Temple Police responded to Anderson Hall today around 11:55 a.m. to a claim from a professor that he was assaulted and robbed on the building’s second floor.

The professor told police that he was sitting at a computer in a side hallway when a man came up from behind him and punched him once. The man then took his wallet and left.

The suspect is described as an African-American male, 6 feet tall, in his early 20s, wearing tan pants and a tan shirt. A TU alert was sent out at 12:27 p.m. discussing the incident. Temple police did a sweep of the entire building, but did not find someone who matched the professor’s description. A suspect has not been taken into custody.

Acting Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said the professor is at the Temple Hospital with possible cuts to his head.

Leone said there were no witnesses to the incident but they were interviewing people who were near the scene at the time of the alleged assault and robbery. They have also searched the video from the security cameras. Police presence will be bolstered in Anderson and nearby Gladfelter Hall.

Temple Police were waiting for detectives from the Philadelphia Police to arrive as of 12:50 p.m.