Americans everywhere made the transition to work from home to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 outbreak. It has affected the lives of millions of people, who are now using unfamiliar technology and adapting to different communication—and teaching—techniques.  To assist the Temple and Fox community who find themselves teaching online, we asked Carly Papenberg, director […]

PHILADELPHIA, March 24, 2020 — Steve Balsam is not a baseball player, but he has the instincts of one.  “Sometimes you just react. It’s like when you see a fastball coming at you and you duck. You just know to do it. To me, this was like that. I said, ‘They’re closing down our physical […]

When Temple University made the decision to go completely to online learning due to COVID-19, little changed for students in the Fox School’s Online MBA program. That’s because these students had already been attending classes online.  What did change, however, was the client and live consulting project students would be working on in their capstone […]

Northeast Philadelphia native and Senior Vice Dean Debbie Campbell enrolled as a student at Temple University in 1985; she’s been there ever since It’s Monday morning of spring break week on the campus of Temple University. Campus is mostly quiet, as one would expect, but that’s not the case in room 364 on Alter Hall’s […]

Fintech, Blockchain and Digital Disruption course to be held in new virtual reality format PHILADELPHIA, March 18, 2020 — Bora Ozkan doesn’t do virtual reality. Good luck if you try to get him to play video games. “It’s just never been my interest. I don’t even own a VR headset,” says Ozkan, assistant professor of […]

With schools closing, restaurants shutting down and public transit slowing, many of us in the Fox School community may feel the same way—anxious. The COVID-19 outbreak has affected the daily lives of millions of people as officials around the country try to stop the spread of the virus.  We asked experts from the Fox School […]

There are many ways to achieve your goals, and if you’re a creative type, you may choose to find revenue streams outside of your passions and hobbies. If you want to take the next step professionally (whether or not you know what that step is) or change the trajectory of your future career, sharpening critical […]

With an estimated 2.7 million new jobs for data science and analytics talent expected to post this year, employer demand for professionals with data and analytics skills continues to grow, according to a recent report from Burning Glass Technologies, Business-Higher Education Forum, and IBM. Nearly all industries–particularly finance and insurance, information technology, and professional services–are […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly altering several industries. The efficient, practical and organizational benefits of AI are far too effective to ignore, particularly in occupations that require a lot of crunching numbers.  Cory Ng, assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Accounting at the Fox School, investigated just how much AI is impacting the […]

What would happen if Temple University disappeared into thin air? OVER 29,000 STUDENTS RECEIVING HIGHER EDUCATION  43,000 JOBS STATEWIDE  $205 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE FOR PENNSYLVANIA  $82 MILLION IN CHARITY, PROVIDED BY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM’S HOSPITALS  POOF. GONE.  Temple, like other research institutions across the U.S., acts as a significant economic engine for Philadelphia. […]

Rocky and the Museum of Art, Gritty and Philadelphia, Michael Moscarelli’s degree programs at Klein and Fox. All perfect pairs. Moscarelli, a senior in his final undergraduate semester, double-majors in finance at the Fox School of Business and media studies and production at Klein College of Media and Communication. It’s a combination that has served […]

The historic setting—Feinstone Lounge inside the nearly 90-year-old Sullivan Hall—only added to the significance of the message delivered during the Fox School of Business’ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Networking Event. More than 80 members of the Fox community joined together to celebrate the school’s history of inclusion and diversity among its faculty, staff and students.  […]

The aftermath of natural disasters is catastrophic. Left behind are scarred landscapes, scraps of homes and businesses, and impoverished communities. How do people recover from unexpected destruction? Benjamin Collier, assistant professor for the Fox Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management analyzed recovery from a natural disaster. He focused on small and medium-sized businesses after […]

In recognition of Black History Month, we interviewed one of our incubator tenants, Stephan Reeves of Montage Diversity, which offers, among other services, diversity and inclusion consulting. Q: Can you tell us about the mission of Montage Diversity and its work with MBEs? A: As stated in our core values, one of the components that […]

New research from Leora Eisenstadt, assistant professor of legal studies, examines how companies are using data analytics to track employee behavior and habits. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17, 2020—Work-life balance is key to cultivating a healthy work environment, but attaining it is not easy. In fact, new research from Leora Eisenstadt, assistant professor of legal studies at […]