2022
Students Receive Fulbright Grants for 2022-2023
The Fulbright Program supports up to 12 months of international graduate study, research, or teaching.
Dirk Trauner Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Trauner, one of the world’s most innovative interdisciplinary chemists, will be the George A. Weiss University Professor, with joint appointments in Penn Arts & Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine.
Roberts and Sambanis Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dorothy Roberts of Sociology, Africana Studies, and the Law School; and Nicholas Sambanis of Political Science were honored for their “accomplishments and leadership in academia, the arts, industry, public policy, and research.”
2022 Graduation Ceremonies Schedule for Penn Arts & Sciences
Ceremony information for the Penn Arts & Sciences schools and the University.
Anna Weesner Named Dr. Robert Weiss Professor of Music
Weesner is an internationally-renowned composer and the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the Virgil Thomson Award for Vocal Music.
Seven College Students Among Class of 2022 President’s Prizes Winners
Penn Interim President Wendell Pritchett has announced the recipients of the 2022 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prizes, including seven students from the College of Arts & Sciences. Awarded annually, the Prizes empower Penn students to design and undertake post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference in the world. Each winning project will receive $100,000, as well as a $50,000 living stipend per team member.
Postdoctoral Fellow Beans Velocci Wins Dissertation Award
Velocci, a postdoctoral fellow in History and Sociology of Science, received the John D’Emilio LGBTQ History Dissertation Award from the Organization of American Historians.
Penn Arts & Sciences Announces 2022 College Graduation Speakers
Amna Nawaz, C’01, Chief Correspondent and Primary Substitute Anchor for PBS NewsHour, and Oliver Kaplan, C’22, will speak at this year’s College graduation ceremony.
Faculty Receive Global Awards for Research Initiatives
Ten projects will develop new insights on global issues in key countries and regions around the world.
Three Guggenheim Fellowships for Arts & Sciences Faculty
Kimberly Bowes, Guthrie Ramsey, and Paul Saint-Amour were honored “on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise."
Ph.D. Students Awarded Global Education Monitoring Report Fellowship by UNESCO
The proposal by (Sukie) Xiuqi Yang and Kai Feng seeks to explore the impact of climate change on children’s educational outcomes across 53 countries.
Faculty Honored With 2022 Teaching Awards
“We applaud the extraordinary commitment of these individuals to the education of our students.”
Students Honored With Women of Color at Penn Awards
The 35th annual awards recognized women who have fostered and supported community.
Piyali Bhattacharya Named Abrams Artist-In-Residence in Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing
Bhattacharya is a fiction and nonfiction writer whose short stories and essays have appeared in Ploughshares, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and National Geographic.
Two College Juniors are 2022 Goldwater Scholars
Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to sophomores or juniors planning research careers in mathematics, engineering, or the natural sciences.
Jhohanna Perez Awarded Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship
Perez was selected as one of the 16 fellows from more than 700 applicants who were chosen based on their demonstrated leadership and communication skills and their commitment to agitating for positive social change.
Historian Mia Bay Wins Bancroft Prize
One of the most prestigious honors in the field of American history, the prize recognizes Bay’s book Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance.
Climate Scientist Michael E. Mann to Join Penn Faculty
Mann’s research focuses on climate variability and extremes, paleoclimate, tropical cyclones, and climate education and policy.
Nine Receive Thouron Awards to Study in United Kingdom
Five College seniors and four recent College alumni have each received a 2022 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.
Ryan Hynd Awarded American Mathematical Society Fellowship
The Associate Professor of Mathematics has received the Claytor-Gilmer Fellowship for the 2022–2023 academic year.
Students Honored as 2022 Dean's Scholars
This honor is presented annually to students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise.
Joseph Francisco Named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar
The Phi Beta Kappa Society each year selects top scholars in the liberal arts and sciences to visit universities and colleges, contributing to the intellectual life of the institutions.
Senior Erin Hayes Named Gates Cambridge Scholar
She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in astronomy at the University of Cambridge in England.
A Message From Dean Fluharty to the Penn Arts & Sciences Community About Ukraine
"The School of Arts and Sciences strongly condemns the Russian incursion, which violates not only international law but all moral and political norms of international behavior."
Sean Massa, C'15, Wins Prestigious Rangel Fellowship
The fellowship will support Massa through a two-year master’s degree in an area of relevance to the Foreign Service.
Penn Receives Momentous Gift to Support Korean Studies, Neurovascular Surgery, and the Wharton School
The University of Pennsylvania today announced a $25 million gift from James Joo-Jin Kim and Agnes Kim, and the James and Agnes Kim Family Foundation, supporting a range of initiatives at Penn. The largest portion of the multifaceted commitment will create the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at Penn Arts & Sciences.
Lance Freeman Appointed Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor
Freeman, one of the world’s leading scholars of urban housing and gentrification, is the James W. Effron University Professor, with joint appointments in Penn Arts & Sciences and the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
David Brownlee Wins Paul Philippe Cret Award
Brownlee is a historian of modern architecture whose interests embrace a wide range of subjects in Europe and America, from the late 18th century to the present.
Dorothy Roberts and Sarah Tishkoff Elected to NASEM Committee
The Committee on Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry as Population Descriptors in Genomics Research is expected to issue a special report.
Douglas Durian and I. Joseph Kroll Elected AAAS Fellows
The physicists were recognized for their “scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.”
Joseph Francisco Wins 2022 Willard Gibbs Award
The award recognizes eminent chemists whose work has enabled everyone "to live more comfortably and to understand this world better."
Aman Husbands Named Blutt Presidential Assistant Professor
A plant molecular biologist, Husbands studies gene regulation of plant function.
Angela Duckworth Named Education Week Public Influencer
The psychology professor was recognized for the second year in a row.
Gary Bernstein Honored for Extraordinary Achievement and Service
Bernstein, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, has been named a fellow by the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
Samuel J. Whitaker, C’02, and Jennifer Peters Establish Challenge Fund for Financial Aid
The Peters-Whitaker Family President’s Men and Women of Pennsylvania Challenge Fund supports scholarships for College students.
Marci Hamilton: “A Landmark First Amendment Ruling” in Scientology Abuse Case
The ruling recognizes a right for individuals to leave their faith and to not be forced into religious arbitration after they have left.
Philosophy's Lisa Miracchi Receives NEH Grant to Study AI
The grant will provide support for a book exploring the distinction between artificial and human intelligence.
Elijah Anderson Awarded Stockholm Prize in Criminology
The prize recognizes his groundbreaking urban ethnographies documenting violence and life in inner-city African American communities.
Two Seniors Named Marshall Scholars
Kennedy Crowder and Chinaza Ruth Okonkwo are among the 41 Marshall Scholars for 2022, chosen from 1,000 applicants.
Statement from Steven J. Fluharty, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
The roots of injustice, racism, and violence directed against the Asian American and Pacific Islander Desi American (AAPIDA) community are deep, and their effects are painful.
2021
Glenda Goodman Honored by American Musicological Society
The Associate Professor of Music received two 2021 awards.
Sarah Tishkoff and Collaborators Receive Grant to Study How Genetic Ancestry Influences Health
An international team led by Tishkoff, David and Lyn Silfen University Professor, has been awarded $2.7 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
A ‘Vibrant Nexus’ for Research and Discovery in the Physical Sciences
With the construction of a new Physical Sciences Building and updates to the David Rittenhouse Laboratory, Penn will create a modernized physical sciences quadrant that integrates state-of-the-art research in physics, mathematics, chemistry, and engineering.
Vance Byrd Named Presidential Associate Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures
He is a scholar of late-18th- and 19th-century German cultural studies, the history of the book and periodicals, literature and visual media, Black studies, and environmental humanities.
Quayshawn Spencer Named a Hastings Center Fellow
The title recognizes scholars that have deepened public understanding of complex ethical issues in health, health care, science, and technology.
College Senior Daniel Ruiz de la Concha Named Schwarzman Scholar
The scholarship funds a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Errol Lord of Philosophy Named a Marc Sanders Foundation Media Fellow
The initiative aims to increase the presence of philosophy in media by training philosophers to write and produce for the public.
Layla Murphy, C’23, Receives Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad
The award recognizes Murphy’s work supporting the repatriation of Sierra Leonean domestic workers who had been trafficked to and/or exploited in Oman.
2022 Penn Grad Talks
The annual program is seeking submissions from Penn Arts & Sciences doctoral and master's students.
An Investment in Energy and Sustainability ‘for the Survival of Humanity’
Significant new support for research and hires will bolster Penn’s existing strengths in developing the energy and sustainability solutions of the future.