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Temple alumna hosts conversation with civil rights attorney

14 October 2020 Emma Padner

LaToya Stroman, a 2012 broadcasting, telecommunications and mass media alumna discussed racial injustice and police brutality with Ben Crump, who represented the family of Breonna Taylor on Oct. 13.

Temple student advocates push for social justice change

25 August 2020 Ray Hobbs

Students share their experiences advocating and organizing for racial equality this summer.

Temple University event addresses the importance of allyship on Martin Luther King Jr.

21 January 2019 Lauren Remy

Students and community members came together to discuss what allyship means in the modern day.

Patrick O’Connor to meet with Feminist Alliance

17 April 2018 Lindsay Bowen

The organization has put its O’Connor Step Down campaign on hold because it is meeting with university officials.

TUGSA holds rally amid contract negotiations

15 March 2018 Lindsay Bowen

The negotiation deadline for a new four-year contract expired on Feb. 15.

Temple students, faculty participate in national walkout against gun violence

14 March 2018 Lindsay Bowen

More than 3,000 high schools and universities across the country participated in the “Enough: National School Walkout.”

Student protesters disrupt Board of Trustees meeting

13 March 2018 Kelly Brennan

The university’s new library will be named after trustee Steven Charles. Temple will spend $5 million to consolidate the College of Public Health into Paley Library, with additional external restorations to the 52-year-old building.

Student, community organizations protest outside Board meeting

13 March 2018 Will Bleier

Temple’s Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance led the rally on Tuesday against the naming of O’Connor Plaza.

With IDEAL, students counter-protest intolerant speech

26 September 2017 Rachel McQuiston

The Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity, Advocacy and Leadership created the counter-protest.