Arts & Culture

February 2022

The cast of

Feb. 15, 2022

Temple Theaters’ ‘Head over Heels’ in pictures

Temple Theaters' Head over Heels in pictures See how the cast and crew staged the production, […]

Image of Temple mascot Stella the Owl.
Jonny Hart -  

Feb. 11, 2022

International Owls make Valentine’s Day a global celebration

By Jonny Hart

Love is a universal language and Owls are fluent in it! We caught up with a few international […]

January 2022

Image of the gate to Philadelphia s Chinatown.
Maria Klecko -  

Jan. 31, 2022

International students share how they ring in Lunar New Year

By Maria Klecko

Lunar New Year also known as the Spring Festival is on Feb. 1. The date of the holiday changes […]

Two Black women read a page from a document together.

Jan. 13, 2022

Four books to read for MLK Day

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we asked Linn Washington, a professor of journalism at […]

Diane Turner, curator of the Blockson Collection, reads a copy of the collection s new graphic novel, Black Lives Always Mattered!
Kirsten Volkert -  

Jan. 11, 2022

"Black Lives Always Mattered!" invites all to see Philadelphia history in living color

By Kirsten Volkert

Black Lives Always Mattered!, a graphic novel created by the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American […]

Image of students exploring the Neon Museum

Jan. 6, 2022

Klein on the GO excursions: shining a light on the Neon Museum

Launched during the spring 2021 semester, the Klein on the GO excursions series has been giving […]

November 2021

Image of children outside Mr. Joe Grimm s store the day after three men were shot there, two fatally.

Nov. 17, 2021

Temple Libraries provides photos for new Philadelphia true crime book

One day when Kathryn Canavan was conducting research for her book True Crime Philadelphia, she […]

Students walking in front of the Bell Tower on Main Campus.
Cal Setar -  

Nov. 15, 2021

100 years of accountability

By Cal Setar

Groundbreaking research discoveries, culture-defining thought leadership, international policy […]

Temple alumnus Mat Tomezsko at work on the

Nov. 12, 2021

A new mural gives high school students the opportunity to show what fighting inequality means to them

A new mural gives high school students the chance to show what fighting inequality means to […]

October 2021

Students sing on stage during a performance of 'Spring Awakening.'

Oct. 19, 2021

Temple Theaters’ ‘Spring Awakening’ in pictures

Temple Theaters' Spring Awakening in pictures See how the cast and crew staged Temple […]

The Temple University Jazz Band recording their new album.

Oct. 15, 2021

The Temple University Jazz Band celebrates the legacy of jazz great Jimmy Heath

The Temple University Jazz Band celebrates the legacy of Jimmy Heath The band's new album, […]

September 2021

A shot of Homecoming 2019.
Steve Orbanek -  

Sep. 24, 2021

After a year hiatus, Homecoming is set to return to universities this fall. Why did we miss it so much?

By Steve Orbanek

This fall, after a yearlong hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Homecoming and the many traditions […]