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“Juggling everything is hard, but it’s completely doable. And it’s absolutely worth it,” says Lauren Gonzalez, WG’26.

No Pause Button: One Mother’s Wharton EMBA Journey

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Wharton opened every door. Now, high-jump champion Kampton Kam, W’26, must decide which one to walk through.

A Wharton Athlete Already Won, Now He Has to Choose

Wharton's 50th class of the EMBA program. (Image Credit: Diane Sharp)
“From the outset, EMBA has been specifically designed and delivered for working professionals of diverse backgrounds, job experiences, and career aspirations. The program is as relevant nowadays as it was 50 years ago,” says Vice Dean Mauro Guillén.

50 Years of Wharton’s Executive MBA Program

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As Thouron Scholars, Andrew Schmidt and Sriya Teerdhala — both Wharton undergraduates in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management (LSM) — will receive graduate support for study in the U.K.

Wharton LSM Undergraduates Named 2026 Thouron Scholars

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The Lauder Institute leads students on short-term academic immersions in destinations around the world through Lauder Intercultural Ventures (LIVs). Site visits, expert discussions, and cultural engagement allow students to examine how history, policy, and economic forces shape conditions on the ground.

Lauder Intercultural Ventures Immerse Students in Global Learning

Wharton EMBA students during the AI Block Week in Seattle. (Image Credit: Diane Sharp)
“I came in thinking AI was a skill to learn, like Excel. But what I realized is that AI adoption is really a leadership mindset and challenge,” says Fei Fei Wang, WG’26.

Inside Wharton’s AI Block Week in Seattle

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“Knowing about financial responsibility isn’t enough. You have to put it into practice.” — Wendy De La Rosa, Wharton Assistant Professor of Marketing

Wharton Partners With Tax Support Agency for Working Families

Caption: Vice Dean of Wharton’s MBA for Executives (EMBA) program Mauro Guillén at the Wharton Forum in London. (Image Credit: Courtesy of the Wharton School)
“Much of my work has focused on understanding how countries, institutions, and businesses interact across borders, so receiving this recognition from the King of Spain is very special to me,” says Vice Dean of the MBA Program for Executives Mauro Guillén.

Meet the Knighted Professor Shaping Global Business Education

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“Superficially, computational social science takes methods from computer science and applies them to social issues. But at a deeper level, computational social science can also mean advancing our understanding of the world by solving practical problems,” says Duncan Watts, Wharton Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions (OID), Stevens University Professor, and 23rd Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor.

Wharton OID Professor Charts New Territory with CSSLab

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“Wharton gives you an unusually safe environment to test things: classmates who will give real feedback, professors who will pressure-test your assumptions, and programs like VIP-X that simulate real investor scrutiny.” — Ojú Junaid, WG’26

Inside VIP-X Philadelphia: How Wharton MBA Founders Are Scaling Startups