Graduate Division

News & Announcements

Penn Arts & Sciences has named 9 students from the Graduate Division as 2023 Dean's Scholars. This honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise.

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Penn Grad Talks features TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students representing the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs.
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The Graduate Division extends its congratulations to the recipients of 2022's Dissertation Completion Fellowships. As the name implies, the Dissertation Completion Fellowship is intended for students who will complete their dissertations during the fellowship year.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2023

Watch the Graduate Division Graduation Ceremony featuring Keynote Speaker Herman Beavers and remarks from degree recipients Nakul Deshpande, Sarah Xia Yu, and Kimberly Cárdenas.

Graduate Groups

Learn about our 31 graduate groups in the humanities and social and natural sciences. 

Grad Students in the News

Political science Ph.D. candidate Mikhail Strokan’s work looks at the idea that countries abundant in such natural resources as oil and natural gas wind up struggling economically despite the bounty—and examines why some of these countries fare better than others.
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Penn Grad Talks 2023

Nineteen Penn Arts & Sciences graduate students representing the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs shared their knowledge with TED Talks-style presentations during the seventh annual Penn Grad Talks in February. The event was in person for the first time since 2019, but was also livestreamed around the world. A cash prize of $500 went to the best talk in each category and to the Audience Choice winner.