A Temple alumna is creating a movement around the past, present and future of North Philadelphia.

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Preserving the past, imagining the future Using Afrofuturism as a theme, Rasheedah Phillips, CLA ’05, LAW ’08, is spearheading an ethnographic research project exploring the oral histories of North Philadelphia neighborhoods and encouraging people to imagine the future through her Community Futures Lab. Share

Temple news

Planting the seed to serve the world Temple’s Global Days of Service are April 24-30. Here, Temple shines a spotlight on community partner Urban Creators, an urban farm near Main Campus that hosts volunteers year-round. Share         Fox alumnus wants to ‘Repair U’ Your phone, that is. Meet Jesse DiLaura, a 2016 graduate of Fox’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute who has a big vision to bring an affordable phone repair truck to campus. Share

Campus announcement

University funding hearing tomorrow

President Richard M. Englert will testify before the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee in support of the university’s funding at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1. The hearing will air on PCN and a livestream will be available.   Share

Featured event

Discover entrepreneurship

Work hard. Climb the ladder. Be the boss. That’s one way to do it. Or you can register for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute’s Be Your Own Boss Bowl to get your idea off the ground and, you know, be your own boss. Register by March 6.   Share

Events

Happening today 12 p.m. | Howard Gittis Student Center Blackstone LaunchPad: Financial Modeling 101 12:30 p.m. | Ritter Hall and Annex Found Magazine Featuring Davy and Peter Rothbart 3 p.m. | Howard Gittis Student Center Lecture: Patrick T. Harker, President and CEO of Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank On the horizon March 1 Protecting Your Personal Privacy in a Digital World March 1 The Shadow of Empty Shelves: World Literature and the National Socialist Pact with Books March 1 Workshop: Pitch Decks

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