Inclusive Culture

In the two years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 27 million travelers with disabilities took a total of 81 million trips, spending $58.7 billion on their own travel alone.  “One of the things I’ve discovered getting my foot in the door of the hospitality industry is that accessibility often feels like a burden for […]

We’ve followed Fox School students Meredith Orme, Robert Zurzolo and Nasir Mack since their early days at Temple University, where they provided us with their hidden talents and hobbies. We were reacquainted with the trio as they started their sophomore trek. Last year, we talked about 2020 time capsules and trends. Years after our first […]

Wise’s appearance is co-sponsored by School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management and Fox School of Business; virtual event is free and open to the public PHILADELPHIA, April 21, 2021 — When it comes to combating racism in America, an important first step is recognizing the role systemic racism has played in the county’s history. […]

“We are a society that has been structured from top to bottom by race. You don’t get beyond that by deciding not to talk about it anymore. It will always come back; it will always reassert itself over and over again.” Kimberle Williams Crenshaw, UCLA Law Professor In February, the Department of Legal Studies at […]

Madison Cole, a junior International Business (IB) honors student at the Fox School, emphasizes how both confidence and self-advocacy are integral to her success. Cole attributes her growth as a student and professional to the leadership roles she’s pursued on campus. She has also laid the foundation for Black students to find a voice and […]

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Fox Strategic Plan 2025, the Fox editorial team sat down with Dean Ron Anderson to discuss where we have been and where we are going as a school.  The Fox School started drafting a Strategic Plan in the winter of 2018. At the beginning of the process, what […]

In 2020, one of the phrases we have become most accustomed to hearing is that we are experiencing “challenging, unprecedented times.” Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home and wearing masks while running errands have become second nature. But that does not mean the “new normal” is any less challenging than it […]

The Administrative Programs Council (APC) is pleased to announce the members of its Steering Committee for the 2020-2021 academic year.  Launched in 2015, APC aims to engage, support and inspire staff at the Fox School and the School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management (STHM). Five years after its inception, APC is a leader in […]

Successfully navigating a pandemic requires habits and practices that support resiliency, focus, resourcefulness and approaching life in whole new ways. Many staff and faculty members have expressed a desire for greater connection, support and resources during this unprecedented time and in response to the clear need for support of our colleagues well-being, the Faculty and […]

When Valerie Spinosi Kimbrough, BBA ’12, was getting her undergraduate degree at Temple University’s Main Campus, life was busy. “I was a commuter student who also worked while going to Temple,” she says. “I didn’t have too much additional time for building outside networks.”  Since then, Kimbrough has used her planning and strategy skills to […]

The job market is uncertain, but members of the Fox Community do not have to navigate the future alone. The Center for Student Professional Development (CSPD) expanded its services in early 2019 to support the Fox School’s expansive alumni network. Pamela Lyman, director of Alumni Career & Professional Development at CSPD, develops, manages and implements […]

 “As I return from a marvelous week in Tuscany, it is impossible not to reflect on what made this trip so special. And it was not only the beautiful sites we visited, the delicious food that we tasted or the great wine that we drank. Those were amazing, of course, but what made it even more unique and special was the composition […]

Event to pay tribute to the life of Philadelphia jazz legend Robert “Bootsie” Barnes Last year, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Act 9, formerly House Bill 619, which officially designated June 19 as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day” in Pennsylvania. The oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the U.S., Juneteenth commemorates […]

Jacqueline Arnold’s graduation was a long time coming.  Many members of the Class of 2020 were in diapers when Arnold started her journey to become a Temple graduate.  “Jackie started taking classes one at a time in 1999,” says Debbie Campbell, senior vice dean at the Fox School. “She’s been taking one class at a […]

More than 60 years ago, renowned sociologist Erving Goffman described how people negotiate face-to-face encounters and establish ‘frames’ within which to evaluate encounters with others. It’s 2020, and Goffman’s seminal work continues to influence how we perceive person-to-person interactions, even as Zoom and other platforms promise to dominate digital interactions and render place and distance, […]