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One of US’s largest public universities could see first strike in its 257 years

March 08, 2023

In the past year, a wave of strikes has rocked universities from the University of California system on the West Coast to Temple University in Philadelphia and The New School in New York City. In all, there were 15 strikes by academic workers in 2022, and this trend has continued into 2023. In several cases, […]

Officials reveal new details in the shooting of Temple University Officer Fitzgerald

February 21, 2023

On Sunday, February 19th, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner charged 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer from Bucks County, PA with murder, murder of a law enforcement officer, robbery, theft, evading arrest, disarming a law enforcement officer, carjacking, terroristic threats, obstruction of justice, and related firearm offences in the death of Temple University Officer Christopher Fitzgerald, and the […]

Strikes and unions: Graduate students marshal their forces nationwide

Alcino Donadel | February 09, 2023

Impassioned to fight for livable wages and health benefits, a recent strike at Temple upended the school's president and the University of Chicago's recent bid to unionize won in a landslide.

With negotiations at a stalemate, Temple graduate students go on strike

February 01, 2023

After more than a year of unsuccessful negotiations, the union representing 750 graduate student teaching and research assistants at Temple University went on strike Tuesday, for the first time in the union’s history. Members are planning to picket around campus and hold a rally at 2:30 p.m. outside Charles Library before a scheduled board of […]

How do colleges hit record-level fundraising? It's all about the alumni

Micah Ward | November 08, 2022

Temple University and The University of Alabama both share prominent values necessary for fundraising: persistence and relationship-building.

How 3 universities are reacting to gun violence outside their campuses

Chris Burt | October 04, 2022

Day after day this semester, gun violence has gripped the city of Philadelphia in areas just outside Temple University’s campus. The headlines speak for themselves: “8-year-old girl grazed in the head by stray bullet from ambush shooting near Temple University” “Man shot during gun battle in McDonald’s parking lot near Temple’s campus” “Senseless: Fatal shooting […]