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Just Added Comment: “The night life is very fun in the surrounding city of Philadelphia for people 21 and over. It is hard to "party" here in the city if you're under 21,...” | Read Reviews Write a Review! T EMPLE,
founded in 1884, is a public, comprehensive university. Its 105-acre
main campus is located in the center of Philadelphia. Temple
University is a national center of excellence in teaching and
research with an international presence. Temple's talented faculty and its
broad curriculum of nearly 300 academic programs provide superior educational
opportunities for academically talented and highly motivated students, without regard
to their status or station in life. Temple's richly
diverse student population and the dramatic growth of Temple's residential
campus community of student scholars enrich the educational and extracurricular
life of all Temple's people. While the University especially serves
students from Greater Philadelphia, it is enlivened by a rapidly
increasing number of students from across Pennsylvania, throughout the nation,
and around the world. Temple maintains an international presence
with campuses in Tokyo and Rome and prestigious programs in
London, Beijing, and six other locations worldwide. A long-time leader in professional education, Temple prepares the largest body of practitioners in Pennsylvania and is among the nation's largest educators in the combined fields of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, podiatry and law.
In addition, Temple offers more than four dozen doctoral
and more than 100 master's degree programs that contribute to
research and scholarship. Temple seeks to create new knowledge
that improves the human condition and uplifts the human spirit.
To achieve this goal, Temple maintains its commitment to
recruiting, retaining, and supporting outstanding faculty that prize diversity of thought, excel in scholarly endeavors, and support the aspirations of
capable students. Temple University's Aspirations for A New Century: Striving
to fulfill its mission in this new century, Temple will
continue to provide access to superior education for committed and
capable students of all backgrounds and to develop its main
campus as a residential community of student scholars. A
new generation of exceptionally qualified and talented faculty will be
recruited to join the University's current roster of fine teacher-scholars.
Temple will enhance existing centers of academic excellence, advance additional
targeted programs to national leadership, broaden knowledge through research and
creative endeavors for the benefit of society, and expand the
Honors program and other special learning opportunities for undergraduates. The
creation and renovation of facilities will support research and creative
work, advance instruction and marshal knowledge to enhance the quality of life for Temple's fellow citizens in North Philadelphia. The University will develop stronger bonds with its alumni, whose
success embodies the transformational power of a Temple education. Location/Contact TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 1801 N. BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19122--6096
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