Staff & Faculty

October 2021

A student in silhouette walks through gates on Temple's Main Campus.

Oct. 20, 2021

Colleges can lead hot-button issues by pushing critical thinking

Originally published in the Chicago Tribune on Oct. 18, 2021. The fall semester is off to another […]

Image of Leora Eisenstadt

Oct. 14, 2021

Dedicated to diversity in the workplace

Leora Eisenstadt believes inclusive workspaces matter. An associate professor in the Department of […]

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Brent Baum -  

Oct. 11, 2021

A new faculty teaching program strengthens equity and inclusion in the classroom

By Brent Baum

It is back-to-school time as many Temple University faculty, staff and students, both new and old, […]

Timothy Welbeck, head of Temple University's Center for Anti-racism Research.
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Oct. 5, 2021

Unravelling systemic oppression through scholarship, advocacy and education

By Lauri Kochis

Timothy Welbeck s extensive and diverse group of professional pursuits center around the core value […]

September 2021

Gabriel Kaprielian wearing a black button down shirt and black pants
Lauri Kochis -  

Sep. 1, 2021

Envisioning resilient cities

By Lauri Kochis

Gabriel Kaprielian is not a conventional professor of architecture. But maybe tradition is not what […]

August 2021

Temple university professor Charles A. Price

Aug. 5, 2021

Untangling the controversy around critical race theory

In the past few months, critical race theory (CRT) has shot to the forefront of public discourse in […]

Heath Fogg Davis standing by a staircase with a red background.

Aug. 4, 2021

How the gender identity revolution impacts society

In Heath Fogg Davis most recent book, Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter?, he provides guidance for […]

July 2021

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Jul. 28, 2021

Accessibility before and after the pandemic

As director of Disability Resources and Services (DRS) at Temple University, Andrea Vassar is […]

Temple University professor Jenny Kowalski
Cal Setar -  

Jul. 23, 2021

Designing an experimental pathway to accessibility

By Cal Setar

For Jenny Kowalski, experimental design for the screen and, perhaps more importantly, accessibility […]

Image of a student at work in Charles Library.

Jul. 20, 2021

‘Pandemic brain’ is making it harder for us to focus

Many of us have been under almost constant pressure since the coronavirus pandemic began. If you ve […]

Jennifer Pollitt standing in front of a concrete building, wearing a white t-shirt.

Jul. 6, 2021

Why aromantic and asexual people belong in LGBTQIA+ community

Jennifer Pollitt is an assistant professor and assistant director of the Gender, Sexuality and […]

A group of Temple staff members standing in front of a black tiled wall.
Brent Baum -  

Jul. 6, 2021

A new affinity group at Temple strengthens the Asian and Pacific Islander community

By Brent Baum

On April 16, a group of 64 Temple University faculty and staff crowded into a Zoom room for a […]