The College of Liberal and Professional Studies, together with LPS’ professional graduate student association LPS gov and Women’s Campaign International, sponsored a panel discussion at Penn Law on Friday, March 16. Panelists included retired Ambassador Richard N. Swett, the Honorable Christopher Shays, Mexican Consul General Alicia Kerber-Palma and the Honorable Marjorie Margolies. The topic of the panel was diplomacy and negotiation in "A Time Like No Other." The interactive conversation with students was remarkable.

This February, Penn Arts and Sciences presented the 2018 Grad Ben Talks, an afternoon of TED Talk-style presentations by graduate students representing the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and professional master’s programs.

The Thouron Award, a graduate exchange program between the United Kingdom and the University of Pennsylvania, offers a life-changing opportunity for exceptional students.

Tom Stanley, a staff member at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and current Master of Liberal Arts student is enrolled in the anthropology course Cultural Heritage and Conflict which explores cultural heritage protection and preservation. In March, one class session was a change of pace for the students. After studying a handbook entitled “Endangered Heritage: Emergency Evacuation of Heritage Collections” the instructor Dr.

A Philadelphia native returns home to change the way the region thinks about horticulture

On Sunday, May 13, Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) welcomed family, friends and faculty to celebrate the graduating Class of 2018. The ceremony took place in the Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and honored 306 students graduating from undergraduate and graduate programs.

Chloe Cerwinka, the University of Pennsylvania’s landscape planner and a student in the Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program, is leading a series of bird surveys on campus, acquiring a robust dataset she intends to use as the basis of her master’s capstone.

The Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) aims to empower enlisted personnel to succeed in an undergraduate program at a top-tier institution. In a one-week academic “boot camp,” active-duty service members and veterans lived and dined at Penn while learning about campus life, the admissions process, financial aid, and maximizing their educational benefits.

Philadelphia’s rich history and forward momentum make it ripe for scientific inquiry. Penn researchers and students look to the city to study everything from disease interventions to the psychological ramifications of vacant lots, in an effort to better understand human health, mental health, and the environment.

On Saturday, July 21, 45 students received their certificates of completion from the first Coding Boot Camp offered by Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS). Located in the Pennovation Center, the graduation ceremony was presented by Vice Dean Nora E.