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The following interview was conducted in person on October 9, 2025. Chief Griffin spoke with me about her decision to head Temple's Public Safety department, the changes she's implemented, including the use of surveillance technologies, her own academic background in sociology, and how Temple Public Safety might respond to the deployment of any federal forces to Philadelphia. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity....

We have to be Flexible: An Interview with Temple Police Chief Jennifer Griffin The following interview was conducted in person on October 9, 2025. Chief Griffin spoke with me about her decision to head Temple’s Public Safety department, the changes she’s implement…

Check out our interview with President Fry. We discuss his drive to work at Temple and his ideas about shared governance.

Interview with President John Fry This interview was conducted in person on January 9, and then via email for follow-up questions. _______________________________ The Faculty Herald: You’ve spent many years working in this pocket o…

Here’s a satirical piece by Prof. Amy Friedman on student use of AI for writing assignments:

Fighting Back Against Student Use of AI: A Satire As a long-serving instructor in Temple’s First Year Writing program, I find myself on the front lines of teaching writing in the age of AI. I have been asked to share …

When the federal funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health were first announced in February, Swati Nagar, a professor in the School of Pharmacy at Temple University, felt it as “a gut punch to the research enterprise of universities in America.” For now, these cuts are on hold after Federal Judge Angel Kelly extended the initial injunction issued on February 10....

How Would Cuts to NIH Funding Impact Temple? When the federal funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health were first announced in February, Swati Nagar, a professor in the School of Pharmacy at Temple University, felt it as “a gut punch…

Finbarr McCarthy of the Beasley School of Law contributed this opinion piece to the latest round of articles in The Faculty Herald. Give it a read, share it, comment. Check out our other articles while you're there!

We Must Defend Our Educational Mission The mission of the Temple University faculty is to educate working people. Our 1888 charter declares: “The purpose for which the Corporation is formed is the Support of an Educational Institution i…

Shortly after the election, Political Science Professor Michael Sances offered some ideas about how Trump’s victory could impact Temple

Political Science Professor on the Potential Impact of 2024 Election on the Temple Community Compared to 2016, the mood among Democrats was much more subdued in the days following the 2024 election. Whatever complaints we might have about polling, this is in no small part due to the relati…

FYW and Gender Studies Professor Brad Windhauser returns home to Philadelphia after a semester abroad at TUJ in Tokyo

Coming Home from Japan This is the third installment of a series of articles by faculty teaching at one of Temple’s international campuses. Brad Windhauser, Professor of Instruction in First-Year Writing & …

Brad Windhauser writes about the months leading up to his semester abroad at Temple University-Japan (TUJ). What would it be like? Could he handle being apart from his dogs and husband? Would TUJ be interested in the classes he likes to teach?

From Main Campus to Temple-Japan Brad Windhauser, a professor at Temple University, reflects on his decision-making process in preparing for a semester-long teaching assignment at Temple University Japan (TUJ). He navigates person…

A group of faculty recently collaborated on this article addressing the need for more curricular support from Temple University administration to encourage the teaching of climate change and sustainability. Give it a read!

Teaching Climate Change and Sustainability for the Future of Work and the World Temple University’s strategic plan seeks to establish itself as a leader in higher education by integrating sustainability and climate change into its curriculum. Reports highlight the necess…

We have three NEW articles in The Faculty Herald to share with you. One on teaching climate change and sustainability, another on new resources from the library, and one by a main campus faculty member teaching at TUJ for the semester. Please check them out.

If you are a faculty member or librarian at any of Temple’s campuses, please get in touch if you have article ideas.

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Earlier today, a group of faculty submitted an op-ed for publication in the Temple University Faculty Herald.

Op-Ed: Calling for a Transformation in Temple’s Leadership Temple University – an institution central to our city and Commonwealth – is facing multiple crises and in need of a fundamental change in leadership. Due to gross mismanagement, Temple has in the …

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