Mapping OUr Course
A Collective Vision
Since 2015, the School’s trajectory has been guided by a document called Foundations and Frontiers: A Strategic Plan for Penn Arts & Sciences. This plan was the result of a comprehensive process involving students, alumni, overseers, University administrators, and one-third of our faculty, dedicated to maximizing our impact in teaching, discovery, and engagement for years to come.
The plan emphasizes strengthening our faculty and education programs — the foundations for excellence in all that we do. In addition, it lays out a series of eight interdisciplinary themes that represent the School’s most promising frontiers, where we have unique opportunities to make strategic investments and maximize the impact of our resources.
Foundations and Frontiers in Action
Highlights: 2015–2020
Making a Difference in Global Communities
Price Lab for Digital Humanities
MindCORE
Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
The Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology
The Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies
The Center for the Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration
Faculty Mentoring: The First Two Years
Professors of Practice
Building Strength
Our Foundations
We recognize that our research and teaching missions must be underpinned by a faculty of the highest distinction. And as home to approximately half of Penn’s student body, we are committed to instilling in all of our students—including undergraduates, graduate students, and lifelong learners—the values and principles of the liberal arts.