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Temple alumnus and ex-City Treasurer indicted

25 September 2020 Colin Evans

Christian Dunbar is charged with marrying a former Temple student to gain citizenship in a marriage presided over by a former Temple professor, among other allegations.

Temple announces $1 million anti-racist initiative, police evaluation

16 September 2020 Tyler Perez

The multifaceted initiative comes after demands for anti-racist education and two letters from members of the Department of Africology and African American studies.

Board of Trustees creates presidential search committee

14 September 2020 Amelia Winger

The committee includes 13 trustees, two faculty members and one student who will identify candidates to succeed President Richard Englert.

Temple moves courses online for fall semester

03 September 2020 Amelia Winger

The university operated under a hybrid of in-person and online learning for the first week of the semester before a spike in COVID-19 cases among students.

Temple halts in-person classes for two weeks after student COVID-19 cases top 100

30 August 2020 Colin Evans, Amelia Winger and Jack Danz

The university has seen a spike of active COVID-19 cases since students returned to campus.

Philadelphia extends heat health emergency through July 22

21 July 2020 Amelia Winger

The city opened air-conditioned public spaces at libraries, schools and parked buses.

President Richard Englert announces plans to step down from Temple University

07 July 2020 Colin Evans, Amelia Winger and Madison Karas

Englert, who is the 11th President of Temple, will not leave his post until a successor is found.

VA will not prevent new GI Bill students from enrolling at Temple

02 July 2020 Amelia Winger

The agency concluded that Temple had taken “adequate corrective actions” after allegedly violating U.S. Code 3696.

Philadelphia scales back July 3 green phase reopening

30 June 2020 Amelia Winger

The city will allow “lower-risk activities” to resume on July 3 while still banning large indoor gatherings, indoor dining and gyms.

Philadelphia issues mandatory mask policy for outdoors, public spaces

26 June 2020 Amelia Winger

The policy applies to indoor public spaces and outdoor areas where people are closer than six feet from others not in their household.