Strategic Plan 2025

Coco Chanel once famously said, “If you’re sad, if you are disappointed in love, put on your makeup, give yourself some beauty care, put on lipstick and attack.” The Fox School’s Ary Tamashiro took this advice to heart. Tamashiro is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation management. Her passion for beauty and […]

COVID-19 has left no one unscathed. Businesses—regardless of sector—have had to pivot. Employees have had to adapt to new ways of working. Students have had to adjust to new ways of learning. As the pandemic has unfolded, we’ve witnessed warp-speed changes significantly impact businesses, the job market, and higher education. The force of these changes, […]

As 2021 comes to an end, the Fox School has so much to be proud of. We have seen great strides in the progress we’ve made towards our goals that support Educational Innovation, Research Leadership, Inclusive Culture and Community Engagement. This year, we launched a research center on ethics, diversity and workplace culture. We brought […]

At the Fox School of Business, there is an emphasis on investing in innovation and entrepreneurship to help address social problems. This mission ensures that the school generates a positive impact on the city of Philadelphia and across the globe.  This sense of social responsibility in entrepreneurship and corporate culture runs deep in Fox School […]

All the lesson planning, preparation, research, grading and feedback. Why do we do it? What’s it all for?  Our students—the minds, voices and professionals of the future—are the reason for all of that time and effort. However, it can all mean very little if there are barriers separating the valuable information you have to offer […]

Translational research is more than a buzzword. It marks a commitment to take the fruits of research out of academia and into the real world. And a commitment to starting academic research from real-world problems. As part of its leadership efforts in research, the Fox School is looking for new ways to break down barriers […]

Modern technologies are helping people make decisions in their daily lives across a broad spectrum of contexts. Ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft connect passengers with drivers while professional networking services such as Zip Recruiter connect potential employees with employers.   Platforms like these are also known as “matching markets.” While a typical online marketplace […]

For college students, the pandemic put the brakes on a critical part of their lives. For many, the final years of college are an opportunity to learn what they like and dislike about the “real world” through internships. It’s a time to adjust to workplace environments, hone their professional skills and get ready for the […]

What can you say in three minutes or less? That’s what doctoral students across the Fox School of Business and Temple University were challenged to do: take their years-long dissertation research on a complex academic topic and turn it into a 180-second speech. Temple hosted its inaugural university-wide 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in April. The […]

Researchers and industry professionals have so much to offer one another. Scholars gain access to high-quality data and real problems to solve, and industry receives a research driven lens to examine some of their on-the-ground problems. But while these collaborations are becoming more common, there are still challenges that need to be overcome. The Fox […]

Experience in B4USoar program leads Cameron Johnson to take on mentorship role; Program has grown to include more than 45 high school students in two years  PHILADELPHIA, May 3, 2021 — When Cameron Johnson first heard the course title, “Creativity & Organizational Innovation,” she was skeptical. “It just did not seem like it would really […]

Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS), the student professional organization for the Risk, Insurance and Health Management (RIHM) major at the Fox School of Business, has had to innovate over the past year. Similar to most in-person meetings, conferences and events, the student professional organization (SPO) had to transition its H. Wayne Snider Distinguished Lecture Series to […]

“So you have great experience—why did you leave your past job? Since that time, what projects have you completed?”  Many job seekers worry about being asked to explain employment gaps, and this anxiety is completely understandable. Whether this time is a result of being laid off or a decision to exit a toxic work setting, […]

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 […]