Study Abroad Information Sessions for CLA Students

The College of Liberal Arts and International Programs are sponsoring two information sessions on Temple and non-Temple study abroad programs for CLA students. The sessions will take place on Wednesday, September 16, at 12:00 noon and again at 1:00 p.m. in Anderson 1221. Students can learn about exploring and applying for study abroad programs, hear from students and faculty who have been involved in those programs, and discuss specific interests informally with International Programs staff, CLA advisors, and the students and faculty who have been abroad.

(08/19) [More]

Smoking, Binge Drinking Need to Be Addressed Together in Adolescents

As teens head back to school, health teachers may want to revise their lesson plans. Temple researchers, including co-authors Rinad Beidas and Dawn Eichen of the Department of Psychology, have found that kids who engage in heavy drinking will more than likely also engage in heavy smoking, and they say educators can help combat the trend by addressing both topics as one health risk.

(08/17) [More]

Digging history at Valley Forge

Driving along Route 23 through Valley Forge National Park, just west of the Washington Memorial Chapel, you may spot a scene that looks like something out of the TV show CSI. In a small grove of woods, within an area marked off by yellow caution tape, nearly a dozen people are carefully digging in the ground, searching for clues. But they’re not trying to solve a crime; instead they are searching for evidence of the Continental Army’s encampment here from Dec. 1777 through June 1778. Temple anthropology doctoral student Carin Boone is teaching a six-week archaeological field school to 10 Temple anthropology students. She has been excavating this site for the past three years as part of her doctoral dissertation, working toward a Ph.D. in historical archaeology.

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Slumdog points to more Bollywood success, according to Temple professor

Indian cinema is enjoying an international renaissance after Slumdog Millionaire’s box office and critical success last year. Temple English Professor Priya Joshi talked to NPR recently about the book she is writing on the same topic. As the Independent Film Channel releases its miniseries Bollywood Hero, Joshi says we should expect to see more Indian-influenced movies in the United States, and that we should strive to appreciate them on a variety of levels.

(08/13) [More]

Arab and Jewish women meet at Temple to forge cross-cultural bonds

For 10 days at the end of July, eight Arab and Jewish women from Israel came together in Philadelphia to forge cross-cultural understanding and collaboration. Their meeting was part of a seminar designed by Racelle Weiman, vice-president of the Dialogue Institute at Temple. The Women’s Intercultural Leadership Seminar brought the women together in order “to develop a special approach to women’s community leadership,” Weiman said. “Their approach is directed at advancing the status of women as agents of social change and female empowerment in their own communities, and also as agents of an inter-faith and cross-cultural positive interaction.”

(08/13) [More]

Vampires and Zombies: No Mere Pop Culture Trend

Vampires and zombies, both of which became a popular phenomenon in Victorian Britain, are topping box offices and best-seller lists this summer. Temple English Professor Peter Logan believes this is no mere pop culture trend, but rather a reflection of the strong parallels between that period in England and our own here in the United States.

(08/06) [More]

Psychology Doctoral Student Awarded APF Koppitz Fellowship

Hanna Carpenter, a fifth-year doctoral student in clinical psychology, has been awarded a 2009 Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Fellowship by the American Psychological Foundation. The $25,000 fellowship will support Carpenter’s research during the 2009-2010 academic year. Presently in clinical rotation at Wilmington’s Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children as part of her practicum training, Carpenter is trying to understand how children’s behavioral problems are related to difficulties with language during the pre-school period of development.

(06/09) [More]

CLA Alum Leaves Mayor’s Office to Plan London Olympics

Andrew Altman (CLA ‘85) has served as deputy mayor for planning and economic development and director of Commerce under Mayor Michael Nutter since March 2008. In August, the native Philadelphian will be serving as founding CEO of the Olympic Park Legacy Company, helping London to prepare for hosting the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. “Our loss is most definitely London’s gain,” Mayor Nutter said during the announcement.

(06/09) [More]