CORONAVIRUS Temple loosens masking and testing requirements for Fall semester 09 August 2022 Maddie Sterner Temple will continue to require all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated.
Breaking News Philadelphia drops indoor mask mandate 02 March 2022 Fallon Roth Colleges and universities can choose whether or not to enforce a mask mandate.
Breaking News Temple confirms return to in-person classes, tightens mask guidelines 21 January 2022 Emerson Marchese The university is requiring students to wear KN95 masks, double-mask or wear surgical masks in all buildings.
CORONAVIRUS Temple ramps up COVID-19 mitigation effort amid high case count 15 January 2022 Fallon Roth and Alexis Bray The university has taken precautionary measures to decrease the spread of COVID-19 on campus ahead of students’ return for in-person classes.
Columns Temple must mandate booster shots now, not wait for the city 30 December 2021 Lawrence Ukenye The Editor-in-Chief of The Temple News argues that Temple University should require COVID-19 booster shots to slow the spread of the Omicron variant.
Breaking News Philadelphia requires COVID-19 vaccine for indoor dining 13 December 2021 Fallon Roth and Micah Zimmerman The mandate will go into effect on Jan. 3, 2022 for all establishments with indoor dining options, including restaurants, bars and sports venues.
City Philadelphia requires COVID-19 vaccine for city employees 19 November 2021 Lawrence Ukenye Employees must be vaccinated by Jan. 14, 2022, and will have until Dec. 20 to submit requests for exemptions to the mandate.
CORONAVIRUS What to expect after the Nov. 15 vaccine mandate deadline 16 November 2021 Monica Constable Students’ testing requirements may be reduced to one test a week.
Editorials Students, consider COVID-19 safety during fall break 09 November 2021 Editorial Board The Editorial Board encourages students to consider COVID-19 safety when making plans for their fall and Thanksgiving breaks
CORONAVIRUS Temple to offer COVID-19 booster shots to eligible individuals 30 October 2021 Fallon Roth The university will begin administering the doses on Nov. 4 in room G002 of the Paley Building by appointment only.