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Lauder Admissions Webinar
Take a look at our new Lauder admissions webinar hosted by Lauder Institute Director, Mauro Guillen, and current Lauder and Wharton student, J.T. Kennedy, ’18. Learn more about how the Lauder program works in tandem with the Wharton MBA and JD programs, as well as how to put together a strong application. Helpful answers to…
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2018 Jacobson Venture Awards Winners Announced!
The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies has established the Jacobson Venture Awards thanks to the generosity of Andrew Jacobson, WG’93, and Marina Kunis Jacobson, G’93, WG’93. This new program seeks to provide Lauder students with the opportunity to focus their energies on their entrepreneurial venture during the summer. The rules and procedures…
Life at Lauder
Why This Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Chose to Go to Business School
When Shawn Xu, WG’19, G’19, chose to go to Wharton, many of his friends from Silicon Valley were against it. Now, he is more convinced than ever that he made the right choice. I finally took the plunge — I ignored many of my closest friends in Silicon Valley and decided to come to business school…
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The Lauder Institute visits the First Lady of Guyana
First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, received a courtesy call from 14 students enrolled at the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. The Lauder programme combines the Masters of Business Administration Degree of the Wharton School and the Masters of Arts in International Studies from the School of Arts and Sciences at the…
Life at Lauder
How This Lauder Vet Is Working to Create Life-Saving Devices for the Military
After more than six years as a Special Forces medical sergeant, Thomas Cavett, WG’18, G’18, decided to return to school. He is using his experiences and his time at Wharton to launch POWTI, the world’s first automated standalone traumatic injury detection device. Since arriving at Wharton, Lauder student Thomas Cavett, WG’18, G’18, has clinched the Jacobson Venture…
Lauder Admissions
Applying to Lauder? Consider these tips.
Starting your application to graduate school can be a daunting process. Kara Keenan Sweeney, Director of Admissions Marketing and Communications at Lauder, shares some of her tips for getting a handle on the process early: Do your research – beyond visiting program websites, find out as much as you can about the programs you’re interested…
Knowledge@Wharton
For Haier’s Zhang Ruimin, Success Means Creating the Future
The chairman and CEO of the Haier Group believes that the company’s user-centric model of micro enterprises is a key pillar of growth.
Knowledge@Wharton
What Brands Can Learn from Starbucks’ Crisis Response
The arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia coffee shop should be treated as a broad-based wake-up call for Starbucks — and for other brands as well, experts say.
Knowledge@Wharton
How Big Data Can Make a Big Difference in HR
HR has been slow to adopt data analytics. SAP’s chief learning officer discusses why companies must incorporate data into the HR process and other insights from her new book.
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