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The Graduate Division

The Graduate Division is the home of doctoral programs in the arts and sciences at Penn, with more than 30 graduate groups spanning the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

At the Frontiers

Our graduate groups offer a rigorous education, guiding students as they pursue advanced research and begin to make their own original contributions at the frontiers of knowledge.

A Variety of Paths

Our doctoral students represent the next generation of scholars and leaders of academia, as well as experts who will apply their advanced training in a wide variety of professions.

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2020 Penn Arts & Sciences Graduate Division Graduation Celebration

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Graduate Groups

Africana Studies

Ancient History

Anthropology

Applied Math and Computational Science

Art and Archaeology in the Mediterranean World

Astronomy

Biology

Chemistry

Classical Studies

Comparative Literature

Criminology

Demography

Earth and Environmental Science

East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Economics

English

Germanic Languages

History

History and Sociology of Science

International Studies

Jewish Studies

Linguistics

Mathematics

Music

Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Philosophy

Physics & Astronomy

Political Science

Psychology

Religious Studies

Romance Languages

Sociology

South Asia Regional Studies

Grad Ben Talks

Recently, Penn Arts and Sciences presented the 2018 Grad Ben Talks: an afternoon of TED Talk-style presentations by graduate students representing the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs. Judges selected winners in each of the four categories. There was also an Audience Choice Winner selected by online votes.

Watch the winning presentations

Arts & Sciences News

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Jean-Christophe Cloutier Receives Award from Society of American Archivists

Jean-Christophe Cloutier, Assistant Professor of English, is the 2020 recipient of the Waldo Gifford Leland Award given by the Society of American Archivists.

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College Student Paul Lin Selected as a Udall Scholar

Paul Lin, C'21, has been selected as a Udall Scholar by the Udall Foundation, which awards scholarships for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment.

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Joseph Earl Thomas Wins Chautauqua Janus Prize

The doctoral student in English was recognized for a work of short fiction.

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Primosch Receives Virgil Thomson Award in Vocal Music

James Primosch, Professor of Music, received the 2020 Virgil Thomson Award in Vocal Music.

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(L-R) Eve M. Troutt Powell and Guthrie Ramsey

Two Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Guthrie Ramsey, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Music, and Eve M. Troutt Powell, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of History and Africana Studies, have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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