Temple Climbs Six Spots On National List Of Best Universities
U.S. News and World Report is out with its annual list of best colleges -- and Temple University has reason to be excited about this year's rankings.
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U.S. News and World Report is out with its annual list of best colleges -- and Temple University has reason to be excited about this year's rankings.
"That is Cecil B. Moore station, it's not Temple Station," says Karen Jordan, president of the Cecil B. Moore Freedom Fighters. "His memory is being disrespected."
The latest edition of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings included a number of local colleges and universities.
A new exhibition at Temple University's Tyler School of Art displays the pain a community feels when their school closes.
Matt Leon discusses the season ahead for the Temple Owls with their head coach, Matt Rhule.
"Be sure you are doing it for the students. I honestly feel that teaching college students is a gift," says Sherri Hope Culver.
The latest data for Temple's main campus shows 8 sexual assaults reported in 2013.
During the six week "Urban Apps & Maps Program" program, high schoolers worked with college students to strengthen their business and entrepreneurship skills through hands-on projects, like building websites.
Temple University rowers and University officials broke ground on work to restore their historic boathouse.
The Owls in question are of the human, not avian, variety. Members of the football team and spirit squad posed for pictures, signed autographs, and checked out the critters, with the relatively new resident Red Pandas getting the lion's share of the attention.
A group of Temple University journalism students got to participate, as part of a foreign reporting project.
The camp is sponsored by the Bernard Harris Foundation. Harris overcame a rough start to become a NASA astronaut, the first African-American to walk in space, and he wanted to help others do the same.
In-state students will pay $492 more, or $15,188 for the 2015-2016 school year. Out-of-state students will pay $772 more, or $25,494.
A Temple University professor says the challenger to Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination is touching on several issues that are meaningful to young voters.
The former Temple University staffer says Cosby and his PR staff have been ignoring her confidentiality agreement in order to spin the story his way.
Christopher Rabb, from the Fox School of Business at Temple University, addressed the calls to rename infrastructure and remove monuments commemorating heroes of the Confederacy linked with racism in the aftermath of the shooting last month at a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Educational institutions are mobilizing to address this growing crisis.
The Philadelphia Police Department will be holding an active shooter drill in the area of Barton Hall starting at 8:30am.
The university is asking Council to create a "Temple Vending District," ensuring that students have an opportunity to make purchases at the burgeoning food truck scene, but not to the point of choking off pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Solving problems in the Middle East has never been a simple prospect, but that's the goal for a Temple University professor who's heading to Gaza and the West Bank.
Bill Cosby is seeking to keep the lid on material linked to a confidential 2006 settlement of a Philadelphia sex-assault lawsuit.
Young argues that dissent has shaped the nation's destiny from early Puritan days through the civil war, the civil rights era and the fight for gay marriage.
City officials are moving ahead with a plan developed by Temple University to assign specific locations to the many food trucks and vendors who feed thousands of Temple students each day.
Rashan Robert waived his preliminary hearing, and there are indications he is likely to plead guilty. A Temple student on her bicycle was injured.
Hundreds of job seekers descended on Temple University this morning for a one-day job fair conducted by Philadelphia International Airport.
Penn's first successful transplant was a kidney back in 1966. Since then, there have been thousands of life-saving operations.
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Jamila Winder talked to students in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about how they can shape history.
Saks Fifth Avenue store in Bala Cynwyd, just outside of Philadelphia, is among eight locations that will close after its parent company filed for bankruptcy.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and one of his neighbors have filed competing lawsuits over a property boundary and fence at their Montgomery County homes.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and one of his neighbors have filed competing lawsuits over a property boundary and fence at their Montgomery County homes.
Penn's first successful transplant was a kidney back in 1966. Since then, there have been thousands of life-saving operations.
Jamila Winder talked to students in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about how they can shape history.
Saks Fifth Avenue store in Bala Cynwyd, just outside of Philadelphia, is among eight locations that will close after its parent company filed for bankruptcy.
A Norristown, Pennsylvania, former police officer is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and other offenses after the Feb. 4 incident.
Penn's first successful transplant was a kidney back in 1966. Since then, there have been thousands of life-saving operations.
Jamila Winder talked to students in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about how they can shape history.
Saks Fifth Avenue store in Bala Cynwyd, just outside of Philadelphia, is among eight locations that will close after its parent company filed for bankruptcy.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and one of his neighbors have filed competing lawsuits over a property boundary and fence at their Montgomery County homes.
Norristown Area High School will operate normally Wednesday following a lockdown on Tuesday.
Former Rep. Tom Malinowski has conceded the New Jersey special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill's congressional seat.
Ice is still impacting bodies of water around the Philadelphia area after a long stretch of cold temperatures.
A New Jersey pilot and his co-pilot have been jailed in West Africa for almost six weeks after landing to refuel. CBS News New York spoke to both men on the phone.
Meet Eagles fan Andrew Athias, who was among about 400 people taking part in Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show.
The New Jersey Democrat says it's time to make seat belts on school buses a national standard, instead of leaving it up to states.
Ice is still impacting bodies of water around the Philadelphia area after a long stretch of cold temperatures.
Two firefighters and two residents were taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wilmington on Sunday, officials said.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
The man whom Jill Biden divorced for the eventual 46th President of the United States is now in jail on murder charges.
Penn's first successful transplant was a kidney back in 1966. Since then, there have been thousands of life-saving operations.
Cracking down on the price of prescription drugs is a hefty task.
The PHMC clinic on Cedar Avenue in West Philadelphia is helping provide dental and health care in an underserved community.
A new kind of joint replacement is now available for people who have a certain kind of arthritis in the hand.
A person with a confirmed case of measles visited an urgent care center in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, last month, health officials said.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
Through Amazon Now, customers can get household items, cosmetics, electronics, groceries and more delivered in about 30 minutes or less.
PennDOT is asking for your input with a new online survey available now through Feb. 28.
Part of SEPTA's Jefferson Station in Philadelphia was flooded Monday night, but service wasn't disrupted.
The city says residents shouldn't park on a major stretch of South Broad Street in Philadelphia Tuesday for a snow removal operation.
Traffic is starting to move again on Roosevelt Boulevard after a fatal crash shut down the road in both directions Friday morning.
Snow-covered sidewalks, freezing temperatures and more have made commutes challenging for many public transit riders across Philadelphia.
The Union unveiled their primary "1776 Kit" jerseys, which pay tribute to America's 250th anniversary and Philadelphia's role.
Ben Ogden of Team USA won the silver medal in the cross-country sprint Tuesday at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
The 76ers played without Joel Embiid as Toumani Camara had a career-high 30 points for the Portland Trail Blazers, leading the team to victory Monday night.
Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said he hopes to find a new home for Nick Castellanos by next Monday.
Meet Eagles fan Andrew Athias, who was among about 400 people taking part in Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show.
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Don't miss the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Here's how to watch live, stream for free and catch replays.
The Temple University Jazz Band is releasing its first internationally-recorded album after placing first at the National Collegiate Jazz Championship.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Surveillance photos and videos showing a subject in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, were released by authorities on Tuesday.
Grant Gilmore has the latest NEXT Weather forecast for the Philadelphia region on Tuesday night.
The Saks Fifth Avenue store in Bala Cynwyd, just outside of Philadelphia, is closing.
Penn Medicine celebrated six decades of organ transplants Tuesday at the Smilow Center for Translational Research in University City.
After-school activities were canceled following an hours-long lockdown Tuesday at Norristown Area High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, the school said on social media.