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William J. Swinton @ListenLearnLead

Director, International Business Studies, Temple Univ, Japan Campus

Joined April 2010
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Mourning the sudden loss of Temple University's Acting President JoAnne Epps. Peace, be still.
Temple University@TempleUniv
19 Sep 2023
Dear Members of the Temple Community, It is with deep heartbreak that we write to inform you that Temple University Acting President JoAnne A. Epps suddenly passed away this afternoon.
A headshot photo of JoAnne A. Epps

ALT A headshot photo of JoAnne A. Epps
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Linus ✦ Ekenstam
@LinusEkenstam
17 Jul 2023
Privilige Hard to understand privilege in the world. Watching this video makes me understand my own better. All I can say is that everyone is welcome here 🫶
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Barack Obama
@BarackObama
24 May 2023
Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself—speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy. Today we join fans around the world in honoring the Queen of Rock and Roll, and a star whose light will never fade.
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Who will/can govern TU next?
Temple University@TempleUniv
28 Mar 2023
A message to the Temple community: news.temple.edu/announcement…
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Merriam-Webster
@MerriamWebster
28 Feb 2023
Non-native English Speakers, what’s a word from your language that you think is perfect that doesn’t have an English equivalent? Take us to church.
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Temple University Japan Campus@templeunivjapan
8 Feb 2023
"A life well lived leaves a legacy that lasts forever." - Anonymous Today, we remember the passing of Professor Jonathan Wu, a true pillar of the Temple University Japan community. We will miss his kind heart, wisdom, and unforgettable engaging conversations.
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Public and Private Education Costs in Japan Soar to New Highs nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01…

Public and Private Education Costs in Japan Soar to New Highs

While education is becoming more expensive for all in Japan, private costs are far greater, with private elementary school expenses almost five times as much as those for their public counterparts.

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Amazing...
The Cultural Tutor
@culturaltutor
31 Oct 2022
One building from every year of the 20th century, in chronological order. 1901: Annunciation Cathedral of Kharkiv, Ukraine, designed by Mikhail Lovtsov 1/100
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Tansu Yegen
@TansuYegen
15 Oct 2022
Life
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#SportsDay #TempleJapan
Temple University Japan Campus@templeunivjapan
10 Oct 2022
Happy #SportsDay! Today's holiday commemorates the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, held in October to avoid Japan's notorious rainy season. 今日は #スポーツの日 です！1964年の夏季東京オリンピックが梅雨の季節を避けて10月に開催されたのが淵源です。 #studyabroad #college #留学 #大学
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Jon Erlichman
@JonErlichman
3 Oct 2022
“Most people never pick up the phone and call. And that’s what separates sometimes the people who do things from the people who just dream about them.” ~Steve Jobs

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Variety
@Variety
13 Sep 2022
#Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph: "Anyone who has ever, ever had a dream and thought your dream...couldn't come true. I am here to tell you that this is what believing looks like. This is what striving looks like. And don't you ever, ever give up on you." bit.ly/3U2usKa
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Who's that masked man? US Amb Ram Emanuel ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使--ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 @USAmbJapan アメリカ合衆国の政府関係者
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Some fun and useful websites #lifelonglearning
Amy Pechacek
@pechacek_amy
4 Aug 2022
It feels illegal to know about these 20 websites:
Community is at the heart of #TeamTUJ
Temple University Japan Campus@templeunivjapan
1 Aug 2022
This summer at TUJ, we announced a study abroad scholarship for Ukrainian students, celebrated Juneteenth with pastries from a black-owned business, hosted a joint symposium on the environmental crisis, and kicked off 40th-anniversary celebrations with the 2022 Diamond Dinner.
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Temple University Japan Campus@templeunivjapan
14 Jul 2022
Join us in-person or online for "Roundtable Discussion: US Supreme Court Term in Review" ⁠addressing reproductive and privacy rights, gun laws, separation of church and state, and climate control. ⁠ July 20 from 7-9PM JST Free and open to the public! bit.ly/3z2FNBe
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Temple University Japan Campus@templeunivjapan
29 Jun 2022
"TUJ is a hub. It's a network. It's the students, it's the faculty, it's the staff. It's the alumni and the community that support us." - William Swinton, Assistant Dean of International Business Programs Watch our TUJ journey on YouTube! youtube.com/watch?v=aIAJ6tIv… #TempleMade
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Breadguy Extraordinaire@OldIronEyes
25 Jun 2022
Replying to @ReiMurasame @BNNBreaking
I think I speak for everyone when I say I'm getting really fucking tired of living in interesting times.
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Temple University Japan Campus@templeunivjapan
21 Jun 2022
Celebrating #Juneteenth by supporting Black-owned businesses in Japan! Yesterday, the TUJ community received a taste of authentic American pastry from Kyle's Good Finds bakery, owned by renowned pastry artisan and Black business owner Kyle Sexton in #Nakano, #Tokyo since 1992.
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