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When students die, several university staff members work as a team. Each administrator has complementary responsibilities to inform people and help the Temple community grieve.
When students die, several university staff members work as a team. Each administrator has complementary responsibilities to inform people and help the Temple community grieve.
When students die, how does the university respond, and how do loved ones grieve?
Dear readers, After the murder of junior film and media arts student Jenna Burleigh in August, we were both saddened for her family and touched by the supportive Temple community present at a vigil held in the Founder’s Garden in September. We were also curious: What exactly is the university’s responsibility when students die? After […]
After a loved one dies, the grief individuals face is immense and never-ending. Family members and friends find their own ways to cope.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority will demolish Norris Homes, breaking up a tight-knit community that has been around for decades.
For the past year, The Temple News collected and analyzed gun violence data in North Philadelphia near Main and Health Sciences campuses. Gun violence has a deep and long-lasting effect on the people and communities it impacts. To explore and understand how much gun violence Temple and its surrounding community, we collected data on gun-related […]
North Philadelphians have seen firsthand how Temple is changing their neighborhood.
The growing number of students living near Main Campus can have “competing interests” with the community, an administrator said.
With the prevalence of active-shooter situations on college campuses rising, The Temple News outlines the university’s contingency plans in such situations.