McKie posted his tribute to Bryant on Twitter. “You dedicated your life to the game of basketball and to being great,” he said, in part. “So many of us are thankful for that.”

Temple University professor and novelist Liz Moore says her new book, Long Bright River, is her first “Philadelphia book.” The Framingham, Mass. native has lived here for years, but says she doesn’t begin writing about a place unless she feels there’s nothing else she wants to write about. ...

Trailing by 13 to start the fourth quarter, the Owls went on an 18-3 run then closed out with a 7-2 rally, completing a comeback win over the Quakers and claiming a share of the Big 5 title.

The Temple hub. With help from a large state grant, Temple University Health System has expanded its treatment programs and referrals, acting as a “hub” that sends patients to community treatment programs.

Mr. Jaramoji also served for a time as an adjunct professor in journalism at Temple University, and worked with Temple Professor Linn Washington’s multimedia reporting lab.

When she ambled around Temple University as a graduate film student a decade ago, you would not see Chinonye Chukwu in a crimson Alexander McQueen jacket, skirt, and belt, and Manolo Blahnik boots.

Noted scholar Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, a professor emerita of dance studies at Temple University, lavished praise on the lineup. "I would suggest that <span>people</span> choose a concert on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday night — one or more — and come and taste. Come and feel. Come and ...