Kylie Sokoloff

Philadelphia

Assistant News Editor at The Temple News

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Reading “Macbeth” at two ends of life

2 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

I’ve read “Macbeth” twice, once at fifteen, and once on the edge of twenty-two. When I was a teenager, I understood “Macbeth” to be about fate and ambition. I devoured it like all the books teachers handed me, eager to prove I could understand Shakespeare. To show I was insightful, gifted and promising. I wasn’t trying to impress anyone in particular, I was trying to earn approval from some invisible judge always watching and doubting me. I believe this is because I used to be special.
Temple to launch interdisciplinary cybersecurity and human behavior major

2 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

Temple is launching a new cybersecurity and human behavior major, an interdisciplinary program housed in the College of Liberal Arts, that will explore the psychological and ethical dimensions of cybersecurity threats starting in Fall 2025.
Trump administration to reinstate revoked student visas, including Temple students

3 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

Thousands of international student visas will be reinstated following recent sweeping revocations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Carilli told a federal court in Washington, D.C. Friday that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is developing a framework for investigating Student and Exchange Visitor Information System record terminations.
How SEPTA fare hikes, service cuts may impact Temple

3 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

After SEPTA introduced major fare hikes and service cuts in its 2026 budget plan due to a significant financial shortage, Temple students and other members of the university community may be forced to make changes to their normal commute plan. SEPTA’s 2026 budget plan includes a 21.5% average fare increase, a 45% reduction in service and a 9 p.m. curfew for service if additional state funding is not secured, SEPTA announced in its proposed operating budget on April 10. If Pennsylvania Gov.
Tariffs may raise Temple students’ cost of living, limit job prospects

3 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariff announcements could have immediate and long-lasting effects on Temple students, particularly in the form of managing higher living costs alongside tighter job prospects, according to economics and policy experts at the university. Tariffs are taxes imposed by a government on imported goods, designed to encourage consumers to buy domestic products. The added fees often result in higher prices for items many students rely on, like groceries and clothing.
TSG launching survey to improve Disability Resource Services

1 month ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

Temple Student Government is launching a campus-wide survey to evaluate Disability Resource Services accommodations, with a focus on classroom accessibility and maintenance of assistive technologies, following ongoing concerns from students with disabilities received by TSG.
Temple buys building near planned residential site for $2 million

1 month ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

Temple has acquired a building on Carlisle Street near 15th for $2 million, adjacent to the site of project “Legacy on Broad,” a 28-story student housing and mixed retail development with more than 20,000 square feet, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported Thursday. The purchase of the building was approved during the Board of Trustees’ first public meeting of 2025 on Feb. 19 after the university announced its plans for the “Legacy on Broad” project in Fall 2023.
Temple reinstates hiring review amid budget concerns

1 month ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

Temple will reinstate a hiring review process for all staff positions, halt nonessential capital projects and scrutinize department spending in response to concerns surrounding the university’s budget deficit, wrote President John Fry in a statement to all faculty and staff Friday. “The overall impact of federal funding changes, tariffs and other actions is still unknown, and therefore we must take an even more cautious approach moving forward,” Fry wrote.
Temple Union of Resident Assistants recognized, set for election

1 month ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

Temple Union of Resident Assistants is officially being recognized by the university and is preparing for a union election, a union representative wrote in an email to The Temple News. A date has not yet been set. Following the election, the union plans to begin contract negotiations with Temple. TURA aims to secure fair wages and improved working conditions for student RAs, who say their current responsibilities exceed the compensation they receive.
Mental health concerns growing for Class of 2029, survey shows

1 month ago | temple-news.com | Kylie Sokoloff

A national survey released in February revealed growing concern for mental health and basic needs insecurity among incoming college students — trends Temple’s student services are watching closely as it prepares to support the incoming Class of 2029. The survey, conducted by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, collected responses from 24,367 incoming students across 55 colleges and universities between April 14 and Oct. 10, 2024.