University of Pennsylvania - School of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts & Sciences

The undergraduate division of Penn Arts and Sciences, the College is the academic home for more than 6,200 students and provides a liberal arts foundation for all Penn's undergraduates. Spanning more than 50 majors and 2,000+ courses, the College offers a unique take on the classic liberal arts education.

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Graduate Division

The home of doctoral programs in the arts and sciences, with more than 30 graduate groups that award the Ph.D., as well as a number of programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.).

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College of Liberal and Professional Studies

LPS is the home of lifelong learning at Penn, with options for high school, undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, summer, and online studies as well as customizable professional training with courses that span across disciplines.

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Arts & Sciences News

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Christopher B. Murray Named Citation Laureate

Since the award’s inception in 2002, 54 Citation Laureates have gone on to receive a Nobel Prize.

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Joan DeJean Named Fellow of the British Academy

DeJean, Trustee Professor of French, joins a cohort of exceptional scholars in the humanities and social sciences.

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Machado Named Abrams Artist-In-Residence

Carmen Maria Machado has been named Abrams Artist-In-Residence in the Penn Arts & Sciences Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing.

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor Receives Grant from the Rita Allen Foundation

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, Mitchell J. Blutt and Margo Krody Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor of Biology, has been named a member of the 2020 class of Award in Pain Scholars.

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New Faculty Join Penn Arts & Sciences

The 20 new professors hold appointments across 11 departments.

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Innovative Dual Degree Integrates Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Studies

The option is designed to prepare multi-disciplinary veterinarians to assume leadership roles within the environmental and public health sectors.

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Omnia

OMNIA, the premier publication for all things Penn Arts & Sciences, features a diverse array of faculty, students, and alumni who are blazing trails on a global level.

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