“It’s unclear what will happen next, but it surely means more headaches for a university already in crisis as it copes with the aftermath of the shooting death of one of its police officers.” From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Lawmakers rallied with striking Temple University graduate students Tuesday, threatening to ignore the state-affiliated school’s funding requests if an agreement isn’t reached to address the union’s concerns. | From: Metro Philadelphia (Read more.)
“The university is putting a halt on tuition aid to those striking. But Temple officials say there’s nothing to see here.” From: Philly Mag (Read more.)
“The two sides remain far apart on pay, health care coverage for dependents and paid parental leave time. Pickets are scheduled to go up Tuesday morning with a rally planned for the afternoon.” From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
State Senator Sharif Street and minority development platform NYCE host a free event next month that aims to close the racial wealth gap, promote real estate ownership — and advance the next generation of millionaires (Read more.)
In the highly competitive process of finding students with the best potential to become doctors, Temple University has turned to a previously untapped resource: members of its North Philadelphia community, who know better than anyone whom they would like to see treating them and their family members. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Camille Bell’s search for the perfect shade to “rock a red lip” prompted her to launch her own Philly-based lipstick brand tailored to every lip color. The first batch sold out in just 48 hours. | From: The Citizen (Read more.)
A leading expert says that the state, acting “erratically,” has become “an unreliable partner.” | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Prior to the clinic, Dr. Ala Stanford, founder of the group, said that the goal was to vaccinate about 2,000 people — the group surpassed that number before midnight. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium is going to be administering doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Friday until Saturday at Temple University’s Liacouras Center. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
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