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Skill, style, and substance: how creative writing workshops fuel personal and professional growth
With ‘The Sacramento of Desire,’ creative writing professor Julia Bloch completes a personal trilogy
Tell a compelling career story with the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences ePortfolio
How to be a leader in the workplace
Interest in the study of leadership has exploded in recent decades within academia and beyond.
The Individualized Studies concentration: How it works and if it makes sense for you
Students in the Penn LPS Online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) program explore a variety of subjects...
5 Historical must-reads
Looking for the best world history books or historical novels to read? Ask a professor.
Want to safeguard your future and make a difference? Study climate change.
You don’t have to be a scientist to help tackle climate change. We will need informed action from every field...
13 Unique Ivy League classes to take online
Want to learn more about what’s going on in the world today? Looking to fulfill your intellectual curiosity...
Your mind at work: applying neuroscience in the classroom and outside of the lab
Like many lifelong learners and intellectually curious online students, you may think of your brain as...
7 things you can do at Penn Libraries—online!
As a Penn LPS Online student, you can enrich your online learning experience with library databases, digital media...
Navigating the geopolitical world: Modern Middle East Studies at Penn LPS Online
The Middle East is inarguably one of the most volatile, culturally rich, and geopolitically influential players...
Learning to understand and assess organizational culture
With the launch of the new Certificate in Organizational Anthropology, Penn LPS Online aims...
Using positive psychology to improve your personal and professional well-being
Positive psychology is the scientific study of what creates flourishing, what enables us to thrive as humans...
What Is Organizational Anthropology?
What’s the first thing you think of when you see the word “anthropology?” Perhaps all the National Geographic...
Portfolium to Support University of Pennsylvania Online Bachelor’s Degree Program
The University of Pennsylvania’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) has selected Portfolium’s Student...
Behind the scenes of election night projections
John Lapinski, faculty director the Certificate in Data Analytics, discusses election data and exit polls.
Do I need to go back to college? Conducting a career self-assessment
Remember when the end of August signaled back-to school-time and taking young children shopping for new clothes...
Educational leaders examine the ‘University of the Future’
At Perry World House, global thought leaders, scholars, administrators, and technology experts discussed...
The online option: college for adults who work
Technology, automation, and shifting personal and workplace expectations have all redefined how we look at jobs...
What is a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree?
An Ivy League undergraduate education that can be pursued online—that’s not a phrase you see very often. Until now.
The College of Liberal and Professional Studies launches online bachelor’s degree
Beginning in the fall of 2019, the Penn LPS Online platform will offer a fully-accredited, online education.
