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The Editorial Board urges Temple to improve communication about safety issues.

It goes without saying that 2023 was a busy news year. Lawsuits related to student loan forgiveness, the collapse of I-95 and the improbable resurgence of the Barbie brand were just some of the top stories that dominated both local and national headlines during this past calendar year. As always, Temple University faculty experts and thought leaders were featured in many of

The Department of Public Safety is working to recruit and retain more officers through new benefits and equipment.

Richard Englert, the current Temple chancellor and former president, will assume a "transitional leader" role, according to the Philadelphia university.

While most of Temple University’s students have been away for the summer, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) has remained hard at work. Over the last few months, the team has worked diligently ahead of the fall semester to further enhance safety within the university’s patrol zone. “One of the nice things about summer is that campus does get a bit quieter, which provides us

A fake press release claiming that investment firm Ripplewood is putting $1 billion into OpenAI appeared on the website of the London Stock Exchange on Monday. The false press release claimed the 28-year-old New York-based company would benefit from investing in OpenAI, saying it would be a “giant valuable asset” in the event that the company goes public. Authorities have reportedly been notified.

The erroneous press release could be illegal as it had the potential to move markets with false information.

(Author’s note: The following piece contains spoilers for the HBO series Succession.) This weekend, HBO’s hit series Succession will air its series finale. Now in its fourth season, the show centers on the family-owned media conglomerate, Waystar RoyCo. In the series, four siblings and a nephew jockey to gain control of the company from the family’s patriarch, Logan Roy. With

In March, Temple University announced the appointment of Jose Aviles as vice provost for enrollment management. Aviles takes the helm after serving as vice president for enrollment management and student success at Louisiana State University (LSU) since 2017.In his six years at LSU, Aviles led a number of departments including undergraduate admissions, financial aid, student

She will replace Former Vice Dean of Executive Education at the Wharton School and 2000 GSE Ph.D. graduate Jason Wingard, who resigned from his position as president on March 28.