University of Pennsylvania - School of Arts & 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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Julie Nelson Davis Named a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow

The professor of history of art is considered a foremost authority on Japanese prints and illustrated books.

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Sam Apple Receives Kelly Writers House Award

The Beltran Family Award is given annually for excellent teaching and mentoring.

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Shelley Berger Named Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy

World-renowned genetics researcher Shelley L. Berger has been named a member of the 2021 class of fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy.

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Penn Arts & Sciences and University Teaching Awards

It gives us great pleasure to announce the recipients of the 2021 awards for distinguished teaching in the School of Arts and Sciences.

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Students Honored as 2021 Dean's Scholars

Penn Arts & Sciences has named 20 students from the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Liberal & Professional Studies, and the Graduate Division as 2021 Dean’s Scholars.

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2021 Goldwater Scholars Announced

Three College students received awards.

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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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