University Housing and Residential Life

Residence halls near maximum capacity following enrollment increase

13 November 2024 Haddijatou Jammeh and Nurbanu Sahin

Ninety five percent of dorms on Temple’s campus are occupied, and the university made changes to its regular housing processes following a spike in enrollment.

Temple Board of Trustees approves room and board cost increase

16 March 2022 Fallon Roth

Trustees approved an approximate 2.85 percent increase in room rates.

Health director at Temple reflects on navigating COVID-19

07 December 2021 Monica Constable

Denys used lessons he learned from previous outbreaks to help combat COVID-19 at Temple.

Temple residence hall vents had build-up of dust, debris

12 October 2021 Fallon Roth

University housing is planning to implement a routine vent cleaning schedule for residence halls.

Board approves increases in Temple housing and meal plans rates, construction

16 March 2021 Amelia Winger

President Richard Englert announced Temple is working with the City of Philadelphia on a plan for the university to be a “point of distribution” for COVID-19 vaccines.

Temple sets up isolation rooms in Johnson and Hardwick halls

06 October 2020 Jack Danz

Students who test positive for COVID-19 can quarantine in Johnson and Hardwick halls.

‘I’m still here’: Housing insecurity creates daily obstacles and few solutions

19 November 2019 Claire Wolters

Two Temple students share their stories about housing insecurity, an issue that affected almost half of college students last year.

‘Donnie Strong’: Students raise funds for classmate

27 March 2018 Michaela Althouse

A first-year master’s of speech-language-hearing student was recently diagnosed with cancer.

Despite university pressure, The Edge doesn’t recycle

20 February 2018 Lindsay Bowen

Representatives from the Office of Sustainability have attempted to get The Edge to alter its policies to include recycling.

The ripple effect of student death

05 December 2017 Michaela Winberg

When students die, how does the university respond, and how do loved ones grieve?