Author: Stan Mir

Stan Mir has been editor of The Faculty Herald since 2023. He teaches in the First-Year Writing Program, and has written about art, literature, and politics for Hyperallergic, Jacket2, and photograph magazine.
A.I. in Education, Faculty Senate, Temple Administration, Temple University

We Have To Be Flexible: An Interview with Temple Police Chief Jennifer Griffin

The following interview was conducted in person on October 9, 2025. Chief Griffin spoke with me about her decision to head Temple’s Public Safety department, the changes she’s implemented, including the use of surveillance technologies, her own academic background in sociology, and how Temple Public Safety might respond to the deployment of any federal forces to Philadelphia. The interview has been edited and condensed for … Continue reading We Have To Be Flexible: An Interview with Temple Police Chief Jennifer Griffin

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Faculty Senate, Research, Teaching, Temple Administration, Temple University

Called To This Work: An Interview with President John Fry

This interview was conducted in person on January 9, and then via email for follow-up questions. _______________________________ The Faculty Herald: You’ve spent many years working in this pocket of Pennsylvania. You served as the President of Drexel University and Franklin & Marshall College. Before those positions, you served in a high-level administrative role at the University of Pennsylvania. Many of our readers would be interested … Continue reading Called To This Work: An Interview with President John Fry

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NIH Funding Cuts Aren’t Just Anti-Science

When the federal funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health were first announced in February, Swati Nagar, a professor in the School of Pharmacy at Temple University, felt it as “a gut punch to the research enterprise of universities in America.” For now, these cuts are on hold after Federal Judge Angel Kelly extended the initial injunction issued on February 10. The devastation of … Continue reading NIH Funding Cuts Aren’t Just Anti-Science

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Faculty Senate, Research, Teaching, Temple University

Welcome to the New Home of The Faculty Herald

I’m writing to welcome you to the new home of The Faculty Herald. In mid-September, I was appointed Editor and began working on the transition to a fully online venue for the Herald. I have a background in arts journalism and have been teaching in the First-Year Writing Program since 2006. During my time at Temple, I have served as a Representative to the Faculty … Continue reading Welcome to the New Home of The Faculty Herald

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