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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Promoting Criminal Justice Reform

Working as a probation officer fueled this professor’s drive to close the prison system’s revolving door.

https://news.temple.edu/news/2020-07-23/national-protests-emphasize-need-crimina… Learn more about Temple Professor Tara Tripp

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An LGBTQIA+ Advocate

Her personal experience as a Black transgender woman motivates this student to fight for equal rights for all.

https://news.temple.edu/news/2020-09-30/prominent-trans-advocate-brings-talents-… Learn more about Kendall Stephens

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Pathways to Opportunity

The Cecil B. Moore Scholars program is a pipeline to college for students who live in Temple’s surrounding neighborhoods.

Learn more about the Cecil B. Moore Scholars program.

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Erasing Racial Hierarchies

This professor is pioneering new ways to view world history, centering on the experiences of people of African descent.

https://news.temple.edu/news/2020-07-23/racial-injustice-has-been-fuelled-centur… Learn more about Temple Professor Molefi Asante

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Inviting everyone to participate

By promoting diversity and inclusion on campus, this Temple leader cultivates an enriching and innovative environment for everyone.

Learn more about diversity, equity and inclusion at Temple.

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Featured News

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.

Untangling the controversy around critical race theory

Staff & Faculty

Untangling the controversy around critical race theory

August 05

In the past few months, critical race theory (CRT) has shot to the forefront of public discourse in the U.S., appearing in countless headlines and sparking intense

How the gender identity revolution impacts society

Staff & Faculty

How the gender identity revolution impacts society

by Rayna Lewis

August 04

In Heath Fogg Davis' most recent book, Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?, he provides guidance for organizations to become more inclusive by teaching them to question and

Accessibility before and after the pandemic

Staff & Faculty

Accessibility before and after the pandemic

July 28

As director of Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at Temple University, Andrea Vassar is responsible for all operations regarding student accommodations due to

New laws set to level collegiate playing field

Research

New laws set to level collegiate playing field

July 08

The game is about to change for the NCAA and college athletes.

Why aromantic and asexual people belong in LGBTQIA+ community

Staff & Faculty

Why aromantic and asexual people belong in LGBTQIA+ community

July 06

Jennifer Pollitt is an assistant professor and assistant director of the Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program. In addition to teaching, she lectures and

Ensuring everyone has an opportunity to dance

Staff & Faculty

Ensuring everyone has an opportunity to dance

May 26

After earning her master's and doctorate degrees from Temple, Tiffenia Archie, CLA '94, '03, returned to the university in 2007 to serve as director of faculty

How being labeled as a superpredator has impacted a generation of Black and Hispanic men

Staff & Faculty

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

Attacks on the Asian American community are tied to a history of racism and prejudice

Staff & Faculty

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

Why are women still earning less than men?

Staff & Faculty

Why are women still earning less than men?

March 17

Associate Professor of Sociology Judith A. Levine directs Temple's Public Policy Lab. Her academic work centers on poverty, poverty policy and employment. In honor of

Exploring the best way to bring up Black children in white families and communities

Staff & Faculty

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.

The impact of Black athlete activism

Staff & Faculty

The impact of Black athlete activism

December 16

Nyron N. Crawford is a political psychologist who focuses mostly on Black political behavior and Black public opinion. He is an assistant professor of political science

Challenging systemic racism through theater

Staff & Faculty

Challenging systemic racism through theater

December 03

Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon is a playwright, poet, anthropologist, and associate professor of theater studies and playwriting at Temple's School of Theater, Film and

Issues of racial injustice have helped shape the 2020 presidential election

Staff & Faculty

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

Uprise Online: Professor discusses social movements in the digital age

Staff & Faculty

Uprise Online: Professor discusses social movements in the digital age

September 16

Political commentator, freelance journalist and adjunct professor at the Klein College of Media and Communication, David Love has been a guest on CNN, MSNBC and SiriusXM.

Reimagining the role of police in society through research

Staff & Faculty

Reimagining the role of police in society through research

September 02

Ajima Olaghere's scholarship doesn't just stay within the confines of the college classroom or on the pages of an academic journal. For the assistant professor of

‘We’ve been here before’: Journalism professor discusses covering racism, protests and police brutality

Staff & Faculty

‘We’ve been here before’: Journalism professor discusses covering racism, protests and police brutality

August 25

Since the start of his career in journalism in the 1970s, Linn Washington Jr., a professor in Temple's Klein College of Media and Communication, has been covering issues

National protests emphasize need for criminal justice reform

Staff & Faculty

National protests emphasize need for criminal justice reform

July 23

For Tara Tripp, the national protests following the death of George Floyd underscore the need for dramatic changes to our criminal justice system.

Racial injustice has been fuelled by centuries of prejudiced hierarchies

Staff & Faculty

Racial injustice has been fuelled by centuries of prejudiced hierarchies

July 23

The author of more than 90 books and 500 articles, Molefi Kete Asante is one of the world's most prolific African American scholars. Professor and chair of the College of

Systemic racism has led to education disparities

Staff & Faculty

Systemic racism has led to education disparities

June 25

Dean Gregory Anderson took the helm of Temple's College of Education in the summer of 2013, after serving at both Columbia University and the University of Denver. As the