The Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) at the University of Pennsylvania

02/21/2023

Save the Date! MLA Alum Book Event - join us to celebrate Andrew Cassel's book launch. March 14th at 5:15 PM at the McNeil Center. https://jwst.sas.upenn.edu/events/2023/03/14/notes-valley-slaughter-eyewitness-journal-and-diary-holocaust-ghetto-siauliai

12/12/2022

Join the AGLSP in San Diego in October 2023 for Interdisciplinary Encounters with Awe.

The Commons

04/15/2022

https://www.aglsp.org/annual-conference-2022 Join AGLSP in San Antonio this fall. Submit a paper or consider sharing your creative writing in the annual Story Slam!

The Commons

01/10/2022

Lots of great classes this spring for MLA students and we keep adding online opportunities. Check out our course list:

Get more information about the Master of Liberal Arts program.

10/15/2021

Enjoying the 2021 Virtual AGLSP Conference this Friday. Great directors' workshop and story slam yesterday and super panels today and more tomorrow. Check it out - you can still join in the fun: https://sites.google.com/aglsp.org/2021conference/home?authuser=0

07/22/2021

Hey MLA Friends. Great online writers conference 7/30 and 7/31 at Northwestern. Hosted by their MA in Writing and MFA. Check it out

The Northwestern Summer Writers' Conference includes a diverse array of workshops, panels, keynote speakers, networking events, and literary readings. Learn how to make dialogue pop, edit your writing, and follow the journey from a manuscript to a published book. Hear a keynotes from acclaimed autho...

04/08/2021

Show off and present at the 2021 AGLSP Conference in October. We will be virtual so "Unmute Yourself" and introduce your research and writing to fellow graduate liberal studies students, alumni and directors.

The deadline to submit a proposal to present at the conference is June 15. Please click here for CFP details and access to the online submission form. Registration coming soon! Options and Fees (All fees in USD):

04/08/2021

Free lecture from our sister program at UC San Diego "Televisual Assassination, Virtual Subjectivity, and Digital Alienation: An Electric, Erotic Ontology of Death in Naief Yehya's Drone Visions: A Brief Cyberpunk History of Killing Machines and Pratap Chatterjee's and Khalil's Verax: The True History of Whistleblowers, Drone Warfare, and Mass Surveillance: A Graphic Novel' by Professor William Nericcio

Join Prof Nericcio on Zoom ID:

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03/11/2021

Want to get your work in print? The AGLSP Journal Confluence publishes academic and creative writing from students, alumni and faculty of graduate liberal studies programs like the MLA. Check out Confluence: https://www.confluence-aglsp.org/ which publishes digitally and in print on demand. Great content every issue.

The Journal of Graduate Liberal Studies

03/09/2021

Check out the 2021 Penn Grad Talks. MLA Student Jacquelyn Jordan was a finalist with her presenation: From Queen Latifah to Queen Bee: The Evolution of the Feminist Emcee.

Penn Arts and Sciences is the vibrant liberal arts core of the University of Pennsylvania. With 27 academic departments spanning the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, the School fosters strength across the traditional disciplines and is hub of interdisciplinary excellence at Penn.

03/04/2021

If you are thinking about graduate liberal arts, check out our MLA Alumni Stories:

After 15 years of working at Wharton, Sorrel finally took the leap and become a Penn student with the MLA program. Combining her love of technology, business and international relations, Sorrell’s capstone led her down many fulfilling roads.

03/04/2021

What do MLA Alumni Do? Are you interested in the field of communications? Do you have questions about what it is like writing in the news industry, or as a copywriter?

Learn about Careers in Communications in an Alumni Q&A with Chelsea Karnash who is a Senior Writer at Accenture Interactive.

Monday 8th March, 4-5pm,
Zoom – register on Handshake to receive the link: