Congratulations to this year’s Baccalaureate Award winners! Each year on the eve of commencement the College of Liberal Arts community gathers to honor its best and brightest students. This year several hundred family members, faculty mentors, staff and alumni turned out to celebrate 95 awardees. Among them, the group took home some $74,600 in gifts [...]

Drs. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Kelly R. Fisher, along with PhD candidate Kuba Glazek, were awarded $15,000 by Mattel, Inc. for their study, “Exploring Contextual and Play Material Constraints on Creative Thinking and Problem Solving in Early Childhood,” which explores the impact of play-based (including free and guided play) and didactic instructional approaches on children’s problem-solving and creativity.

137 students from across the United States were named Newman Civic Fellows by Campus Compact — including Geography and Urban Studies sophomore Yuan Huang. The Newman Civic Fellows Awards honor inspiring college student leaders who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country.

For their dedication to conservation and sustainability and their strong interest in pursuing careers related to the environment, these highly-accomplished CLA students have been honored with scholarships from the Morris K. and Stuart L. Udall Foundation.

At a time when many regions in the nation are fretting about “brain drain” — the loss of educated workers who move elsewhere after earning their degrees — Temple graduates are fueling the local economy by putting their degrees to work in and around Philadelphia in greater numbers than graduates of any other regional institution.

The following CLA faculty and students have been selected for a variety grants, awards, and other notable accomplishments. A warm round of congratulations goes out to our faculty and students!

Class of 2011, the semester is almost over! Celebrate with fellow soon-to-be graduates on Friday, April 29th! Enjoy free food, drinks, and live DJ music! Don’t delay — RSVP today!

CLA undergraduate students have been recognized by the Temple Libraries for their commitment to outstanding research. This year’s Library Prize was awarded to CLA students Karl McCool and Cara Rankin for research conducted in Liberal Arts courses. Anna Dini, recently featured as one of the “Faces of Temple,” received an honorable mention. Join the Temple Libraries on Tuesday, May [...]

Here are the CLA Advising Center appointment hours for the week of April 4, 2011. To schedule your appointment with an advisor at the Main campus please call 215-204-7971.

Here are the CLA Advising Center appointment hours for the week of April 4, 2011. To schedule your appointment with an advisor at the Main campus please call 215-204-7971.