Today, my little brother Matthew moves into a dorm room at Temple University, my alma mater, to begin his freshman year of college. I couldn’t be more excited for all the opportunity and excitement ahead of him, but as a big sister, I can’t help but be a little nervous seeing my youngest sibling leave home …

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Three years ago today, I walked across the stage at Temple University in my cap and gown, happily accepted my hard-earned diploma and closed one chapter of my life for an exciting new one. Some days I feel like I graduated from college yesterday, and other days, it feels like an entire lifetime ago. On that …

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If there’s one thing I hate saying, it’s the word, “no.” All my life, I’ve been classically over-involved, as many people in my generation are. But somehow, that tendency to over-commit followed me through high school, college and even now, into the early part of my career. When I graduated from college in 2010, I felt …

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As I was scrolling through Facebook a few months ago, the photo to the left caught my eye. “Self Made. Philly Made. Temple Made.” The status update came from my alma mater, Temple University. Since then, I’ve seen the “Temple Made” campaign everywhere; billboards along the highways in Philadelphia, commercials on television, YouTube videos and …

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