Community Engagement

September 2019

Temple Libraries staffer Emily Schiller and Tony Ransome

Sep. 16, 2019

- Community Engagement

With Temple Libraries’ help, he self-published a book

A year ago, Tony Ransome moved from Baltimore to York Street in North Philadelphia. He had visited […]

Charles Library

Sep. 10, 2019

- Community Engagement

Our library is your library

Temple’s brand new, state-of-the-art Charles Library is now open in the center of campus with […]

Temple student athletes distribute backpacks to local school students

Sep. 5, 2019

- Community Engagement

Temple helps local students kick off a new school year

By Kim Fischer

On Sept. 4, every student at North Philadelphia’s Paul L. Dunbar School received a new backpack as […]

August 2019

employer table at job fair

Aug. 21, 2019

- Community Engagement

$2.6 million grant expands workforce collaborative efforts in North Philadelphia

Temple University’s Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative (LNPWI) announced the 16 […]

People dancing on Broad Street

Aug. 6, 2019

- Community Engagement

10 resources anyone can access at Temple

If you attended this year’s Philly Free Streets and stopped by Temple’s Main Campus, you had the […]

July 2019

A teenage girl sitting at the anchor desk at TUTV

Jul. 29, 2019

- Community Engagement

College Bound Academy for housing-insecure youth returns to campus

Temple’s annual College Bound Academy, a program specially designed for housing-insecure youth to […]

the Metropolitan Opera House on North Broad Street in 1924

Jul. 29, 2019

- Community Engagement

North Broad Street: A history in photos

By Morgan Zalot

North Broad Street has long served as a major thoroughfare through the heart of North Philadelphia, […]

A group of people dancing on Broad Street

Jul. 22, 2019

- Community Engagement

For second year, Temple joins in Philly Free Streets on North Broad

For the second year in a row, Temple University is joining the City of Philadelphia as a partner in […]

June 2019

young boys on their new bicycles

Jun. 6, 2019

- Community Engagement

Temple Campus Safety surprises 200 local children with new bicycles

Two hundred North Philadelphia school children were invited to Temple University on Saturday to […]

April 2019

David Brookstein speaks to students at Central High School

Apr. 24, 2019

- Community Engagement

Engineering a modern heart

This is a story about heart: both having it and fixing it through engineering. It starts at Central […]

Students tour the Charles Library construction site

Apr. 9, 2019

- Community Engagement

Local teens explore architecture and engineering careers

With teenagers donning hard hats and caution vests, and quizzing seasoned architects about their […]

Trina Worrell Benjamin

Apr. 8, 2019

- Community Engagement

Local entrepreneur gets a boost from Small Business Development Center

On an average day, Trina Worrell Benjamin handles invoices, returns calls and emails, directs a […]