Faculty Spotlight

Just like traditional on-campus classes, Penn LPS Online courses emphasize communication and connection with instructors as well as peers. Our courses are designed and delivered by Penn faculty who bring years of teaching experience as well as professional expertise to the classroom. The Faculty Spotlight series aims to introduce you to some of the outstanding instructors who make our courses so immersive and effective.

Faculty Spotlight: Mike Kane

September 24, 2024

Whether you are a licensed health professional or haven’t taken a science course since high school, instructor Mike Kane is here to welcome you to the world of neuroscience.

Faculty Spotlight: Virginia Millar

August 8, 2024

Education is Virginia Millar’s passion. Meet the winner of the 2024 LPS Distinguished Teaching Award, and learn what drew her to bring positive psychology into the classroom.

Faculty Spotlight: Michael Weisberg

May 14, 2024

Meet the 2024 graduation speaker Michael Weisberg and see how he approaches the intersection of philosophy and science in the classroom—and on the global stage.

Faculty Spotlight: Heather Moqtaderi

May 7, 2024

Meet SDEI instructor Heather Moqtaderi, and learn how contemporary art can facilitate dynamic conversations about diversity and inclusion—past, present, and future.

Faculty Spotlight: M. Ruth Elliott

June 1, 2023

Learn how M. Ruth Elliott, recently honored with an LPS Distinguished Teaching Award, teaches biology concepts to students at all levels, from high school to pre-med.

CLCH 2100: Introduction to Disaster Management.

Faculty Spotlight: Zephi Francis

October 25, 2022

As the globe faces an increase in extreme weather events amplified by climate change, Penn LPS Online offers a new course in disaster management.

Justin McDaniel is the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Professor of the Humanities at Penn

Faculty Spotlight: Justin McDaniel

September 19, 2022

Discover the diversity of religious practices—and why the study of religion matters—with Dr. Justin McDaniel, instructor of RELC 2000: Gods, Ghosts, and Monsters and RELC 2500: Asian Religions.

Sukalpa Basu is a lecturer and advisor for the Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs.

Faculty Spotlight: Sukalpa Basu

June 14, 2022

Learn how Dr. Sukalpa Basu, recently honored with an LPS Distinguished Teaching Award, makes physics feel accessible and relevant to students of all backgrounds.

Faculty Spotlight: Clayton Colmon

September 14, 2021

Explore Afrofuturism, digital community-building, and critical futures with Dr. Colmon, Penn LPS Online instructor and instructional designer.

Faculty spotlight: Yvette Bordeaux

July 12, 2021

Meet Dr. Bordeaux and learn about how she got interested in climate change, why hands-on learning matters, and what happened to Devonian-era brachiopods.

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