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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.

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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.

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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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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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Carmen Maria Machado, Abrams Artist-In-Residence

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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Grad Ben Talks

Each year, Penn Arts and Sciences presents 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 select winners in each of the four categories. There is also an Audience Choice Winner selected by online votes.

Watch the winning presentations