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TUJ dean retires for the sea

04 December 2007

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

Japan dean candidates have surprise ties to university

27 November 2007

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

University names interim curator for Blockson Collection

05 December 2006 The Temple News

Aslaku Berhanu, a reference librarian and cataloger for the Blockson Collection will succeed Charles Blockson as interim curator of the collection upon Blockson’s retirement Dec. 31.The Blockson Collection includes African American historical items dating back

Community rallies for collection

31 October 2006 The Temple News

He turned down the Library of Congress.To the former President of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, he politely declined. Even his alma mater, Pennsylvania State University, couldn’t persuade Charles L. Blockson to donate his storied collection of

Historical Treasure

31 October 2006 Editorial Board

Most who have visited this treasured collection recognize it by the young man holding a lantern near the entrance. Or they remember feeling the cover of the 1932 edition of “Lincoln the Unkown” by Dale

Interim provost says he has no plans to keep the job

12 September 2006 The Temple News

When President Ann Weaver Hart was appointed this summer, the university was also immediately faced with the task of filling another high level administrative position.Ira Schwartz, Temple’s Provost of four years, retired July 1, creating

HART NAMED PRESIDENT

25 April 2006 The Temple News

The university’s Board of Trustees announced Thursday, May 4, that Ann Weaver Hart, who currently leads the University of New Hampshire, will be Temple’s first female president.Effective July 1, Hart will replace outgoing President David

Different school, same staff for Dunphy

25 April 2006 The Temple News

Men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy said he was looking for loyalty, a solid work ethic and an understanding of the duties of coaching when he selected his first Temple coaching staff.It turns out Dunphy had

Professor reflects on 41 years of educating

25 April 2006 The Temple News

After teaching and administrating within the English department for 41 years, professor Dennis Lebofsky is preparing for his retirement at the end of the semester.The Philadelphia native not only met his wife at Temple as

Retirement leaves Temple without a face

21 March 2006 The Temple News

After the initial excitement of learning that I was accepted to Temple in 2003 had subsided, I felt myself falling into a daily conversation regarding my future. Once many of my neighbors, coaches and other