Penn Arts and Sciences 2017 Graduation Ceremonies Schedule

College of Arts and Sciences
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Class of 2017 Speaker: Ivan Sandoval, C’17
Speaker: Jennifer Egan, C’85, author

Graduate Division
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1 p.m., Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum
Speaker: Ralph Rosen, Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities and Professor of Classical Studies

College of Liberal and Professional Studies
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 4 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology

Fels Institute of Government
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 1:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, Hamilton Village
Speaker: Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Candidate for Democratic National Committee Chairman

Arts & Sciences News

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Hanming Fang Named Inaugural Norman C. Grosman Professor of Economics

An applied microeconomist who integrates rigorous modeling with data analysis, Fang’s research within the field of public economics focuses on health insurance and healthcare markets.

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Xi Song Named Inaugural Schiffman Family Presidential Associate Professor of Sociology

Song’s research interests include social mobility, occupations, Asian Americans, population studies, and quantitative methodology.

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Julie Nelson Davis Named Paul F. Miller, Jr. and E. Warren Shafer Miller Professor of History of Art

Davis specializes in the arts and material cultures of 18th- and 19th-century Japan, with a focus on prints, paintings, and illustrated books.

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Justin Khoury Named Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Khoury’s research interests lie at the intersection of particle physics and cosmology.

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University of Pennsylvania, Neubauer Family Foundation, and Philadelphia Police Department Partner to Support Police Leadership Education

The first-of-its-kind graduate degree in the U.S. for police leaders launches this fall at the School of Arts & Sciences.

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Professor of Biology Philip Rea Wins Neal Award for Scientific Journalism

Rea won for the award for Best Technical/Scientific Content for his article “Gliflozins for Diabetes: From Bark to Bench to Bedside,” published in American Scientist.

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