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Dozens of students enrolled in University of Pennsylvania's introductory anthropology course ''Anthropology, Race, and the Making of the Modern World'' made plaster casts of their own faces. In the exhibit ''Rotten Foundations, Dangerous Footholds'', each is accompanied by a QR code that leads viewers to discover details about the individual.
Arts & Entertainment

UPenn students visualize scientific racism in ‘Rotten Foundations’

A group of students at UPenn make the racist history of anthropology visible through class projects, now on display at the Slought Foundation.

4 years ago

On Wednesday afternoon, the official @TempleUniv Twitter account sent out a single word to its 160,000 followers. (Billy Penn/ Temple Twitter)
Education
Billy Penn

Temple tweeted ‘Temple’ — and now the mishap is pinned to the university’s account

“We could pretend to chalk it up to a strategy,” said a digital marketing coordinator, “but it really was just an accident.”

4 years ago

Eric Pryor smiles for a photo
Education

PAFA names its first Black president for a time of significant transition

Eric Pryor, current president of Harlem School of the Arts, will lead PAFA through the school’s transition from the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

Parents of Temple students attend an anti-violence rally
Community

After Temple student’s shooting death, more policing, community partnerships on the table

One local lawmaker said he and parents agree that “the only way to keep Temple students safe is to make sure that everyone is safe.”

4 years ago

People walk past the Fox School of Business
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Ex-Temple dean guilty of fraud: What exactly did Moshe Porat do, and what price will he pay?

After being convicted in the Fox rankings, Porat could end up in prison for 25 years. He’ll also likely lose his position as tenured professor.

4 years ago

FILE - Temple head coach Rod Carey looks on with his team during the second half of an NCAA college football against Houston, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Philadelphia. Houston won 37-8.  Temple has fired coach Rod Carey after three seasons with the school,  according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 29, because the firing was not officially announced.(AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Temple fires football coach Carey after 3 lackluster seasons

Temple fired coach Rod Carey on Monday after three seasons with the school.

4 years ago

Flags wave in the wind from a building on the at Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Temple University disburses nearly $40 million in COVID-19 relief to students

Temple has been allocated $39,204,052 to use toward grants for students who have demonstrated financial need and have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks at Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z

For years, Charlie Kirk and his group, Turning Point USA, have built a following inflaming racial divides and stoking outrage.

4 years ago

COVID-19 booster shot is prepared
Health

Does PFAS exposure affect COVID-19 illness and vaccine effectiveness? Researchers want to know

Studies at Rutgers and elsewhere are looking at possible links. The chemicals can cause serious health problems, including immune system effects.

4 years ago

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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 25: Howard University students gathered at campus to protest the mistreatment of students at the hands of university administration in Washington, D.C., Monday, October 25, 2021. According to a press release by the students, the university refuses to talk with students and is actively threatening retaliation. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Education

Howard University students reach an agreement with officials after a month of protest

On Monday, an agreement with protesters at one of the nation's top historically Black universities had been reached, the school announced in a tweet.

4 years ago

NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Community

NCAA president says efforts to reform not motivated by fear

The NCAA's move to restructure college sports is not being driven by fear, but rather a desire to seize an opportunity to tackle issues that have been building for decades.

4 years ago

Raquel Coronell Uribe will become the first Latinx president of the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.
(Raquel Coronell Uribe)
NPR
Education

Harvard’s 148-year-old student newspaper gets its first Latina president

4 years ago

Sebastian Acevedo is a second-year medical student at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School pursuing a career in primary care
Health

Building a pipeline to replenish the supply of primary care doctors in N.J.

A shortage of primary care physicians is projected in New Jersey. A new program offers scholarships to low-income students to pursue those careers.

4 years ago

Rowan University students gather outside the Chamberlin Student Center criticize the administration for ignoring racial slurs and unequal treatment directed at Black students
Education

‘Black Students Matter’ rally calls out discrimination at Rowan University

Citing a history of racial intimidation and bias incidents, Rowan University’s NAACP chapter organized a rally to get the attention of university officials.

4 years ago

Heeding God’s Call to End Gun Violence installed their memorial to the lost at Trinity Episcopal Church in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in September 2018. The memorial travels around Delaware County.
Education

Swarthmore College students, faculty launch Delco’s first homicide database

Advocates hope the Delaware County Homicide Database will help reduce gun violence. It documents 503 homicides from 2005 to 2019.

4 years ago

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