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Fall 2025 Penn LPS events and information sessions announced

Announcing our fall 2025 events and information sessions! Join us to learn more about the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, or certificate program you are interested in.

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Storytelling and sustainability in the field

Storytelling and sustainability in the field

Writer and marketing director Marin Sklan (MES ’24) found a way to turn her dedication to sustainability into a career—and her passion for wetlands into a book.

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Desra hiking to Crater Lake near Maroon Bells, Colorado, during his travels in the US.

Dreaming big and traveling far for the environment

From Indonesia to the United States to China and back, Desra Arriyadi (MES ’25) traveled across the globe to expand his knowledge on climate change and resource management to advance the cause of environmental conservation in his home country.

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2025 graduation award winner Margaret Dunkelberger paves the way for professional advancement with Penn’s Master of Science in Applied Geosciences

After entering the workforce with an engineering firm, Margaret had the opportunity to study part time with Penn’s Applied Geosciences Program. Finishing her master’s degree this May, Margaret’s next goal is passing Pennsylvania’s Professional Geologist exam.

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(From left) Interim Dean of Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music History Jeffrey Kallberg; Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel; Joseph Neubauer; Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker; Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer; professor of criminology John MacDonald; and Deputy Provost Beth A. Winkelstein. (Image: Brooke Sietinsons)

The Neubauer Family Foundation to support City of Philadelphia police leadership education through LPS’ Master of Applied Criminology and Police Leadership program scholarships

Penn announces a collaboration with the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) and the Neubauer Family Foundation that will provide tuition support for senior PPD officers to enroll in Penn’s new Master of Applied Criminology and Police Leadership (MCPL) program.

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Class of 2025.

Congratulations to the Penn LPS Class of 2025

On Sunday, May 18, Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) welcomed family, friends, and faculty to celebrate the Class of 2025.

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Planning for the future in Penn’s Master of Environmental Studies

As Program Director of this interdisciplinary degree, Dr. Siobhan Whadcoat helps connect students prepare for the environmental career of their dreams.

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Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences program’s Clay Colmon and Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program’s Nazli Bhatia have been recognized with distinguished teaching awards.

LPS faculty announced as 2025 distinguished teaching award winners

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences program’s Clay Colmon and Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program’s Nazli Bhatia have been recognized with distinguished teaching awards.

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Graduate students showcase their research at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences’ 17th annual Graduate Student Research Conference

Graduate students showcase their research at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences’ 17th annual Graduate Student Research Conference

Over 60 Master of Environmental Studies (MES) and Master of Science in Applied Geosciences (MSAG) students participated in the event’s poster presentations, where they discussed their research with fellow students, staff and faculty, family, and friends.

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Sustaining environmental connections across campus

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

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