Author and College of Liberal and Professional Studies alumnus David Jackson Ambrose (Bachelor of Arts `13) writes novels about marginalized identities in America: characters whose race, sexuality, disability, or poverty make them particularly vulnerable to violence and exploitation in American capitalism.

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) students all take their own unique path to Penn. Most are working adults from a variety of professional backgrounds; some are new in their careers, while others are preparing to advance or pivot to a new field. What they all have in common is their curiosity, passion for learning, and ambition.

On Sunday, May 15, Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) welcomed family, friends, faculty, and the Class of 2022 for the first in-person graduation ceremony since 2019. This year, LPS conferred 385 degrees on graduating students: 76 bachelor’s degrees, including the first-ever class of Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences graduates to walk the stage at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, and 309 master’s degrees—the largest group of graduating professional master’s students to date.

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is pleased to congratulate Sukalpa Basu and Lauren Russell for being named 2022 distinguished teaching award winners.

The College of Liberal and Professional Studies is pleased to congratulate Nancy Makale and Akshay Venkatesh for being named Dean's Scholars, an honor presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise. 

KC White, who anticipates graduating this spring from Penn’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program, has been elected to Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. White will be the first adult living with cystic fibrosis to lead the Board, a significant moment for the CF community, as the disease has historically been considered pediatric.