The Temple News

Since its debut as Temple University Weekly on September 19, 1921, The Temple News has served as the primary news source for the Temple University community. This acclaimed student-run publication operates independently from the university and releases new editions every Tuesday.

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Temple student on interim suspension after antisemitic incident

1 week ago | temple-news.com | Evelyn Blower

At least one Temple student is on interim suspension after the university was made aware of an antisemitic incident that occurred off-campus Saturday night, President John Fry wrote in a statement Sunday. “In the strongest terms possible, let me be clear: antisemitism is abhorrent,” Fry wrote.
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 collaborates with Habitat for Humanity to address abandoned furniture

2 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Evelyn Blower

Temple is establishing a new partnership with Habitat for Humanity to assist with waste and recycling efforts when students move out of their off-campus apartments. The new Habitat for Humanity program allows students to sign up for pick-up times to donate furniture in good condition from their curb for reuse at ReStore locations around Philadelphia.
The best things come from nowhere

2 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Claire Zeffer

Three years ago, coming to Temple was meant to be a temporary stepping stone to better things. I never imagined that it could actually be the better thing. My post-high school experience was nothing short of chaotic. After finishing my freshman year at a different college and a subsequent COVID-induced gap year, I applied to Temple on a whim at the end of July 2022 after my previous school ran out of on-campus housing.
What to know about Temple’s 2025 Commencement

2 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Evelyn Blower

Temple will hold its 138th commencement ceremony alongside more than a dozen individual schools and colleges holding their own ceremonies for their graduating students in early May. Board of Trustees chairman Mitchell Morgan will be the main speaker at commencement, where he and former lacrosse coach Tina Sloan Green will also receive an honorary degree.
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.
Mitchell Morgan to serve as Temple’s 2025 Commencement speaker

3 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Evelyn Blower

Mitchell Morgan, chairman of Temple;s Board of Trustees and owner of Morgan Properties, will serve as the commencement speaker at Temple’s 2025 Commencement ceremony on May 7, the university has announced. Morgan graduated from the Fox School of Business in 1976 and Beasley School of Law in 1980. He founded Morgan Properties, a real estate investment and management company headquartered in King of Prussia. He was also included on Forbes’ List of Billionaires earlier this year.
Two years later: Reviewing Temple’s public safety audit progress

3 weeks ago | temple-news.com | Evelyn Blower

Two years after the release of an audit conducted by 21CP Solutions on Temple’s Department of Public Safety, five of the 75 recommendations are not yet completed and another 14 are still in progress, The Temple News observed. Twenty-one percent are marked as completed, one-time improvements and 63% of the recommendations are completed, ongoing efforts. Another 3% are still recommended and not in-progress yet.
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.