October 2011

A Commuter’s Tale: My Path to a Master of Liberal Arts

October 8, 2011 by Margaret Sanborn in People, Master of Liberal Arts

In May of 2002, I completed an undergraduate degree in business administration from a small suburban liberal arts college. This was a major accomplishment for me since I was 47, and I had worked many years to complete my degree while holding a full-time job and raising a family. I believed job advancement opportunities would begin to drop into my lap, but as the months passed, I realized that not only would I need an advanced degree to get ahead, I’d need more experience and a broader perspective to be considered seriously for a move into a higher-level position.

Gregory Louis Possehl: 1941-2011

October 23, 2011 by Margaret Sanborn in anthropology, archaeology, Bachelor of Arts, People

Dr. Gregory L. Possehl, professor emeritus of anthropology in the School of Arts and Sciences and curator emeritus of the Asian collections at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, passed away on October 8 at age 70. Dr. Possehl was a leading expert on rise of the Indus civilization in India and Pakistan. His research projects include the exploration of the Ghelo and Kalubhar Valleys in the state of Gujarat and the excavations of the Sorath Harappan sites of Oriyo Timbo, Babar Kot and Rojdi.