He spent the rest of his life in the United States, at first living at Swarthmore, working at the University of Pennsylvania where he was offered an assistant professorship in 1935. Berndt writes:
Siya na ginugol ang natitirang bahagi ng kanyang buhay sa Pilipinas, sa unang nakatira sa Swarthmore, nagtatrabaho sa University of Pennsylvania kung saan siya ay inalok ng isang assistant pagkapropesor sa 1935. Berndt magsusulat: