The College of Liberal Arts held its 2024 Celebration of Faculty Awards on March 27th at the Howard Gittis Student Center. Deputy Dean Sandra L. Suárez served as the Master of Ceremony for this year's event.
The Edward Buthusiem Faculty Research Award, established last year, is awarded to faculty whose applied research adds to our knowledge of how large-scale societal decisions are made and/or whose research adds significantly to the University's public reputation for scholarly excellence. This year, Dean Richard Deeg presented the award to Hamil Pearsall, Associate...
Please join us in celebrating these fantastic achievements by our students and classmates. They are so deserving of the recognition and we're so proud of their excellence! These Sociology majors graduating in 2023-2024 have reached the pinnacle of academic achievement. First, are students graduating in December 2023 or May 2024 who earned Distinction in the Major, a designation reserved for students who maintained a 3.50 GPA or better in the major and a minimum 3.25 overall GPA. They are:Distinction in the MajorHannah AukersMaddy BartonEmily Baxter-GreenMonica BlassouHaily...
A group of Temple Economics majors - Matthew Drayton (MathEcon-CLA); Zachary Somogyi (Econ-CLA); Karina McKenna (Econ-Fox); and Akash Banerjee (Econ-CLA) - have placed in the finals of The Fiscal Challenge. The Fiscal Challenge is a national competition in which teams of students present policies to reduce the share of the publicly held national debt to 95 percent of GDP by 2054. The competition attracts teams from schools like Princeton University, Notre Dame University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The team will travel to Washington DC for the final round of...
Emily Cowan, a postdoctoral fellow at Temple's Adaptive Memory Lab, was the lead author of a research paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The paper, titled "The effects of mnemonic variability and spacing on memory over multiple timescales," was co-authored by Benjamin Rottman and Yiwen Zhang from the University of Pittsburgh, as well as Vishnu P. Murty, principal investigator of the Adaptive Memory Lab.Cowan said:In the Adaptive Memory Lab at Temple University, led by Dr. Vishnu "Deepu" Murty, we study how aspects of our experience...
Eli Benjamin Israel, a PhD student in the Department of Philosophy, has recently had his paper titled Caring for Valid Sexual Consent accepted for publication in Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy (Cambridge University Press). While awaiting its print publication, you can read it on the PhilPapers website. For further insights into Eli's research, please visit his website.
Imposing a moratorium on parole/prison releases has been utilized as a "corrective" solution by the executive branch in reaction to high-profile homicides. Most recently, for example, the Governor of Alabama imposed a moratorium on the state's parole, following the murder of a family by a recently released parolee. In September 2008 in Pennsylvania, the then-Governor, Edward Rendell, imposed a statewide moratorium on all parole releases, immediately following a high-profile homicide of a police officer in Philadelphia by a recently released parolee. At the time this moratorium...
In the age of social media, judgment from our peers has become increasingly prevalent. At the swipe of a finger, a person can reveal whether they accept or reject you.
Kira Halma was an MPP +1 accelerated degree student who graduated from the program in December 2023. Now, Kira serves as the Science, Technology, and Labor Liaison for Philadelphia City Councilmember-at-large Dr. Nina Ahmad. Continue reading to learn more about her work in her current position and her time in the MPP program at Temple.
What is your current position and organization? What is the mission of your organization?
I serve as the Science, Technology, and Labor Liaison for Councilmember-at-large Dr. Nina Ahmad. The mission of Philadelphia City Council is to...
Hamida Mubassshera, a graduate student in the Economics Department has just had the paper "Pornography Usage During Adolescence: Does it Lead to Risky Sexual Behavior?" accepted by the journal, Health Economics. Congratulations Hamida!
Please join us for a special teach-in on February 23 at 2:00pm. Professor Vladislav Zubok from the London School of Economics will be live from London and will be leading a discussion on "Two Years of War in Ukraine." You can join in via Zoom!
A Temple education starts in the classroom, but for many Owls, it extends into the lab or field, where our students are making important discoveries through innovative
Peter Yingzhe He is enrolled in the MPP+1 Accelerated Degree program. He currently serves as a Program Planning and Evaluation Intern with the Community Development & Regional Outreach Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Continue reading to learn more about his current position and experience in the accelerated degree program.
What is your current position and organization? What is the mission of your organization?
I serve as a Program Planning and Evaluation Intern, which is a year-round internship position at the Community Development &...
On February 2nd, College of Liberal Arts students from the Criminal Justice, English, History, Political Science, Psychology and Neuroscience and Sociology departments gathered in Northeast Philadelphia for a half-day workshop at one of the regional offices of the PA Attorney General.
Students had the opportunity to hear presentations from and network with various attorneys, special agents and police officers in Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement office. Some of the speakers that presented were from the offices of the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency), ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco...
When it comes to large-scale events that captivate the American public, there is nothing quite like the Super Bowl. For nearly 60 years, it has served as the United
Graduate Student Arthur Krieger has been awarded the 2024 Karl Jaspers Award by the Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry for his paper "The Epistemic Prerequisites of Reliable Abstinence in Addiction". This prize is awarded by a panel of philosophers and psychiatrists for the best paper submitted by a graduate student or medical student resident in philosophy of psychiatry in an annual competition. Arthur Krieger will receive a cash prize and opportunities for publication and presentation of his paper.
Brianna Boone is a senior Journalism and Spanish double major, who took advantage of studying abroad in the Oviedo Program during the spring 2023 semester. Read about her experience in Oviedo and how this program impacted her!
Hello! My name is Brianna Boone and I am a senior Journalism and Spanish double major. Studying in Oviedo was not just a choice of convenience to finish my second major on time, but a way for me to experience a whole new world that would've never been able to otherwise. I knew studying abroad would help me gain confidence in my...
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Lights, camera, Temple! Our biggest alumni stars are enjoying a successful award season thanks to nominations and even awards at this winter's Emmy, Golden Globe and
Dr. Cox received her PhD from Temple University's Department of Religion in 2016. Her work focuses on contemporary US Christianity, gender, sexuality, and AIDS. She is interested in archival research and preserving the histories of queer communities. Dr. Cox has served as the interim coordinator of the Women's and Gender studies program at Rowan university, where she is also the coordinator of the Philosophy and World Religions department. Dr. Cox has presented twice at the AAR this year, once in a session by the Teaching Religion unit on teaching controversial topics in a time...
