Student Success

March 2022

Image of Caitlin McHale, KLN 15 and Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings.

Mar. 2, 2022

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Temple alumna competes on ‘Jeopardy!’

In 2020, Caitlin McHale, KLN ’15, participated in a virtual audition for the chance to appear on […]

February 2022

Image of Jermaine F. Williams in front of a blue background

Feb. 22, 2022

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Temple alumnus appointed president of Maryland community college

To make the meaningful impact Jermaine F. Williams, EDU ’06, ’10, envisioned, he knew he needed to […]

Image of Temple alumna and NASA engineer Athena Chan.

Feb. 22, 2022

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Temple alumna is helping NASA advance helicopter flight on Mars

Athena Chan, ENG ’21, has quickly found a home among the leading researchers and scientists at […]

Image of Taylor Sanders standing in front of various paintings.

Feb. 17, 2022

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Alumna launches her own beauty brand after founding student organization

While Taylor Sanders, TYL ’21, FOX ’21, was launching her beauty brand Snake Magic Skin Care, she […]

Image of Fareed Simpson-Hankins playing trumpet outside.

Feb. 10, 2022

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Boyer graduate receives a prestigious award for research on New Orleans and Philadelphia jazz

On Jan. 24, Fareed Simpson-Hankins, BYR ’19, ’21, premiered his video series, Second Line Bebop, on […]

Toni and David Wilkes standing near a creek

Feb. 9, 2022

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Katz School alumni couple gives back

Last summer, Toni, MED ’82, and David, MED ’82, Wilkes—who met as students at the Lewis Katz School […]

January 2022

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Jan. 28, 2022

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CLA alumnus and activist named a 2022 Marshall Scholar

Osimiri Sprowal, CLA ’20, has been named a 2022 Marshall Scholar. Sprowal is one of 41  recipients […]

Image of Canadian rapper Belly, director Avery Sadowski aka Avteur and production crew.

Jan. 20, 2022

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Former Owl takes his talents to Los Angeles for music video directorial debut

It was lights, camera action at the Euphoria Botanical Creative Space in South Pasadena, Los […]

Image of Cory Matthews wearing a white Nike shirt and red and gray Nike sneakers.

Jan. 17, 2022

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Sneaker-cleaning entrepreneur raises the bar for students at Fox

Proudly sporting a Temple T-shirt, Cory Matthews, Class of 2025, stepped up to the podium last […]

Image of Camille Bell in an outdoor space, looking into camera

Jan. 17, 2022

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Temple alumna receives accolades for inclusive lipstick line

“It's not convenient for beauty companies to put the time in and really think about predominantly […]

December 2021

Image of Temple university alumnus Lawrence Watling.

Dec. 15, 2021

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Temple grad’s multimedia experience brings him to TikTok

Lawrence Watling’s career has been anything but linear—and he’s just getting started. He’s worked […]

Temple University alumnus and MacArthur 'genius grant' winner Ibram X. Kendi.

Dec. 14, 2021

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MacArthur ‘genius grant’ winner Ibram X. Kendi shares how his time at Temple helped shape him

A historian and National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, Ibram X. Kendi, […]