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Class of 2024
Two international students honored with the 2024 Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
Aishwarya Pawar, a Ph.D. student at the Perelman School of Medicine, is the graduate student winner, and David Kato, a fourth-year political science major in the School of Arts & Sciences, is the undergraduate winner.
By the Numbers: Class of 2024
On May 20, more than 9,000 students are eligible to graduate at the University-wide Commencement ceremony, and Penn will confer six honorary degrees.
Penn students and alumni awarded Fulbright 2024 U.S. Student Program grants
Thirteen Penn students and alumni have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year. They will conduct research, pursue graduate degrees, or teach English in a dozen nations.
Ivy Stones, a Penn tradition
Since 1873, each graduating class has placed an Ivy Stone on campus to commemorate their time at Penn.
Celebrating family firsts and resourcefulness in the Class of 2024
Lynn Larabi, Crystal Marshall, and Jason Chu all entered Penn as first-generation college undergraduates and the children of immigrants and pursued different paths: political science, film, and finance and accounting.
Portraits of a graduating class
A roundup of 12 undergraduate and graduate student profiles who made the most of their years at Penn and made a mark on the community.
Exploring wildlife medicine in a summer externship
Two graduating Penn Vet students reflect on their Rocky Mountain Wildlife Veterinary Externship experience last summer, researching black-footed ferrets, bighorn sheep, and elk.
Penn Dental Medicine graduates mark milestone
This year, Penn’s School of Dental Medicine will confer 181 Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry degrees.
Penn fourth-year student William Niu named a 2024 Hertz Fellow
Fourth-year student Zijian (William) Niu in the College of Arts and Sciences has been awarded a 2024 Hertz Fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics and will receive five years of funding, as much as $250,000, to pursue a doctoral degree.
Class of 2024 celebrates Baccalaureate, unveils Ivy Stone and class pin
The same undergraduates who started at Penn during the pandemic gathered for the first of many Commencement season activities.