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U.S. Department of State awards Penn ELP MOOC grant

James Riedel, executive director of Penn’s English Language Programs, and Benjamin Wiggins, director of Digital Learning Initiatives at Penn, in collaboration with a number of Online Learning and English Language Programs staff members, received a $700,000 grant from the United States Department of State to develop and administer five open, online English language courses.

ELP students gain university acceptances

Congratulations to this year's more than 100 UniConn students who have gained acceptances to schools such as...

U.S. Department of State awards Penn ELP MOOC grant

The U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with implementing partner FHI 360, has awarded the University of Pennsylvania English Language Programs a grant to develop and administer five Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for English language learners under the English Access Microscholarship Program.

Ms. Litt talks about technology in the classroom (video)

Learn more about ELP's use of technology in the classroom from Language Specialist Eve Litt.

Sheila Mayne and Susan Caesar celebrate 15 years at the ELP

For almost 15 years, Language Specialists Sheila Mayne and Susan Caesar have been teaching at the ELP. They have had countless experiences and interacted with students from all over the world. 

Ms. Gillstrom discusses the ITA program (video)

Unfamiliar with ELP's ITA program? Learn more from Testing and Programs Manager Elizabeth Gillstrom.  

Philadelphia named World Heritage City

As of today, Friday, November 6, the City of Philadelphia is the first World Heritage City in the entire United States.

Credit: Photo by S. Grosik for ELP

ELP Associate Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Sarah Grosik, attended the White House Conference on Technology in English on September 15, 2015.

Ms. Dougherty talks about student services at the ELP (video)

Learn more about ELP's Student Services and Social Programs for Student Services Coordinator Betsy Dougherty. 

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