LPS News

Five LPS student finalists gave TED-talk-style presentations at this year’s Penn Grad Talks in the professional master’s program category, covering topics in organizational dynamics, positive psychology, and public administration.

Gwen Cochran (MES ’25—expected) presents her research on the benefits and the barriers around residential solar energy adoption alongside other student researchers addressing sustainable energy issues during Energy Week.

After 27 years at Penn, Penn LPS Online instructor and campus leader in online learning Rebecca Stein retires.

After taking two organizational dynamics classes as electives, Dorothy knew a master’s degree in the subject would help advance her passion for helping people thrive.

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.