Tag: Temple University
“Civil Rights in a Northern City:” Temple University Debuts New Online Archive
The online collection includes more than 1,500 items including newsreel footage of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that previously has not publicly available.
Sonia Sanchez Named Poet Laureate of Philadelphia
She is professor emerita of English at Temple University.
Mildred Rice Jordan and Gregory J. Vincent Are Honored
Two African American educators receive prestigious awards.
Temple University’s New Website Documents the Civil Rights Struggle in Philadelphia
The website devotes much of its attention to the desegregation of Girard College in Philadelphia and the Columbia Avenue riots of 1964.
In Memoriam: Muriel Grey Feelings (1938-2011)
The award-winning author of children's books, she was the longtime director of the Community Education Program at Temple University.
New Faculty Appointments for African Americans in Higher Education
David Mitchell, Gwen Tompkins, Crystal Gadegbeku, and Jodi Black are appointed to new teaching posts.
Temple University Scientist Seeks to Explain Why Blacks Are More Likely to Suffer From Hypertension
Research finds that a difference in the way cells in African Americans respond to inflammation may explain the greater incidence of hypertension in the black population.
Temple University Study Dispels the Stereotype of the Widespread Misuse of Prescription Drugs by Low-Income African Americans
New research from scholars at Temple University has found that the rate of borrowing prescription drugs in low-income groups is no greater than in other segments of the population.
