By: Nick Santangelo
There is no single path to success, a fact that senior Nicholas Carmack knows all too well. The Sociology major is on track to graduate in December and was a finalist for the prestigious Truman Scholarship, but the Utah native's journey here has been anything but a straight line.
Like his father and all but one of his siblings, Carmack didn't graduate from high school. At the time, he didn't care enough to go to class and get his work done, and he found it difficult to build a strong career without an education.
Course Correction
Seemingly...
By: Annabelle MenlaThe COVID-19 shutdown has affected all of us in different ways, but one effect we're all dealing with is suddenly navigating online courses. But don't panic! We're all in this coronavirus shutdown together, and we'll get through it together. I've learned a few tricks and techniques for making the most of online learning, and I think they'll help you get through the semester, too.Get OrganizedGet a planner/calendar to keep up with assignments and due dates. Syllabuses have changed a great deal because of the transition to online courses, so be attentive to...
by Africology and African American Studies Department
April 08
Africology and African American Studies Assistant Professor Aaron Smith interviewed Professor and Chair Molefi K. Asante in a recently published article in Vestnik RUDN. International Relations titled "Afrocentricity as the Organizing Principle for African Renaissance." You can read or download the full research article (.pdf).
By: Nick Santangelo
"Should I get tested? Should I self-quarantine?" These are questions on the minds of many College of Liberal Arts community members as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to flip our world upside down. Currently, you can find a list of "emergency warning signs" that necessitate testing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website.
Analyzing Potential Smell and Taste Symptoms
But could there also be other symptoms? Psychology Research Assistant Professor Valentina Parma and her colleagues at the Global Consortium for Chemosensory...
Meet Jesse Monoski, one of our #OwlsInOffice.
Jesse graduated from Temple University in 2016 with a BA in Political Science and Philosophy. He currently doubles as a legislative director in the Office of State Senator John Sabatina, Jr. and a borough councilman for Lemoyne, PA. Jesse has aided in a policy that ended discrimination against people with disabilities seeking an organ transplant and was recently elected to serve on his community's borough council for the next four years.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jesse's borough has declared a state of...
By: Nick SantangeloThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of everyone in the College of Liberal Arts community and the city of Philadelphia that we call home. The most important things any of us can do are to stay home, stay safe, wash our hands and maintain social distancing. But some of our community members are also making a difference in other ways. Shawn McCaney, CLA '87, is the executive director of the William Penn Foundation, which recently fast-tracked $6.6 million in grants for the arts and added $5 million in grants for pre-K education. These are crucial funds...
By: Nick Santangelo
With classes moved online and restaurants, movie theaters, and just about everything else closed, TV entertainment has taken center stage. And one of the College of Liberal Arts' (CLA) own students is helping to bring some of that entertainment to everyone's screens during these unprecedented times.
English major Kelly Jahn has been spending the semester interning on Late Night with Seth Meyers in New York City! Today, CLA is highlighting Jahn and her experience as the last entry in our series celebrating female students and alumnae as part of...
Many congratulations to Arthur Kriger who has been awarded the Graduate Student Instructor of Record Teaching Award from the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). The CLA Committee was unanimously impressed with the scope, dedication and excellence of Arthur's teaching. We are very happy to have such competent and dedicated TAs!
Assistant Professor Frank Leib was part of Temple University's community for many years. After receiving a BA in English from Dartmouth University in 1966 and an MEd in English education from Harvard University in 1968, and after some time spent teaching high school, Dr. Leib came to Temple for graduate study in English. He received an MA in English in 1976 and a PhD in English in 1982. He then shifted his studies to religion and received an MA in comparative religion in 1986 and a PhD in American religious experience in 1994.
Dr. Leib had a very long history with...
By: Nick Santangelo
While coronavirus has March 2020 an unprecedented time that has half the world shut down and practicing social distancing, one thing hasn't changed from Marchs past. March is still Women's History Month! So, give yourself a little break from the copious amount of Netflix streaming we know you've been doing and celebrate one of the College of Liberal Arts' (CLA) many successful alumnae with us.
Samantha Berger, CLA '91, is an award-winning author of over 85 books for young readers, including Crankenstein, What If… and Rock What Ya Got. She is also a...
Assistant Professor Steven Windisch has been awarded a Temple summer research grant to conduct a qualitative comparative analysis to address the influence of childhood risk factors on extremist violence. In addition, Dr. Windisch's alma mater, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, recently received a 10-year, $36 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security to establish a Center of Excellence for terrorism prevention and counterterrorism research. Dr. Windisch will be subcontracting with them to collect data from families of former white supremacists and identify...
Temple University's own Dr. Zain Abdullah will be presenting on Race and Religion during Rutgers' "Global Islamophobia in an Era of Populism" event. The event will highlight some of the discrimination and violence Muslims in America, Asia and Europe have dealt with and is divided into three panel discussions. Please see the full details in the Global Islamophobia in an Era of Populism event.
Frank Chappell, a first-year PhD candidate, has a published article in the 36th volume of the Chennai Journal of Intercultural Philosophy titled "Toward a Self-Designating System: Concepts of the "Self" in Social Science and Vedanta." The article is a response to the call for a creation of a "self-designating system" in phenomenology by the eminent philosopher Evan Thompson.
The Criminal Justice Department is very excited to announce that graduate students Trinh Nguyen and Rachel Bleiman are co-authors with Associate Professor Aunhsul Rege on the forthcoming paper, "A social engineering awareness and training workshop for STEM students and practitioners." The paper has been accepted for publication at the 10th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC) to be held at Princeton University.
This is Nguyen's first publication! This was the first training workshop that Dr. Rege had put together and Nguyen and Bleiman were instrumental in...
The Criminal Justice Department is very excited to announce that Alyssa Mendlein and Trinh Nguyen are co-authors with Dr. Rege on the forthcoming paper "Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Through a Multidisciplinary OSINT Course Project". The paper has been accepted for publication at the 2020 American Society of Engineering Education's Annual Conference and Education.This is Alyssa's first publication as primary author! Congratulations to all of you!
By: Nick Santangelo
March is Women's History Month, and the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) will be celebrating some of our women who've made (or are making) history all month long. We got a jump start by closing out Black History Month with a story about an alumna who earned a historic promotion. With March now underway, we're continuing that effort by highlighting Brittany Bronson, CLA '14, who was honored as a Future Leader at the Philadelphia Inquirer's inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Awards Gala this past November.
Work with Purpose
A former sociology major...
Welcome to the Feinstein Center Blog!
Temple University's Feinstein Center for American Jewish History works to inspire curiosity and interest in American Jewish History. I'm here to talk about the people that learn from Feinstein's efforts. I'm one of those people.
My name is Sigal Felber and I am interning with Feinstein this semester. I am new to Philadelphia, and when I thought about how to make my four-month stint here meaningful, I knew that I wanted to intern with an organization that matched my interests. A center for the study of American Jewish life seemed like...
Being the first to accomplish something means not just doing something great for yourself, but paving the way for others to follow in your footsteps. For former criminal justice major Laina Stevens, CLA '04, that's exactly what happened when she became the first African American woman to be given a position of rank at Pennsylvania's Upper Darby Police Department last October.
"I'm glad that I can be an inspiration for other people, especially the youth that I come in contact with while I'm doing my job," says Sergeant Laina Stevens. "As part of my job, I'm a guest...
On Tuesday, February 20, 2020, Criminal Justice Professor Caterina Roman testified before Philadelphia City Council on solutions to overcoming barriers to victim services for those injured in street assaults in Philadelphia. She reported on the early findings from her study that examined help-seeking behavior by individuals represented in the victim-offender overlap.
Criminal Justice professors Steven Belenko and Caterina Roman were recently featured in The Temple News for the research on opioid treatment options on people who were incarcerated and are at risk for relapse. As part of the research, people who were incarcerated and live in North Philadelphia will be linked with Temple's Recovery Utilizing Scientific Treatment Clinic to receive treatment, while those in West Philadelphia will be offered preexisting treatment options and reentry services in the area. Read the full article titled Temple professors study opioid...
