The Latest Breaking News from Temple University

Striking grad students feel the toll of Temple’s tactics but remain steadfast

Hadley Leary faces a $12,000 tuition bill and no pay for being a striking member of the graduate student union at Temple University.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 14, 2023

Nicaragua's vote to strip opponents of citizenship

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has sent 222 political leaders, priests, students, activists and other dissidents to the United States, whose release was long demanded by the international community

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Temple University cuts tuition and health benefits for striking graduate students

Some research and teaching assistants at the Philadelphia school have been striking for better pay since last week. The university is now revoking benefits for students who walk off the job to strike.

WEKU · Feb 10, 2023

'Comfort Closet' helps Liberians overcome an obstacle to delivering in a hospital

Public hospitals in Liberia may require a bag of supplies to gain admission for delivery: bleach, baby clothes, diapers. The $100 price tag is too much for the poor. One nurse has a solution.

WEKU · Oct 15, 2022

Temple is canceling classes Friday for students to focus on their wellness, a growing push across universities

PHILADELPHIA — Temple University senior Maggie Dunleavy and her boyfriend plan to drive across the state for a camping trip, "a fun, carefree weekend," as she sees it.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 14, 2022

Seeds of a food revolution grow on this Minnesota Indian reservation

MAHNOMEN, Minnesota — Hours after a parade ends marking the White Earth Tribal and Community College's 25th anniversary, Robert Shimek is standing near some squash in a field, marveling at a bumblebee crawling into a blossom.

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022

Philly’s spending on gun violence is surging, but many funded programs lack clear goals to show progress

PHILADELPHIA — Haason Butler entered the swelling ranks of Philadelphia’s gunshot victims in shocking fashion in May last year. While he smoked a cigarette on a South Philly corner, a stranger gave him a hard look, which led to words being exchanged and finally the man pulling a gun and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 19, 2022

Abortion ballot measures seen as critical — but tricky — strategy

The landslide victory for abortion rights in a Kansas primary election this month was the first direct expression of voter sentiment on the issue since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion in June.

Tribune News Service · Aug 15, 2022

Will Bunch: America’s real college debt: How we failed an entire generation

Ewan Johnson’s college dreams nearly crashed down on him after just four days. The saga had started in the mid-2010s near the end of what by his own admission had been an unambitious time in high school. Then, his dreams were abruptly transformed by an unplanned trip across the Delaware…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 29, 2022

North Philly community members are getting a say in choosing Temple's next class of medical students

PHILADELPHIA — In the highly competitive process of finding students with the best potential to become doctors, Temple University has turned to a previously untapped resource: members of its North Philadelphia community, who know better than anyone whom they would like to see treating them and their family members.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 19, 2022