College of Liberal Arts

February 2022

Graphic illustrates how gun violence increased in Philadelphia during the pandemic.

Feb. 25, 2022

- Research

Connecting the dots between gun violence and drug markets

If you turn on the television, open a newspaper or visit a news site, it is hard to avoid the […]

Image of Mitch Sonkin and Debra Sonkin

Feb. 9, 2022

- Campus News

The recently launched Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program is a top College of Liberal Arts recruitment tool

The College of Liberal Arts recently announced the launch of the Sonkin-Weisman Scholars Program, […]

January 2022

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Jan. 28, 2022

- Student Success

CLA alumnus and activist named a 2022 Marshall Scholar

Osimiri Sprowal, CLA ’20, has been named a 2022 Marshall Scholar. Sprowal is one of 41  recipients […]

Image of Timothy Welbeck, inaugural director of the new research facility.

Jan. 26, 2022

- Campus News

$1.3 million grant awarded for construction of Center for Anti-racism Research

Last month, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, KLN ’12, awarded Temple University a $1.3 million grant […]

Image of PhD student at the College of Engineering, Jordan Langston.

Jan. 10, 2022

- Research

Temple PhD students receive prestigious F31 research grants

The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award has been presented to three Temple […]

Image of Director of the Honors Program Amanda Neuber.

Jan. 6, 2022

- Campus News

Honors Program appoints new leadership positions

 Temple University’s Honors Program has appointed new leadership following the retirement of its […]

Gregory Urwin is shown taking part in the annual battlefield staff ride for Temples' Army ROTC program.

Jan. 3, 2022

The battle of Yorktown: Historic victory or tragic memory?

In October 1981, Gregory Urwin stood among the crowd of 60,000 at the bicentennial celebration of […]

December 2021

The moon shining above the Bell Tower on Main Campus.

Dec. 16, 2021

- Staff & Faculty

An in-depth look at the race to space

This year, we’ve seen a rivalry between billionaires come to fruition as they forge their way into […]

Temple University professor Ifetayo Flannery

Dec. 14, 2021

- Staff & Faculty

Meet Temple’s new associate professors in the Department of Africology and African American Studies

This fall, Temple welcomed four new associate professors into the Department of Africology and […]

Temple University alumnus and MacArthur 'genius grant' winner Ibram X. Kendi.

Dec. 14, 2021

- Student Success

MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winner Ibram X. Kendi shares how his time at Temple helped shape him

A historian and National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Ibram X. Kendi, […]

Students participate in a candlelight vigil on Main Campus.

Dec. 8, 2021

- Campus News

Temple remembers the lives of five Owls with a candlelight vigil

James Peterman was an eager sports fan. Katherine Keleman loved nature and animals. Matthew […]

November 2021

Image of the principal and assistant principal outside of Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School.

Nov. 15, 2021

- Student Success

Childhood friends turned Temple alumni reunite at Dunbar

It seems fitting that Temple alumni Daniel Mina, EDU ’14, and Justin Hall, CLA ’08, were hired […]