By: Nick Santangelo
It's somewhat of an unfortunately well-kept secret outside of Temple University's campuses, but Temple is a Research 1 University. What exactly does that mean? Well, by definition it means the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has certified that Temple is among the 115 nationwide universities conducting the highest levels of research. You know, that old thing.
Right. OK, Temple has this impressive-sounding scholarly classification, but what does it actually mean for incoming students to Temple's College of Liberal Arts (CLA)?...
Congratulations to Thomas Gerz, who won an honorable mention in the SLA undergraduate essay competition for research he undertook investigating linguistic relativity in Japanese and English. His paper, entitled Grammatical Ontologies in Japanese and English, summarized the findings of the research he carried out, with the Anthropology Department's support, earlier in the summer.
By: Kaitlyn SuttonThis year, we are pleased to welcome 22 new faculty members from a variety of disciplines to the College of Liberal Arts. These new faculty members will be teaching in our classrooms, leading our research, and forging partnerships across the community. They join our already impressive list of more than 400 full-time faculty."We promote academic excellence and progressive thinkers and doers at the College of Liberal Arts," stated Dean Richard Deeg. "I believe with the help of our new faculty, we will continue to make major contributions to society and the world...
Teen violence is on the rise in Philadelphia. Criminal Justice Professor Caterina Roman argues that we are not paying attention to the culture of violence and not focusing on what we can do to stop youth from wanting to shoot and carry weapons.
Read the full story, Rise in teen violence causes concern in Philadelphia.
Criminal Justice Professor Jerry Ratcliffe recently wrote an op-ed that was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The op-ed looks at how crime spikes in the city every summer. Dr. Ratcliffe, Ralph Taylor and Evan Sorg have shown that for every 10-degree increase in temperature, Philadelphia s street robberies increase by about 2%. This effect is especially pronounced in places with more commercial land use and near subway stations. This information can be used to develop an evidence-based approach to the city s violence reduction strategy.
Read the full article in the...
By: Nick Santangelo
They were the first, but they won't be the last. Far from it, the nine students who received their master of public policy degrees on May 10 were the inaugural class of a forward-looking program that will be preparing students to make an impact in communities near and far for years to come.
The College of Liberal Arts' master of public policy (MPP) held its first classes in fall 2016 with the goal of educating students on policy creation. Less than two years after the start of those first courses, the first group of students had mastered those skills...
Dr. Stephen F. Szabo is currently a Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies and a Professorial Lecturer in European Studies at SAIS. He served as the Executive Director of the Transatlantic Academy, a Washington D.C. based forum for research and dialogue between scholars, policy experts, and authors from both sides of the Atlantic.
Prior to joining the German Marshall Fund in 2007, Dr. Szabo was Interim Dean and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and taught European Studies at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University.
CENFAD's Thomas Davis Fellow,...
Read the full article coverage of Cuba War and Peace Conference titled Exploring Cuba's History of War and Peace.
Sponsored by: Center for Force and Diplomacy, History Department, Center for the Humanities at Temple, Office of the Dean, Spanish and Portuguese Department, Global Studies Program, Political Science Department, Faculty Senate, and Temple University Library. Open to the general public.
Congratulations to Holden Zimmerman of the University of Kansas for winning the 2018 Sherman Family Prize for Undergraduate Scholarship in Force and Diplomacy with her paper entitled "Defensive Humanitarianism: Swiss Internment Camps in WWI."
By: Nick Santangelo"We are about to do what is a very, very unique thing," Temple University Associate Vice President for Student Affairs T.J. Logan told a gathering in Hardwick Hall this afternoon.It was so unique, Temple President Richard M. Englert would say just moments later, "because it's an elevator." But this wasn't just any elevator. This was the one where Eric Schlesinger, CLA '73, first met Shari Rubin in 1972. Ms. Rubin, who passed in August 2017, would later become Mrs. Schlesinger. Today, the elevator was dedicated in her memory with a plaque commemorating her...
The Criminal Justice Departments is proud to welcome our two newest faculty members, Travis Meyers and Amarat Zaatut.
Travis Meyers received his PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Arizona State University and joined the faculty at Temple University this fall. His dissertation examined violence in prison and ways to address and reduce rates of violent misconduct. More specifically, he conducted an evaluation of a restrictive status housing program that serves as an alternative to disciplinary segregation for those who engage in serious violent misconduct within...
Rev. Dr. Katie Geneva Cannon has passed away. Dr. Cannon was a faculty member of the Department of Religion in 1993 and was the first African American woman to be ordained in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. and a leading voice in Womanist Theology. She will be truly missed amongst colleagues, friends and family. You can read more about Rev. Dr. Katie Cannon on the Presbytery of Philadelphia website.
Pictured: Krikor Kapeghian, seated on right, with Temple University students and alumni working as TD Bank interns and associates, respectively.
By: Nick Santangelo
Taking that first step toward something new and different can seem a little scary. It's easy to get comfortable with the familiar and stick with it. But Krikor Kapeghian, CLA '92, took that first step when he left what he calls the "homogenous" confines of Moorestown, N.J. behind Temple University and North Philly. The ensuing experiences—particularly his time spent as a resident assistant (RA)—were...
By: Nick Santangelo
There's a common misconception among many people choosing a college or university that in order to work (and be successful) in the business world, a business degree is a must. And while that's certainly a viable path, it's just one of many.
Getting a liberal arts education, for instance, can further your ability to think critically and make strategic decisions by instilling in you a unique worldview. And with businesses increasingly looking to build diverse teams of professionals with varying backgrounds to help them find creative solutions, College of...
Criminal Justice PhD Student Juwan Bennett was recently featured in Temple Now for his work at the Urban Youth Leadership Academy at Temple. The goal of Urban Youth Leadership Academy is to connect students with mentoring and college access programs they may not access otherwise and to provide them with the skills necessary to navigate those admissions processes. Read the full article for more information about Juwan's work at the Urban Youth Leadership Academy.
By: Nick Santangelo
For David Reed, CLA '07, all it took was one class. The Reading, Pa. native knew he wanted to go to school in a big city that wasn't too far from his friends and family but was far enough to feel like a different world from where he grew up. Temple University was "absolutely," the right choice to fit his criteria, he says with the perspective that more than a decade after graduating and enjoying a successful career brings.
But even if Temple's College of Liberal Arts (CLA) is as obviously a great fit today as it was back in the aughts, another matter...
A policy brief recently published by the Center on Regional Politics provides data on the status of fund balances for Pennsylvania's 500 school districts at the end of fiscal year 2016-17. Although the data show that total reserve funds have increased by about $591 million since 2012-13, from $4.3 billion to $4.9 billion, they also show that the flexible reserves of most districts are within or even below the minimum standards recommended by bond raters and government finance professionals and allowed by state law.The brief summarizes trends for districts, charters, and...
Dr. Mathieu Wimmer received the prestigious Avenir (the French word for "future") award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse that provides funding to early-stage investigators who propose highly innovative and potentially transformative studies focused on drug addiction. Dr. Wimmer's project will utilize a multi-generational animal model of opioid addiction to examine the mechanisms underlying addiction susceptibility. The research will focus on the epigenetic processes that contribute to addiction. The ultimate goal of this project is to identify novel avenues to improve...
The College Liberal Arts profiled two recent alums of the PA Capital Semester, a full-time internship program housed within the Institute for Public Affairs.Students gain valuable career experience, confidence, and important future connections for life after Temple. The program is open to all majors, and runs every fall and spring semester.Read their stories!
