An enormous crowd gathered at Temple University’s Bell Tower for a vigil to honor and remember the life of the university’s interim president, JoAnne Epps.
She died Tuesday after becoming ill and collapsing onstage during a memorial service. Friends, family and colleagues spoke about the legacy she leaves behind at the university.
"President Epps just meant a lot to our community and she meant a lot to the Philadelphia community, not just Temple," Vaughan said.Acting Temple University president JoAnne A. Epps dies after falling ill on stage Donald Harris, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Temple Beasley School of Law, said Epps was his super supporter and the reason he joined the Beasley School of Law 20 years ago. "JoAnne said if you come here, we’ll give you all the support you need to succeed. As a Black person entering academia, at that time, to have someone willing to support you…it really meant a big deal to me."
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Hundreds gather to remember Temple’s JoAnne A. Epps during Temple vigil: ‘We are her legacy’A teacher, lawyer, administrator and leader, Epps served Temple for nearly 40 years, starting as a law school professor, then dean, then provost, before being named acting president last April.
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