Students Honored as 2025 Dean’s Scholars
Penn Arts & Sciences named 20 undergraduate and graduate students as this year’s Dean’s Scholars, a recognition bestowed annually on students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise. They were celebrated at the Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum on April 8.
During the 2025 Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum, Kelly Family Professor of English Al Filreis (left) and statistician and best-selling author Nate Silver had an animated conversation about risk and what those who are risk-averse can learn from those willing to embrace randomness. Their discussion ran the gamut from politics and poker to baseball and Disney princesses.
Penn Arts & Sciences named 20 undergraduate and graduate students as this year’s Dean’s Scholars, a recognition bestowed annually on students who exhibit exceptional academic performance and intellectual promise. They were celebrated at the Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum on April 8.
College of Arts & Sciences
Andrea Barajas, C’25, Criminology and Sociology; submatriculant in Criminology
Om Gandhi, C’25, Health & Societies and Neuroscience; submatriculant in Bioengineering
Daphne Glatter, C’25, Ancient History and English
Joy Gong, C’25, Physics; submatriculant in Physics and Astronomy
Adelaide Lyall, C’25, Sociology
Tova Tachau, C’25, Biochemistry, Comparative Literature, and Russian & East European Studies; submatriculant in Comparative Literature & Theory
Eric Yuhua Tao, C’25, Cognitive Science, Mathematics, Logic Information & Computation, and Linguistics; submatriculant in Mathematics
Joey Wu, C’25, Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research, Earth and Environmental Science, Bioengineering
Eugenia Xu, C’25, History
College of Liberal and Professional Studies – Undergraduate Program
Cindy Srnka, Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
College of Liberal and Professional Studies – Professional Master’s Programs
Desra Arriyadi, Master of Environmental Studies
Graduate Division – Doctoral Programs
Vivian Bi, Anthropology
Sophia Cocozza, Music
Alyssa M. Hernandez, Psychology
Joyce Jaeyun Kim, Sociology
Matthew Ray Mena, Chemistry
James Paul Mesiti, Spanish and Portuguese
David Mulder, History of Art
Jacqueline Wallis, Philosophy
Caroline Wechsler, History and Sociology of Science
Spring/Summer 2025
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