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...
Temple University graduate students now have a way to position themselves for a career addressing both public health and public policy needs.
The Master in Public Policy and Master in Public Health dual degree program teaches graduate students how to manage government entities and nonprofit organizations while also showing them how to navigate political environments as a public health professional.
Sara Wright was the first student to enroll in the program, and she plans to complete it in 2023 after attending part-time. Below, Wright kindly offers some insights to help...
Every day, College of Liberal Arts (CLA) students are shaping the future here and beyond—and not just their own futures, either. This semester, a group of six English majors are tutoring Philadelphia-area kids age three to 17 through a program called Mighty Writers. The English Department's student tutors are:
Sherlana Charles,
Sarah Hendricks,
Charles Miller,
Thomas Muzekari,
Luke Powell and
Audrey Purins.
As tutors, the English majors spend some time every week helping the kids with their homework and studies over Zoom. While the kids being tutored are...
When most Americans think about ruins, they tend to picture something older than the United States, maybe something in Europe or Asia or South America. But in analyzing actual pictures (among other media and art), English and American Studies Professor Miles Orvell draws our attention to some ruins that are much closer to home.
In his latest book, Empire of Ruins: American Culture, Photography, and the Spectacle of Destruction, Dr. Orvell searches for the cultural meaning of American ruins, detailing those left behind by Native Americans as well as those from the 20th-...
Marguerite Robinson is a 2016 graduate in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience and a 2018 graduate of the MS in Neuroscience Program. She is currently a neurocognitive specialist at NeuroRestorative.
What is your current position like?
Providing one-on-one cognitive rehabilitation services in the home, community and school/workplace. I focus on areas such as deficits in executive functioning, memory and attention. What I enjoy most about my job is assisting clients to reach their full potential and independence.
Describe your career path.
I was...
