Undergraduate

This is part two of a six-part series on using empathy in the classroom.  Every year, Joan Allatta, assistant professor and chair of the Department of Strategic Management at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, coordinates the school’s undergraduate capstone course. More than 1,500 students enroll in the course, which is traditionally taken during their […]

This is part one of a six-part series on using empathy in the classroom.  What makes you an effective teacher? Is it your knowledge of a subject or your passion? Your skill managing a classroom, creating innovative assignments or conveying information clearly? It is probably all of these. But as a professor of strategic management […]

The beginning of this school year is a stressful one for students and faculty who are adjusting to virtual teaching methods. Many students were looking forward to an on-campus experience. With classes pivoting online, how can they stay involved? One of the most common ways to meet people at college is through joining clubs or […]

The Spencer Educational Foundation recently awarded a $225,000 grant to fund a career development center within the Department of Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management (RIHM) at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. The new Spencer Center for Professional Development in Risk Management and Actuarial Science will offer professional development activities specific to students in RIHM.  […]

Business schools have long emphasized the importance of unique learning experiences—collaborating in a professional workspace (virtually or in-person), live client consulting and real-world problem-solving. In essence, this is experiential learning, and a recent push by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is placing it front and center in the curricula.  Experiential learning […]

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 […]

Finance graduate and longtime center Matt Hennessy is one of a school-record four Temple Owls selected in the NFL Draft, going to the Atlanta Falcons with the 78th overall pick  It’s the night of April 24 and NFL hopeful Matt Hennessey, BBA ’19, sits in his childhood home in Clarkstown, N.Y. He’s surrounded by his […]

Cameron O’Donnell, BBA ’19, transferred to Temple University as a sophomore looking for a major that interested him and provided unique job opportunities. After some searching, he found that accounting fit the bill. As O’Donnell says, accounting is “a dynamic, forward-thinking profession that provides the motivated and curious with opportunity.” Just one year into his […]

Across the U.S., college students’ lives have been uprooted, leaving many uncertain about their futures. As the school year comes to an end, Temple University has presented numerous awards recognizing the students who embody great leadership and academic achievement, such as the Diamond Award. The Diamond Award is the highest recognition by Temple’s Student Affairs […]