By: Jordan Davis
The Psychology Graduate Students for Inclusivity (PGSI) is a group that aims to promote diversity and inclusivity within the Temple University's Psychology Department and the field as a whole. PGSI takes a broad approach to diversity, focusing on the inclusion of individuals of various races, nationalities, sexual and gender identities, religions, educational backgrounds, health statuses, and socioeconomic statuses. PGSI is comprised of four arms.
The Process Arm allocates time and space for graduate students to discuss national and departmental issues...
POWER Interns screened their recent documentary Ten Years Too Long: Funding, Taxes and Philadelphia Schools at two Town Halls this month where they joined a panel discussion with City Council members about school funding.
Emily Brown is a junior Psychology major, Cognitive Neuroscience minor and is also seeking a certificate in American Sign Language. In addition to her classroom studies she has sought out various experiences that have supported her growth as a student and a future psychologist. One of these experiences includes the Psychology Internship course, where she is working as a Research Assistant at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). She works with the Childhood Anxiety Treatment for Schools (CATS) research team in the Roberts Center for Pediatric Research at CHOP.
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By: Dr. Richard Heimberg
As some of you may know, I have been collaborating with Dr. Marisol Tellez of the Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry (TUKSoD) for the last few years in an effort to develop and evaluate a brief internet-based intervention for dental anxiety. Dental anxiety is a significant public health concern associated with increased risk of oral health problems, as well as problems related to sleeping, social and occupational functioning, and other health problems. Approximately 10-20% of individuals in the US report significant dental anxiety and...
As the College of Liberal Arts' Africology and African American Studies departments prepare to celebrate Black History Month tomorrow, it's important to stop and consider the significance of it all. Specifically, keynote speaker Marcus Anthony Hunter wants students to think about how slavery was a reality "not that long ago" and how black history is intertwined with American history as a whole.
"Black history is American history," he says in a phone interview ahead of his talk tomorrow.
Dr. Hunter is the Chair of UCLA's African American Studies department. Tomorrow,...
The human element is often regarded as the weakest link in cybersecurity. Education efforts in this space, however, focus primarily on the technical aspects of cybersecurity and downplay the relevance of the human factor. One way to exploit this human vulnerability is through social engineering, where cybercriminals utilize persuasion and manipulation to get targets to reveal private information which can then be used to conduct cyberattacks.
Criminal Justice Professor Aunshul Rege and Criminal Justice PhD students Katorah Williams and Alyssa Mendlein are researching...
Another summer to send Philly students to study abroad! We are happy to partner with the Experiment in International Living to make this experience accessible to our students. To learn more or donate, please visit our Crowd Fund.
A few weeks ago, leaders from across the Jewish professional world in Philadelphia gathered at Temple University's Feinstein Center for American Jewish History to participate in a workshop about structuring effective and rewarding internships. I led the workshop, which I focused on the value of project-based internships. I also used the session as a way to familiarize those in attendance with Feinstein's educational objectives.
Representatives of Maccabi USA, Tribe 12, the Gershman Philadelphia Film Festival, and the American Jewish Committee were among those who...
By: Nick Santangelo
According to the old rules of reporting, journalists are supposed to be objective. But during an Intellectual Heritage and First Year Writing event last Thursday, students wanted to know if female journalists unintentionally revert to male-centric standards.
New York Times journalist Maya Salam was visiting Morgan Hall to respond to this and other questions about gender and media from College of Liberal Arts (CLA) students. Her visit was part of Intellectual Heritage's 2018-2019 theme, Troubling Genders, which includes a film series, art exhibit...
By: Nick Santangelo
No matter what you study, no matter what you work on, your environment matters. The more comfortable you are, the better access you have to things that matter to you, the better you'll perform. Amma-Sika Adomako, CLA '18, knew this when she was choosing schools. That's why she picked Temple University's College of Liberal Arts (CLA) and Philadelphia.
The psychology major and Columbus, N.J. native wanted to be close to home and in a large city but not one that felt overwhelming.
"I felt like in Philly, because the size isn't too big, it's very easy...
It's easy in 2019 to say that racism is abhorrent and should be eradicated, and it really should have been easy for the country to agree on this many, many years ago. In her recent visit to a College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Africology and African American Studies class, Patricia Reid-Merritt explained how this seemingly obvious statement is worth exploring.
The Stockton University distinguished professor argued that racism is still (disturbingly) alive and even spreading in some corners because much of the United States has failed to reckon with racism's past. Without...
Criminal Justice major Barry Sauder didn't set out to study in a big city—he only knew he wanted more than what his hometown had to offer. Although it was tough to shake his small-town roots, the more he explored the city through internships, the more Philadelphia—and Temple University—became his home.
Watch Barry Sauder's story.
By: Nick Santangelo
Thinking about an internship? You might want to think about Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) which will pay about 50 college student interns between $12 and $16 an hour this summer in positions that vary from sustainability to civic engagement to government relations and beyond.
A group of Temple University College of Liberal Arts (CLA) students recently reached out to Associate Director of Student Professional Development Liz Anselmo about PHL internships, and she leaped at the opportunity to connect them with the airport. Out of that was...
Is it a crime to be poor in the United States? POWER Interns interview three young people who reflect on the movement to end cash bail. View the full interview. What will it take to fully fund Philly schools? POWER Interns seek answers and share their observations of Philly public schools. View the full video.
A recent policy brief from the Center on Regional Politics, "A Tale of Haves and Have-Nots," forecasts the fiscal future for all 500 school districts in PA for the period 2017-18 through 2021-22. The brief projects budget shortfalls for almost 300 districts, requiring them to reduce expenditures through program cuts or raise additional revenue. Additionally, even some districts whose fiscal condition is improving may be doing so from a base that is inadequate to support the needs of their students. Overall fiscal conditions are improving in aggregate, with revenues catching up...
By: Nick Santangelo
"The clear message from the science is temperatures are clearly increasing, and this has basically been the message through the last several IPCC reports," Karen Seto told a crowd of Geography and Urban Studies, Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Studies students last week in Alter Hall.
Dr. Seto, a Yale University professor, was appearing as part of an event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Communities. While on campus, she spoke about her experiences as a co-lead author on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's...
