https://www.temple.edu/about/history/acres-diamonds
This is Russell Conwell's famous "Acres of Diamonds" speech—and the inspiration for the university's mission. I am astonished that so many people should care to hear this story over again. Indeed, this lecture has become a study in psychology; it often breaks all rules of oratory, departs from the precepts of rhetoric, and yet remains the most popular of any lecture I have delivered in the ...
https://cis.temple.edu/tagit/presentations/Piaget%27s%20Theory%20of%20Intelligence.pdf
Piaget's theory of cognitive and epistemological view are together called "genetic epistemology".
https://news.temple.edu/news/2022-11-11/breaking-down-hidden-messages-black-panther-wakanda-forever
Timothy Welbeck, associate professor of Africology and African American studies and the director for Temple University’s Center for Anti-Racism, breaks down the symbolism, themes and deeper meanings that can be found in the Black Panther sequel. He also shares what we can expect to see in the third Black Panther movie.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2024-05-31/temple-law-graduates-are-landing-good-jobs-record-rates
Graduates from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law are landing job opportunities across many legal sectors.
https://sites.temple.edu/dwolf/files/2020/06/Hesiod-1.pdf
SINCE poetry, especially the epic poetry ofHomer and Hesiod, was central to Greek culture in the late archaic and classical periods, those individuals engaged in the formation and early development of philosophy, in many ways a reaction and alternative to conven-tional culture and forms of expression, inevitably engaged with their illustrious predecessors. Plato's criticism of poetry in the Re ...
https://law.temple.edu/aer/2024/01/06/are-we-no-better-than-goldfish/
For now, don’t succumb to the 8-second, we-are-lesser-beings-than-goldfish myth. And by the way – there is no science for the goldfish-at-9-seconds claim either. Apparently fish can pay attention much longer than 8 or 9 seconds too. Even without a compelling story.
https://teaching.temple.edu/sites/teaching/files/resource/pdf/5_Best_Practices_for_Critiques%20%5BAccessible%5D_0.pdf
Five Best Practices for Effective, yet Sensitive Critiques Johanna Inman, MFA, Assistant Director, Teaching & Learning Center
https://studentsuccess.temple.edu/sites/studentsuccess/files/AGuidetoRevisingYourWriting.pdf
A Guide to Revising Your Writing Effective revising is a crucial part of successful writing. Revising is a deliberate attempt to counteract the normal process of reading. In other words, we usually read for comprehension, so our brains tend to fill in confusing gaps or smooth over problematic typos. Careful revising, on the other hand, requires writers to read for detail and to be open to re ...
https://news.temple.edu/news/2023-04-27/future-affirmative-action-experts-explain-upcoming-supreme-court-cases
The upcoming Supreme Court cases on affirmative action could potentially change the landscape of higher education, specifically regarding race-conscious admissions. Temple law experts discuss the history of this policy and possible outcomes of the ruling.
https://sites.temple.edu/newcombe/research/
A nationally recognized expert on cognitive development, Dr. Newcombe’s research has focused on spatial development and the development of episodic and ...