A Temple education empowers students to think freely and stand up for justice and equality.

At Temple, students are surrounded by big thinkers who make meaningful contributions to our city, country and world. These thought leaders are proposing solutions for racial disparities, breaking down barriers to opportunity, championing equal rights, challenging discriminatory practices and much more. 

 

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Creating Safe Spaces
This professor helps unite staff and faculty in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community at Temple.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2021-07-06/new-affinity-group-temple-strengthens-as… Read the story about Linda Hasumuna, assistant director of Center for Advancement of Teaching who is Asian American at Temple
https://news.temple.edu/news/2021-06-28/exposing-more-african-americans-ballet
Elevating Underserved Communities
Her experience as a ballet dancer inspired this Temple grad to found Chocolate Ballerina Company and center African American dancers in Philadelphia.
Read the story about Chanel Holland, a Temple grad and ballet dancer
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Prioritizing a Culture of Inclusivity
Through his work as an author, educator and scholar, this advocate helps remove gender and identity barriers to elevate respect and our sense of self.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2021-08-04/how-gender-identity-revolution-impacts-s… Read the story about Heath Fogg Davis, director of Temple's Intellectual Heritage Program
https://news.temple.edu/news/2021-05-26/ensuring-everyone-has-opportunity-dance
Inviting everyone to participate
By promoting diversity and inclusion on campus, this Temple leader cultivates an enriching and innovative environment for everyone.
Inviting everyone to participate

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Jazz trumpeter Terell Stafford is focused on mentoring the next generation of musicians

April 12
When Terell Stafford was a young and budding trumpet player, he was told he might have a problem. The way in which he applies his mouth to his mouthpiece—what is referred
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Envisioning resilient cities

September 01
Gabriel Kaprielian is not a conventional professor of architecture. But maybe tradition is not what we need when envisioning a more sustainable world, city or waterfront.
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How being labeled as a superpredator has impacted a generation of Black and Hispanic men

April 20
Jamie Fader, associate professor of criminal justice, has been studying people impacted by the criminal justice system for almost 25 years. Her book, Falling Back, won
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Attacks on the Asian American community are tied to a history of racism and prejudice

April 13
Over the past year, the Asian American community has been inundated by a wave of racially motivated attacks, including verbal abuse, vandalism, beatings and the shootings
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Exploring the best way to bring up Black children in white families and communities

February 03
Valerie Harrison and Kathryn Peach D'Angelo have been having meaningful conversations about race, culture and identity for more than 20 years. 
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Issues of racial injustice have helped shape the 2020 presidential election

October 14
From the coronavirus pandemic and economic downturn to the Black Lives Matter protests, American voters are going to the polls in a presidential election unlike any other

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