January 03, 2017

Penn Honors Diversity Symposium

11 minutes

This fall, the University of Pennsylvania hosted its very first Penn Honors Diversity(PHD)Symposium. Eight of the university's schools, including Penn Arts and Sciences, invited early and mid-stage undergraduates, particularly those from underrepresented groups, to learn about the value of a Ph.D.-level education. In this episode, we speak to some of the visiting students about their experience, along with faculty organizers who collaborated to create this unique event, which took place from September 29 - October 1, 2016.

Featuring:

Eve Trout-Powell

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Penn Arts and Sciences

Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of History and Africana Studies

Michael Nusbaum

Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Perelman School of Medicine

Director, Biomedical Graduate Studies Program, Perelman School of Medicine

Professor of Neuroscience

Arnaldo J. Diaz Vazquez

Assistant Dean for Research Training Programs

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Patricia Rea

Associate Director for Admissions, Graduate Studies, Penn Arts and Sciences

Jasmine Wilson

Howard University

Jahnn Drigo

Morgan State University

Lerone Savage

Hunter College

Adriana Vega

Hunter College

Toe Aung

Albright College

Participating schools in the Penn Honors Diversity Symposium included: Penn Arts and Sciences, Perelman School of Medicine, Annenberg School for Communication, Biomedical Graduate Studies, School of Design, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Graduate School of Education, School of Nursing, and the School of Social Policy and Practice.

To learn more about the Penn Honors Symposium, visit:

www.upenn.edu/pages/penn-honors-diversity

Produced by Penn Arts and Sciences

• Recorded, Edited, and Narrated by Alex Schein

• Music by Blue Dot Sessions

Subscribe to the OMNIA Podcast on iTunes: apple.co/29rg0EZ

...more