Legal Studies

The following article is about Professor Kevin Fandl and his research. Last year, Professor Fandl passed away from health complications. For eight years, he was a fixture within the Fox School and the Department of Legal Studies, offering his insight and considerable knowledge to anyone who showed up at his door. Learn more about his […]

When a business is unable to open in a certain location, it’s not uncommon to anecdotally hear things like, “They wanted to open there, but Walmart blocked them” or “The town just did not want another supermarket.” But what exactly does that mean? And, perhaps more importantly, is there any merit to these types of […]

Jeffrey Boles, chair of the Department of Risk, Actuarial Science and Legal Studies, shares how this new department offers a unique opportunity for a 360-degree perspective of business.  Recently, the Departments of Legal Studies and Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management came together to form the Department of Risk, Actuarial Science and Legal Studies. Positioning itself […]

Change drives research. Research drives change. As science and research guided us through the COVID-19 pandemic with public health best practices and innovative vaccines, so can business research guide industry in our next steps. With evidence-based insights, researchers at Temple University’s Fox School of Business offer solutions to the question we’re all asking: Now what? […]

“This is one of those articles that came about as I was walking around South Street,” says William Bunting, assistant professor of legal studies at the Fox School. While walking down South Street recently, Bunting encountered a number of empty storefronts. Always the researcher, he wondered why retail vacancies were on the rise—especially in increasingly […]

Earlier this year, in the immediate wake of the storming of the United States Capitol, only a handful of arrests were made. Yet, in the weeks that followed, there were more than 400 additional people charged, and hundreds more are still under investigation.  According to Samuel Hodge Jr., we can thank facial recognition software for […]

The Fox School emphasizes providing high-quality business education and transforming students into responsible professionals and leaders. While the role of professors is, in large part, about helping students succeed, they are also making great strides in the business research world. The following books were written or co-authored by Fox faculty. They bring forth great insight […]

“When people say, ‘Let’s move the needle of DEI,’ my question is, ‘Which dial are we looking at?’”  That’s how Angela Winfield, the newly appointed chief diversity officer for the Law School Admission Council, views the work of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In September, the Fox School’s Department of Legal Studies hosted Winfield and […]

Kevin Fandl’s passion for his research and students was palpable.  He dedicated himself to serving students, advancing legal and international business scholarship, and sharing his talents for the betterment of others, both near and far. And he did so while wearing many hats: as associate professor of legal studies and strategic global management, Irwin Gross […]

Earlier this month, Leora Eisenstadt of the Department of Legal Studies was awarded Temple University’s c, which recognizes and honors faculty members who epitomize the highest levels of sustained teaching excellence in a classroom, laboratory or clinical setting.  In addition to being an associate professor at the Fox School of Business, Eisenstadt is the founding […]

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the national, scenic, historic and aesthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania’s public natural resources are the common property of all of the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them […]

New legal review papers from Fox School of Business Professor Samuel Hodge, Jr., details the many ethical and legal implications of forensics in the 21st century PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3, 2021 — Last month, in the immediate wake of the storming of the United States Capitol, only a handful of arrests were made. Yet, in the […]

In 1973, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize the use of marijuana. Nearly fifty years later, eleven other states—including Colorado, Alaska, California, Nevada, Massachusetts and Vermont—have all fully legalized recreational marijuana. So, what is holding back the rest of the country from joining in the green rush? Kevin Fandl, associate professor […]

This is the third time we’ve checked in with Nasir Mack, Meredith Orme and Robert Zurzolo, three Fox students who were among the first to participate in the school’s new Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Core Curriculum. Now juniors, the group reflects on their experience at Fox, the trends they are into and what they […]

In the mid 20th century, British mathematician and computer pioneer Alan Turing explored the concept of intelligent machines. In 1947, he gave one of the earliest lectures on machine learning, laying the foundation for what would eventually be known as artificial intelligence (AI).  Today, AI is ubiquitous. We experience it in our daily lives through […]