Evelyn Blower - The Temple News

Campus traffic safety initiatives progress through university, city efforts

25 March 2025 Evelyn Blower and Dharav Kakkad

Temple and the City of Philadelphia continually update traffic measures to mitigate crashes and violations around campus.

Peer mentorship program expands to all colleges

25 March 2025 Evelyn Blower

The College of Liberal Arts collaboration with Mentor Collective will extend to all freshmen in 2025.

Peabody to remain open despite its operator shutting down during Department of Labor investigation

20 March 2025 Evelyn Blower

Glu Hospitality, which owns a variety of Philadelphia restaurants, has been allegedly operating without licenses and bouncing employees’ checks.

Two arrested after police stand-off on 18th Street near Arlington

18 March 2025 Evelyn Blower

One SWAT vehicle was spotted on the scene after a man barricaded himself in an apartment following an alleged landlord-tenant dispute.

Mandel to step down as provost in July

18 March 2025 Evelyn Blower

Gregory Mandel has served as provost since 2021, and Klein College of Media of Communication Dean David Boardman will step up in an interim capacity as a search is conducted.

Apparent “shots” on 12th street fired from toy gun

11 March 2025 Evelyn Blower

The shots, which caused a large number of people to disperse, are believed to be from a starter pistol, the Department of Public Safety said after reviewing footage.

Temple launches academic enrichment program with Philly middle schools

11 March 2025 Evelyn Blower

Students in the Future Scholars program will study and have access to pre-college resources at Temple.

Temple’s research status thriving amid nationwide funding limbo

11 March 2025 Evelyn Blower and Akash Hirpara

The department is still optimistic as controversial and unpredictable rulings from Washington, D.C. threaten reimbursements.

Temple warned by Department of Education amid ongoing antisemitism investigation

10 March 2025 Evelyn Blower

ED’s Office of Civil Rights sent letters to 60 universities across the country for alleged antisemitic harassment on their campuses.

Fry reinforces firm support on protest freedoms, diversity initiatives

07 March 2025 Evelyn Blower

Temple will continue to support students’ freedoms to protest peacefully and hold open dialogue on critical topics amid a string of orders from Washington, D.C.