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UPenn Offers Free Online Education
It’s an Ivy League education with the price tag to prove it, but now the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies is offering the Ivy League experience to anyone with an internet connection. “The Open Learning Commons is really about opening windows to a wider audience… to students who don’t have […]
Her Cheap Bastard’s Guide to Los Angeles (win a copy!)
So you either just moved to LA or you’re visiting and you’re on a tight budget. Another Penn alum has a solution for you! Ashley Wren Collins (C’98, Bloomers, Penn Players) is not only a talented actress who can awesomely teach you how to unleash your inner skank, but this Penn alum is also an […]
How to Live on the Cheap in LA
You’re a struggling actor or an assistant to someone in LA and until you hit it big, you’re on a tight budget. Well one Penn alum has created something that will be very helpful to all you LA transplants. More after the jump! Hillel Smith (C’06, Front Row Theatre Co, iNtuitons Experimental Theatre) started a […]
His PBS Documentary on California’s Immigration Dilemma Gets You Thinking (VIDEO)
Over this year, I’ve talked on DT about how we’ve been dealing with this economic downturn with tips from some of our alumni. But how do you think the economic downturn has affected undocumented farm workers? Documentary filmmaker, producer and director Loren Mendell (C’95, Friars) journeys into this world with writer/reporter Jason Margolis and shows […]
PennNYC’s “Navigating your Career through Stormy Financial Times” (VIDEO)
PennNYC’s “Navigating your Career through Stormy Financial Times”Thursday, January 15, 2009 Many Penn alumni are becoming painfully aware of the effects of the current financial downturn. PennNYC created a panel of experts to help alumni navigate this storm – primarily with respect to the job market and individual careers. The panel featured: • Steven Greenhouse, […]
Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Dr. Seligman Offers Us Some Positivity
In this economic downturn, I saw this video and thought people probably could use some positive/happy reinforcement. In the video above, Dr. Martin Seligman, Penn’s professor of psychology, Director of the Positive Psychology Center, and founder of the field of positive psychology encourages high school students to seek out universities with these programs and talks […]
