Events: January 2008 Archives

The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia recently honored Temple University station WRTI for its accomplishments as a home for broadcasters wishing to learn the craft for the past 60 years. 

Until the 1980s, WRTI was a student station. Now a non-profit, member-supported public radio station, WRTI is a broadcast service of Temple University and operates as a professional classical and jazz radio station. 

To learn more, read the entire story.

The TU Libraries' Special Collections Department is sponsoring a showcase of its Science Fiction Collection on Wednesday, January 30th at 4:00pm in the Special Collections Reading Room of Paley Library.

Join a discussion about science fiction and its rise as a significant genre movement in pulps, books, and fanzines from the 19th century through today.

Poet Tracie Morris will read from her work as part of the Poets & Writers Series. 

Morris is an interdisciplinary poet who has worked extensively as a sound artist, writer and multimedia performer. Her installations have been presented at the Whitney Biennial and the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. She holds an MFA in poetry from Hunter College and a PhD in Performance Studies from New York University.

The recipient of numerous awards for poetry and performance, Dr. Morris is currently Visiting Professor of English at Temple University and the CPCW Fellow in Poetics and Poetic Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.

The events is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, January 30th at 3:00pm in Gladfelter 914 (Weigley Seminar Room).