Bruce Stronach was named the next dean of Temple University-Japan on Jan. 10, to replace the retiring dean, Kirk R. Patterson. Stronach will officially join TUJ on Feb. 1 but will not assume the role of dean until April 1.An interim dean has not been named.Currently, Stronach, a campus outsider with an academic career that [...]

Kirk Patterson wants to sail the world.The current dean of Temple University Japan, who announced his retirement at a campus-wide meeting on Aug. 27, is looking beyond his departure at the end of this month.It was a dream of his from a very early age, but it wasn’t until 15 years ago that he realized [...]

Matthew J. Wilson thought it was strange that Ann Weaver Hart was born and raised in Salt Lake City when he first heard nearly two years ago that she was a top candidate to become Temple University’s ninth president.Wilson, 37, the associate dean of and chief legal counsel for Temple University Japan, was finishing Asian [...]

The field of candidates to fill the top position at Temple University Japan has been narrowed to two finalists.
The names of two Americans, with fluency in Japanese and distinguished careers in Asia, were released over the past week. Both made appearances on Main Campus for the latest stage of a multi-step interview process to become [...]