The ACLU became involved when administration started disciplinary action against students for participating in a "Gaza Solidarity" encampment off-campus. The protests continued into the next academic year with the University amending its campus guidelines to discourage further protests.
On July 3, 2024, Temple's Board of Trustees announced it has appointed John Fry as its 15th president.
== Campus ==
Temple University has six campuses and sites across Pennsylvania, plus international campuses in Rome and Japan.
=== Pennsylvania campuses ===
==== Main campus ====
Temple's main campus is in the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood of North Philadelphia, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Center City. It occupies 118 acres (48 ha).
Upon its founding, the Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia built two buildings on North Broad Street between Montgomery and Norris: a Baptist Temple in 1891, and an academic building (College Hall, now Barrack Hall) in 1893. The Baptist Temple was certified by the Philadelphia Historical …
