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Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Penn Arts & Sciences is honoring its 2021 graduates with virtual celebrations in May. Information and links are below:

College of Arts & Sciences

Premiering May 17, 2021, at 1 p.m. EDT
Speaker: Mary Frances Berry, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History and Africana Studies
Student Speaker: Justin Greenman, C’21
For more information, visit Celebrating the College Class of 2021.

Graduate Division

Premiering Monday, May 17, at 1 p.m. EDT
Speaker: Eve M. Troutt Powell, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of History and Africana Studies
Student Speakers: Brian Chao, GR'20 (Political Science); Augusta Irele, GR'21 (Comparative Literature and Literary Theory); and Aline Zanardini, GR'21 (Mathematics)
For more information, visit Celebrating Our 2021 Graduates.

College of Liberal & Professional Studies

Premiering Sunday, May 16, 2021, at 4 p.m. EDT
Speaker: Sulaiman W. Rahman, ENG'01, CEO of DiverseForce
For more information, visit the College of Liberal & Professional Studies graduation page.

For information on the University commencement, see the Commencement website.

 

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