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John Fry wants Temple to be Center City's 'anchor university'
By Ryan Mulligan
Temple University will take over the landmark Terra Hall building at Broad and Walnut streets come 2027, but President John Fry ...

Philadelphia nonprofit helps soon-to-be Black doctors with #blackphillygradwishlist
By AZIZA SHULER
Demetrius Woodard is soon to cross the finish line at Temple University's Lewis Katz School of Medicine. He's come a long way from this being his...
Interview with JoAnne Epps as acting president of Temple University
In her first television interview since becoming acting president of Temple University, Joanne Epps speaks with NBC10’s Laurent Mayk on what is...

Most college presidents are men, but women will soon lead all 4 Pa. state-related schools
By MADDIE AIKEN
Starting this summer, all four of Pennsylvania’s state-related universities will be led by women for the first time. That’s a significant outlier...
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Arthur Johnson says Temple athletics has a plan. But it needs help.
By Javon Edmonds
As Temple embarked on a crisis within its leadership, one that most notably saw university president Jason Wingard step down, vice president and...

First of many? York County football phenom earns first NCAA Division I offer
By Matt Allibone
When the moment came, Michael Scott started to cry. The Dallastown sophomore had been waiting—and working—for an NCAA Division I...
Inequality at the bathroom door: How public restrooms ‘make mapmakers of all of us’
By Emily Woodbury
The story of public restrooms in America is largely a St. Louis story. In the early 20th century, the city was actively involved in a campaign to...
Understanding and finding the best care for the varying symptoms of sarcoidosis
“Any organ system of the body can be affected,” says pulmonologist Rohit Gupta of the Temple Lung Center. Dr. Gupta says the heart, nervous...

Supreme Court Protects Access to the Abortion Pill, for Now
By Tori Otten
A bigger issue at play, though, is that nonelected judges who do not have medical backgrounds are now making decisions about medication. As ...
Temple University's Isaac Moore, offensive lineman for Owls, prepares for NFL Draft
By Renee Washington
The NFL Draft is less than one week away. Temple University's offensive lineman Isaac Moore is hoping to hear his name called.
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Temple should lead a collective effort to make North Philly safer, says long-awaited report
By Susan Snyder
Given its vested interest, Temple University must serve as a leader in bringing the city, community and businesses together to improve safety...
Program works with Philadelphia teens to diversify nursing
By TaRhonda Thomas
The program at Temple focuses specifically on students of color living in and around North Philadelphia.
With 'Labyrinth,' Billy Childs leads the Temple Univ. Studio Orchestra through a jazz-classical tangle
By Adam Abrams
As the title suggests, Labyrinth unfolds as a kind of puzzle—complex, precise and disorienting, with many twists and turns. Childs wrote...
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Uncovering the forgotten lives lost at Pennhurst State School and Hospital
By Mike Newall
A new multimedia installation from Temple, entitled File/Life: We Remember Stories of Pennhurst, will honor lost lives—and imagine them...
Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA Approval?
Rachel Rebouché, dean and James E. Beasley professor of law at the Temple University Beasley School of Law and faculty fellow at the Center for...
Mayoral debate at Temple heats up the race
By Marco Cerino
In a race that has been short on specific plans and even shorter on drama between the candidates, voters got both in quantity Tuesday night during...

Temple Associate Dean Of Students Rachael Stark Talks ‘Landmark’ Zweig Endowment, Disability, More
By Steven Aquino
In early February, Temple University put out a press release in which the Philadelphia-based school announced a “landmark gift” for its physically...

JoAnne Epps appointed as new acting president of Temple University
By Claire Kim
JoAnne Epps, former Temple Law School dean and university provost, was named the university’s new acting president on April 11.
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Who is JoAnne Epps, Temple’s acting president?
By Felicia Gans Sobey and Susan Snyder
JoAnne A. Epps was named acting president of Temple University on Tuesday, taking over for Jason Wingard, who resigned from the job at the end of...

‘I wish I would have thought about it earlier’: JoAnne Epps looks to right Temple University as acting president
By Ryan Mulligan
Becoming president of Temple University wasn’t something JoAnne Epps often thought about when she began her tenure at the North Philadelphia...
Temple student on a mission to save lives
Stephanie Stahl reports on Temple graduate student Jazmin Evans.

An assault on asylum? Experts raise alarm
By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
“Asylum is a protection,” explained Jaya Ramji-Nogales, a law professor at Temple University in the United States. “It’s really about our moral...
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Mayoral candidates traded jabs over 76ers arena plan and discussed public safety during debate
Democrats running for mayor in Philadelphia participated in their first televised debate, set at Temple University and aired on Fox 29.
Philadelphia's Next Mayor: Candidates vied for spot as race frontrunner in televised debate
By Fox 29 Staff
Seven Democratic candidates vying to be the next mayor of Philadelphia faced off in a 90-minute live debate hosted by FOX 29 at Temple University...
JoAnne Epps named acting president of Temple University
JoAnne Epps, the former Dean of the Beasley School of Law, has been named Temple University’s acting president as the board pushes to start a...
Temple University names ex-dean, provost JoAnne Epps as acting president
Former Temple University law school dean and provost JoAnne Epps has been named acting president of the university. She vowed to focus on safety...