Dr. Nicole Nathan has worn many hats at Temple University since arriving in 2011, from master’s and doctoral degree student in Anthropology to teaching assistant, adjunct and instructor of Spanish to General Education Area Coordinator for U.S. Society and World Society in Temple’s General Education program.

Leona Edmund never had to look very far to find the endless well of inspiration that she needed to return to the classroom to complete her Temple degree in the Bachelor of General Studies  (BGS) program. Her driving force was her children.

Antywane Robinson — soon to be one of the first graduates of Temple University’s Bachelor of General Studies program — knows a little something about the dedication and determination it takes to be a champion.

In March 2021, Temple’s new Bachelor of General Studies degree was still nearly half a year away from its official launch during the fall 2021 semester. Fast forward to May 2022 and the first Bachelor of General Studies graduates are about to cross the finish line on a journey that for many of them was years in the making.