Social Science

2021 College of Arts & Sciences Graduation Speakers

The College of Arts & Sciences’ virtual graduation celebration took place May 17.

Seeing Clearly Through the Fog of War

In a new book, M. Susan Lindee, Janice and Julian Bers Professor of History and Sociology of Science, explores the interplay between scientific progress and violence in modern war.

Faculty Honors

More than 40 Penn Arts & Sciences faculty members have recently received notable honors. Here are just a few.

Annual Awards Recognize Outstanding Teaching

The following faculty and graduate students were honored for their exceptional teaching in a year that demanded new approaches and technology along with tried-and-true pedagogic methods.

Humans in the Loop

Benjamin Shestakofsky, Assistant Professor of Sociology, finds interconnections between humans and machines in the future of work.

OMNIA Q&A: Polarization and Policymaking

Matthew Levendusky, Professor of Political Science and Penny and Robert A. Fox Director of the Fels Institute of Government, on how hyperpartisanship interferes with democracy.

OMNIA Q&A: Is Demography Destiny?

Michael Jones-Correa, President’s Distinguished Professor of Political Science, discusses Latino voters’ complex role in the U.S. electorate.

Omnia Podcast: In These Times (Audio)

A six-episode podcast series that explores the forces that have shaped events in 2020.

New Social Norms During the Pandemic

Cristina Bicchieri, Sascha Jane Patterson Harvie Professor of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics, says expectations fuel behavior modification.

Faculty Honors

Recent recognitions and awards received by our faculty

New Faculty Join Penn Arts & Sciences

New members of the faculty for the 2020–2021 academic year

Prescribing Inequality

How COVID-19 is bringing health inequality to the fore.

We, the People

Rogers Smith, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science, is searching for the heart and soul of America.

A Passion for Political Data and Public Service

Joelle Gross, C’21, talks about her “life-changing” experience with the Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies.