LPS News

A lifelong passion for nature brought science communicator Katie Unger Baillie back to school. Her Penn MES degree helped her pivot to a leadership role in sustainability at Penn’s Environmental Innovations Initiative

LPS alumnus and Employer Advisory Board member Dr. Cecil W. Johnson III will address the College of Liberal and Professional Studies Class of 2025 on Sunday, May 18.

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is thrilled to congratulate Cindy Srnka and Desra Arriyadi on being named Dean's Scholars by Penn Arts and Sciences.

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.