Jacqueline Marie Nelms – Temple Update

More Campus Renovations To Begin Soon

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 13:50:47 +0000

Two million dollars have been budgeted towards a new campus look, scheduled to be finished by 2015. If all goes according to plan, students will walk onto campus this fall and see new L.E.D. lights along a newly-landscaped Liacouras Walk. The hope is to make Liacouras Walk feel more pedestrian friendly, says Temple University architect Margaret Carney. “It will be more the feel of Center…

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Temple Students Join Rally for Increased Minimum Wage

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:45:55 +0000

A national call for action brought Temple students together in response to the nationwide Fight for $15 campaign. Students marched through campus and flooded Morgan Hall demanding a minimum wage of $15 dollars and hour and a union for low-wage workers. Students continued the fight joining hundreds of other protesters in Center City. Philadelphia was one of the 230 cities in the U.S.

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Temple Adjuncts Push for Union Vote

Thu, 09 Apr 2015 19:30:36 +0000

Temple University’s adjunct professors are continuing their petition for unionization. Along with rallies throughout campus, they have created a petition for a union election. The professors have taken to the State Capitol for moderated hearings between adjunct representatives and university officials about the issue. The adjunct professors want to join the collective bargaining unit of Temple…

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Temple Adjunct Faculty Rally for Change

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:00:18 +0000

Temple University adjunct faculty have formed a union in the hopes of creating more job security and benefits. Adjuncts make up a large portion of the university’s faculty, yet they do not receive the same benefits as full-time employees. The group is working with Temple Association of University Professionals and has created a petition asking Provost Hai-Lung Dai to allow them to join the…

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