What is Temple University?
'''Temple University''' ('''Temple''' or '''TU''') is a [[Commonwealth System of Higher Education|state-related]] [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. It was founded in 1884 by the [[Baptists|Baptist]] minister [[Russell Conwell]]. On May 12, 1888, it was renamed the Temple College of Philadelphia. In 1907, it became a [[research university]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup_listings/view_institution.php?unit_id=216339|title=Carnegie Classifications &#124; Institution Profile |website=Carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.temple.edu/news/2016-02-01/temple-university-reaches-height-carnegie-research-classification |title=Temple University reaches height of Carnegie research classification &#124; Temple Now |website=News.temple.edu |date=2016-02-02 |access-date=2017-01-21}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Big East Conference}} {{US-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1884 establishments in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Colleges and universities in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Philadelphia]]