lost their lives and well over one hundred were injured.
Why did the most extreme right-wing elements take action that resulted in senseless deaths and injuries? What will happen to them now? And are they any different from extreme left-wing individuals who have also turned to illegal activities during protests?
Trauma
Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Steven Windisch has...
Master of Public Policy (MPP) student Erik Long was recently hired as a Business Analyst at Grant Street Group. Grant Street Group specializes in cloud-based government solutions for tax collection, e-payments and auctions.
Long is expected to complete his MPP in 2021.
Congratulations, Erik!
Temple University Master of Public Policy student Arielle Weisbord recently started a new role as a senior associate at EisnerAmper. EisnerAmper is among the nation's largest full-service advisory and accounting firms. Their clients are enterprises as diverse as sophisticated financial institutions and start-ups, global public firms and middle-market companies as well as high net worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organizations and entrepreneurial ventures across a variety of industries.
Weisbord is expected to complete her Master of Public Policy in...
Kaya Jones, CLA '20, knows a thing or two about blazing a path. As a senior, the Journalism and Political Science major was one-third of Temple University's first-ever all-female student government leadership team.
But even pioneers need a helping hand from time to time. So when Jones was offered the chance to acquire a mentor just a few months after she graduated, she jumped at the opportunity. A few months later, she would find herself jumping into her mentor's former job.
It all began in July when Jones was working in her first post-graduation job as a project...
Stephanie Etienne was recently hired as an analyst at the Nonprofit Finance Fund. The Nonprofit Finance Fund promotes the success of nonprofits by providing capital, strategic consulting and using their knowledge and influence to transform the funding and financing landscape. Etienne is expected to complete her Master of Public Policy (MPP) in 2022.
Congratulations, Stephanie!
Professor Douglas Duckworth is the 2020 recipient of the Distinguished Research Grant in Tibetan Buddhist Studies from the Tsadra Foundation. The prestigious grant is awarded to a scholar who has made significant contributions to the field of Tibetan Buddhist Studies and is considered one of the highest awards in Tibetan Buddhist scholarship. With support from the Tsadra Foundation, Dr. Duckworth will study and translate Künzang Sönam's 915-page commentary on The Way of the Bodhisattva, The Excellent Vase.
Dr. Duckworth will be joined in a...
Associate Professor of Sociology Judith A. Levine directs Temple's Public Policy Lab. Her academic work centers on poverty, poverty policy and employment. In honor of
If you're going to spend a couple of years of your life studying history as a graduate student, you could do worse than choosing the Birthplace of the Nation as your study locale. At Temple University's College of Liberal Arts (CLA), students pursuing a History master's degree with a Public History concentration don't just have the opportunity to examine history through an advanced critical lens inside the classroom. They also have the chance to explore the campus' backyard for some real-world learning and career experiences at some of the United States' most historically...
