Temple University was the only school in Philadelphia to be recognized with the HEED Award.
Temple University is the only school in Philadelphia to be recognized with the HEED Award and one of just seven colleges or universities in the state of Pennsylvania to earn the distinction. In total, only 103 schools, out of nearly 6,000 colleges and universities across the country, earned this honor.
Joseph V. Labolito

If you talk to Temple University faculty, staff and students, there is a popular proclamation that you will commonly hear: "We are the Diversity University."