The College of Education 2018 in Review

by Heather Goodman KLN '20
December 26
As 2018 comes to a close, it's time to reflect on the impact and achievements of the College of Education and Human Development! From faculty awards and new partnerships with the School District of Philadelphia to the launch of the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, the College of Education and Human Development made an impact in 2018. *Events are presented in chronological order. The Launch of the Cherry Pantry After discovering nearly 35% of Temple students experience food insecurity from a survey conducted by professor of higher education policy and sociology,...

Generations United names the Family Friends program as a U.S. Benchmark of Excellence

December 06
Family Friends, a program of the Intergenerational Center, is one of five nationwide recipients of the Generations United "Program of Distinction" award. This honor, bestowed in November 2018, is the U.S. benchmark of excellence in intergenerational programming. The prestigious designation remains effective for three years.  Generations United was "founded in 1986 by leaders at the National Council on Aging, Child Welfare League of America, Children's Defense Fund and AARP." Its mission "...is to improve the lives of children, youth, and older people through intergenerational...

The Philadelphia Foundation awards the Intergenerational Center a grant to support respite for caregivers of frail seniors in Philadelphia

December 05
The Intergenerational Center at Temple University-College of Education and Human Development, at 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave. in Philadelphia, PA, has received a $25,000 grant from the Oscar H. and E. Ida Iucker Memorial Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation to support its Time Out Program. Announcement of the grant was made by Pedro A. Ramos, President and CEO of the Foundation.Patience Lehrman, executive director of the Intergenerational Center, said the funds would be used to expand the Time Out Program, reaching more caregivers working to support their family members and more...

Sara Goldrick-Rab Pens Op Ed on Charitable Giving, College Access, and the Affordability of Higher Education

November 29
Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology authored an op ed in The Philadelphia Inquirer regarding Michael Bloomberg's gift of $1.8 billion in financial aid to Johns Hopkins University. She discussed how this noteworthy contribution is an opportunity for other philanthropists to take similar steps in addressing the cost of higher education, particularly for students and families of modest means.Read the op ed via The Philadelphia Inquirer.Sara Goldrick-Rab is professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple University's College of...

Sara Goldrick-Rab to Appear on Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien

November 29
Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology will appear on "Matter of Fact" with Soledad O'Brien on Sunday, December 2 at 8:30 am EST on the CW. "Matter of Fact" is a groundbreaking syndicated television show that features inclusive dialogue with decision makers from community leaders to heads of state who are shaping the new American political landscape.Learn more about "Matter of Fact" and watch Goldrick-Rab's appearance after it airs.Sara Goldrick-Rab is professor of higher education policy and sociology at Temple University's College of Education...

How to Make Worked Examples Work

November 28
The innovative work of Dr. Julie Booth, associate dean of undergraduate education and associate professor of educational psychology was featured in the blog educators' blog, "Teaching with Problems." Read more about how Booth's research is being put into practice in classrooms.

College of Education Kicks Off 100 Year Anniversary Celebration with Distinguished Speaker Series Featuring Valerie Jarrett

November 16
Celebrating it's 100th anniversary, the Temple University College of Education and Human Development launched its inaugural Distinguished Speaker series on Thursday with one of President Barack Obama's closest mentors, Valerie Jarrett. She served as the senior advisor and assistant to the president for public engagement and intergovernmental affairs for 2009 to 2017.Read the full article at the Philadelphia Tribune.

Alpha Center: Your questions answered

November 05
The proposed Alpha Center will house an early childhood education center and other services.The majority of the spaces in the Alpha Center's program will be subsidized and reserved for children from the surrounding community. Neighbors have had many questions about the proposed center. We hope to address some of those here.Who will run the Alpha Center?The Alpha Center will be run by Temple's College of Education and Human Development and staffed by faculty and supervised students from across the university.Whom will the Alpha Center primarily serve?The Alpha Center will...

ECMC Foundation Highlights Work of Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice

by Mai P. Tran, ECMC Foundation
October 31
In September 2018, with the support of ECMC Foundation and others, Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology launched The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University's College of Education and Human Development. The Hope Center is an evolved and enhanced version of the former Wisconsin HOPE Lab at University of Wisconsin-Madison, which since 2013 has conducted research on college affordability and food and housing insecurity among students.With the desire to take the HOPE Lab to the next level, Goldrick-Rab decided to...

Temple earns new Guinness World Records title

October 18
Temple students, faculty and staff on Monday came together to snag the university its third Guinness World Records title—and helped local children in the process.This year's Guinness World Records title, for most backpacks stuffed with school supplies in one hour, was earned in a mere 37 minutes. That's all it took for hundreds of Owls to stuff 6,026 backpacks with crayons, pencils, rulers and other school supplies, more than doubling the previous record. Brown University held the previous Guinness World Records title of 3,000 backpacks stuffed in an hour.The packed bags...

Pew Charitable Trusts Awards Temple University Grant to Provide Respite for Caregivers

by Patience Lehrman
September 18
The Pew Charitable Trusts awarded funding to the Intergenerational Center at the College of Education and Human Development, along with 27 other Philadelphia-area organizations that work to preserve the dignity, independence, and quality of life of the region's frail seniors, many of whom are struggling with economic hardship, social isolation, and health and mobility challenges. Nearly $4.52 million over the next three years was awarded to assist approximately 44,000 elderly people annually."Over one-quarter of the Philadelphia region's 621,000 seniors age 65 or older are...

Sara Goldrick-Rab Featured in Best of Philly 2018 for her Donation to Students in Need

by Kaiyla Darmer
July 31
Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology has been recognized for her "Best Use of a Windfall" in Philly Mag's Best of Philly 2018 list. The windfall? The $100,000 prize money she received alongside her Grawemeyer Award this past year.The award recognizes "the impact a single idea can have on the world." Her decision to use her Grawemeyer Award money to help the students who inspired her to write Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid and the Betrayal of the American Dream has landed her the reputation as not only a prolific researcher, but...

Urban Youth Leadership Academy fosters lifetime of opportunity

by Morgan Zalot
July 27
It was a kindergarten teacher who helped set the course for Juwan Bennett's successful academic career, suggesting early in his life that Bennett, who grew up in South Philadelphia, attend the prestigious Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP) middle and high school nearby.Little did Bennett know at the time, the suggestion by that teacher, Jennifer Arevalo, that he attend GAMP, where he would go on to participate in a dual-enrollment program and earn an associate's degree before he graduated high school, would set him on a trajectory of academic success.Now a PhD student in...

Sara Goldrick-Rab Featured in Best of Philly 2018 for her Donation to Students in Need

by Kaiyla Darmer
July 27
 Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology has been recognized for her "Best Use of a Windfall" in Philly Mag's Best of Philly 2018 list. The windfall? The $100,000 prize money she received alongside her Grawemeyer Award this past year. The award recognizes "the impact a single idea can have on the world." Her decision to use her Grawemeyer Award money to help the students who inspired her to write Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid and the Betrayal of the American Dream has landed her the reputation as not only a prolific researcher, but...

In Case You Missed It: Movers, Shakers, and Change Makers

by Kaiyla Darmer
July 27
While many of our Owls are basking in the sun and enjoying this scorcher of a Philly summer, students and faculty in the College of Education and Human Development have been making serious gains on the academic front. Not one, but two College of Education and Human Development faculty members are involved in the development of research centers looking to keep pushing education research forward. Dr. Sarah Cordes is one of the researchers involved in the development of the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH) which was made possible by a $10 million...

Temple Faculty Among Team of Researchers on $10 Million Grant to Research School Choice

by Kaiyla Darmer
July 27
The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences has awarded a $10 million grant to fuel research surrounding policies in an effort to better understand the impacts of school choice and voucher programs. In order to accomplish this, the grant will fund the creation of the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH) at Tulane University. Temple's Dr. Sarah Cordes will be among the researchers working to better understand how policies such as these affect the achievement gap among disadvantaged students. Dr. Cordes will join experts from a...

College of Education Welcomes Its Inaugural Cohort of Temple Education Scholars

by Kaiyla Darmer
July 27
The College of Education and Human Development welcomes their first cohort of Temple Education Scholars. 15 high-achieving rising seniors from high schools all over the School District of Philadelphia will spend their senior year completing five courses within the College of Education and Human Development to set them up for one of four education degrees (human development and community engagement, early childhood education, middle grades education, and secondary education). As part of the Senior Year Only Program (SYOP) initiative by the School District of Philadelphia,...

Hope Center Continues to Evolve and Can Be Found at Temple’s College of Education

by Kaiyla Darmer
July 19
The College of Education and Human Development is excited to announce the addition of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. Led by Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology and one of the nation's leading educational researchers, the Hope Center will continue the legacy built out of the Wisconsin HOPE Lab which has served as a leader in understanding issues of food and housing insecurity among college students. Since 2013, the Wisconsin HOPE lab has conducted research to inform ways to make college more affordable, especially for...