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The College of Liberal and Professional Studies
The University of Pennsylvania’s founder, Benjamin Franklin, knew the
importance of education. At the age of 10, in 1716, his formal education ended
when his father took him out of school to become a chandler’s apprentice,
learning to make soap and candles. Young Ben disliked the work and eventually
was apprenticed as a printer to his brother James, who brought a printing press
from England.
While he learned the printing trade, Franklin borrowed books from the apprentice
booksellers he came to know in Boston, his hometown. He was known to skip
meals in order to buy books of his own. He taught himself not only grammar,
arithmetic, and history, but several foreign languages, which served him well in
his later years when he represented the fledgling United States government as
ambassador to France.
The student of today who has had to interrupt, or never had the chance to
begin, a college education—or who seeks further study in professional master’s
programs—has the option of earning an Ivy League degree through the University
of Pennsylvania’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies.
Whatever the level of their studies, our students are intellectually capable adults
who are fully engaged in their work, and for whom a Penn degree serves two
fully integrated aims: intellectual and personal enrichment as well as career and
academic advancement. Our students come to Penn with a sense of purpose and
urgency and a strong sense of the problems facing the world in the 21st century.
They bring to Penn a unique combination of intellectual talent, maturity, and a
broad spectrum of experience.
We like to think that a self-starter like Ben Franklin would be proud of the
programs offered by his University’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies.
And we’re quite sure that he would be proud of what each and every new
graduate here today has achieved.
As final action cannot always be taken by the time this program goes to press, these lists of
degree and prize recipients are tentative only. The appearance of a name in this program
should not be construed as an indication that the person has received a degree from the
University of Pennsylvania. Conversely, the absence of a student’s name herein does not
necessarily mean that the person has not been awarded a Penn degree. The student’s
transcript is the official record of the University.