A Celebration of Philanthropy and Gratitude: LAURAs Gift MatchThe Liberal Arts Undergraduate Research Awards (LAURAs) creates more opportunities for undergraduate students to develop research skills by working with faculty mentors on faculty-led research projects while increasing support for faculty research in the College of Liberal Arts.Studies and experiences outside of the classroom are essential to receiving a well-rounded education. College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Dean, Dr. Richard Deeg, made the LAURAs program a priority both in education and philanthropy. With a call to...
Through a dynamic curriculum that explores the intersections of faith, culture and democracy, the Dialogue Institute, a nonprofit organization based at Temple University, is supporting a new generation of leaders who are equipped to navigate global diversity and build bridges to seek the common good.
Since 2010, the Dialogue Institute has welcomed international students to Temple through the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State. This life-changing program has empowered more than 350 students to embark on a remarkable...
Congratulations to Criminal Justice Professor Jennifer Wood, for being named the new Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs! Read the full article on the Office of the Provost website.
Public Policy Projects are a culminating experience of the Master of Public Policy program at Temple University. Every year, governmental and non-profit organizations involved in public policy development are invited to submit a proposal to engage a team of students in a semester-long project beginning in January. These projects provide students with hands-on experiences that parallel the activities and issues they will encounter in the workplace. Working for a client organization, teams of students spend a full semester addressing the client's issue. The project allows...
This year, Stanley Collins completed his PhD in Sociology at Temple. He's since been selected as a Provost's Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Read on to learn more about his current position and his time in the sociology PhD program.
Can you tell me anything about your research as a sociology PhD here?
My dissertation used Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood as a place to ask questions about how race, music, and music venues affect gentrification. In part, my interest in this topic came as a result of me being a musician, playing in different...
Clare Maus graduated from the MPP program in 2023 and now serves as the Food Services Special Events Manager for the Office of Homeless Services (OHS). Continue reading to learn more about her current position and her time in the MPP program.What is your current position and organization? What is the mission of your organization?I work in the Food Services Unit at the Office of Homeless Services (OHS) as the Food Services Special Events Manager. OHS works to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring in Philly. Our work spans multiple realms - including prevention and...
Congratulations to Daniel Remer on the prestigious acceptance to present at the 25th annual conference of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. The program theme this year is 'Engaging the Past to Energize the Future: Creating Space for Inclusive Public Discourse' and the title of Daniel's talk is "Ethical Considerations in Expanding Available Donor Hearts through Normothermic Regional Perfusion." The annual meeting of the ASBH will be October 11-14, 2023, in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Public Policy Lab (PPL) is pleased to welcome Dr. Karissa Pelletier as a post-doctoral fellow.
Dr. Pelletier will be working with Dr. Caterina Roman, Professor of Criminal Justice and PPL Faculty Affiliate, on a range of projects related to gun violence reduction. In conjunction with PPL, they also will develop and produce a series of briefs on the root causes of community violence.
Dr. Pelletier arrives at the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University having recently completed a fellowship at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Firearm Safety Among...
The Public Policy Lab (PPL) is pleased to announce its cohort of research fellows for the 2023 to 2024 academic year. PPL Fellows will develop their policy-oriented research projects in an interdisciplinary community of scholars. PPL solicited applicants for three different research fellowships and received numerous submissions from across CLA."We have been thrilled with the productive scholarly exchanges and camaraderie during the first four years of our fellowship program. We are delighted to see that continue as we welcome our fifth cohort of research fellows," said PPL...
Reflecting on how he wanted to give back, Witney Schneidman, CLA '75, decided he wanted to honor those who shaped his Temple education the most. In recognition of Dr. Lawrence Reddick, the African American History professor whose course was transformational, and Schneidman's close friend, James Willis, CLA '77, the Schneidman-Willis-Reddick Africa Award enables more Temple students to study, research and/or do service in Africa.
"When I entered Dr....
The latest film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Marvels, has generated a ton of buzz since it was released in theaters on Nov. 10, although not for the reasons
According to data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans have seen an increase in gun deaths nearly every year since 2000. During that time, Temple
Congratulations to Lara Ostaric (Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies) whose new book "The Critique of Judgment and the Unity of Kant's Critical System" was published by Cambridge University Press in August.
Since July 2021, more than 1,500 books of contemporary literature have been banned in the United States. Now a team of Temple researchers is looking for patterns across
Professor Olga Timoshenko presented "Demand Uncertainty, Selection, and Trade" at the Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society in East and Southeast Asia, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The paper studies how trade flows respond to changes in trade costs in an environment with uncertainty.
When asked to define what Temple means to them, Janelle Tricarico immediately spoke one word: "opportunity." Her face lights up as she passionately describes the unique flavor of a Temple Made opportunity—it's not handed to you, but rather a spark that ignites your path and equips you to find your way. It might be challenging, but the journey is transformative. Janelle, CLA '03, and Scott Tricarico, CLA '03, embody the spirit of #TempleMade. Janelle, a first-generation college student hailing from the Lehigh Valley, experienced first hand how transformative her Temple...
Congratulations to Caleb Zimmerman on being awarded the Philosophy Department Graduate Student Teaching Prize for 2023! This prize is based on a dossier documenting several years of teaching experience, with student teaching evaluations, peer teaching evaluations, and statements of teaching philosophy.
Andrew Green graduated with a BA in Political Science in 2023 from CLA, and now serves as a Staff Assistant and IRS Caseworker in Congresswoman Madeleine Dean's Glenside District Office. Continue reading to learn more about his current position and his time at Temple.
What is your current position? What kind of work do you do day-to-day?
I am a Staff Assistant and IRS Caseworker in Congresswoman Madeleine Dean's Glenside District Office. This position entails lots of phone etiquette! I intake cases and constituent concerns and ensure they go to the...
Chea Steinbach is a Junior Political Science Major. He recently interned with United States Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) as a Legislative Intern through The Washington Center's D.C. Internship Program.
What was your internship position and what was the office's role?
I interned for Senator Blumenthal's office. My daily responsibilities included: answering phone calls, managing constituent responses, sorting mail, and giving tours of the Capitol. Each week I would look on the Senate's website and see what briefings were taking place that I would be interested in...
Greta Gerwig breathes life into the iconic Barbie doll with her upcoming film Barbie, premiering in theaters on July 21. Starring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling
