LPS News

Pivoting from her chemical engineering training, Riya Choudhury (MES ’24) leveraged classes and extracurriculars at MES to turn a passion for the environment into a career.

The faculty and staff of the College of Liberal and Professional Studies invite you to join us for our upcoming spring information sessions and program events.

This year, students in the Fundamentals of Sustainability course tackled some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges in their blog posts, addressing hunger, sustainable building materials, and data center energy consumption.

Daniel B. Rosario-Paredes (MSOD ’26—expected) joins the competitive Perry World House's Graduate Associates Program with an eye toward sustainability.

Read how Penn professor John MacDonald was inspired to develop a unique master’s program in police leadership, rooted in evidence-based research and application and designed to foster more equitable practices and strengthen relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

For their service learning project, Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) students partnered with the Wharton School to enhance authentic alumni connections and conversations.  

For her master’s capstone, Desiree Izecksohn (MES ’23) wrote and illustrated a graphic novel to help children understand climate issues and feel empowered to take action.

A geomorphologist who has taught courses for the Master of Environmental Studies and Applied Geosciences Program, Dr. Siobhan Whadcoat steps into a leadership role for both programs.

After serving as Director of Professional Masters Programs in Earth & Environmental Science since 2007, Dr. Yvette Bordeaux will oversee graduate programs across LPS.

As she transitions from her psychiatry residency to Penn Medicine faculty and attending physician, Alex reflects on her journey from education to medicine and her ongoing love for teaching and patient care.