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FDE3030 t1_jcu33jl wrote

Reply to comment by rollingstoner215 in Police: 4 people shot across from Temple University football field by deep_blue003v

Always has been

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rollingstoner215 t1_jcu3vfg wrote

Nah there was a stretch in the 1960’s after it became a public school where the programs earned respect and distinction.

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Philodemus1984 t1_jcu9ssd wrote

Temple was on the upswing a decade ago, with crime levels low and earning an R1 status. It still has many nationally respected programs, though the business school obviously tarnished its reputation.

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ArgentumFlame t1_jcweq3p wrote

Can you elaborate more on the business school tarnishing the reputation? When I went to Temple they were DUMPING money into the Fox School so this is somewhat surprising to me

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uptown_gargoyle t1_jcwj25p wrote

Former Temple University business dean convicted of fraud in rankings scheme (Nov. 2021)

>A former dean of Temple University's business school was convicted Monday of fraud in a scheme to boost the school's rankings by providing false information to U.S. News & World Report's prestigious annual surveys to maximize tuition dollars and donations, federal officials said.

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jersey_girl660 t1_jcugldw wrote

Temple is still a respected school. The neighborhood is another story.

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rollingstoner215 t1_jcuoo3b wrote

Not if you work there

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jersey_girl660 t1_jcuork1 wrote

… no????

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rollingstoner215 t1_jcuw6ct wrote

Maybe you heard about the recent graduate student union strike?

Nobody’s happy, but most of us just accept that we made a terrible decision in coming to work at Temple.

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TheBSQ t1_jcupxk8 wrote

Didn’t Krasner refuse to hire Temple Law grads because he didn’t want B-listers?

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FDE3030 t1_jcu489c wrote

You might be right, when I say “always” I guess I mean since 1970’s, heard friends say it wasn’t safe back then

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Mysterious_Bobcat483 t1_jcv6f6j wrote

I went to high school on/adjacent to Temple campus, early 80s. Nothing nuts, just a rough area off campus. Nothing like this.

ETA Werst philly/uni city was way worse then

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rollingstoner215 t1_jcu6ew5 wrote

Oh I don’t know about the neighborhood, I just meant the school itself is in trouble.

Re: neighborhood violence, on the one day a week I’m in the office, I’m dismissed early “for my safety,” to help reduce the odds I am hit by a stray bullet while I wait for the bus.

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