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Admissions Webinar featuring Mauro Guillen
Take a look at our webinar led by the Director of the Lauder Institute, Mauro Guillen. He offers a background of the program and advice for applying. Recent alumna, Eva Nixon, G16, WG16, speaks on her Lauder experience as well. Click here to view.
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Africa Program Blog: Human Capital and Financing
How African Private Sector is Addressing Obstacles to Growth “Welcome to our conference room,” Steve Beck said, beckoning to couches on the patio of his house-cum-office in Nairobi’s Karen suburb. “The heaters aren’t working at the moment, but would anyone like a Masaai blanket?” Looking out over his backyard, we got the sense this would…
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Language Immersion in Colombia
A wise Colombian tour guide one said that to speak more than one language is to physically divide oneself in two — and to experience the world as two separate beings. During our time in Cartagena this summer, I couldn’t help but think of the city as having a split personality of its own: so…
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Lauder Africa Program: Updates from the French Language Component
Our Africa immersion started with a 5-week language program. It was a priceless opportunity to practice French, to experience the business environment and the cultures of Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Morocco. This has been achieved through various classes (French and African cinema/theatre, political economy and sociology), as well as corporate and cultural visits. From the…
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French Program Immersion: Recipe for Success
Ernest Hemingway said that Paris is a moveable feast – and the French track is digging in. An undeniable highlight of our immersion was our cooking class at Ecole Ferrandi. Ecole Ferrandi was established by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1932 and has become one of the top culinary institutes in Paris.…
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New Views of Rio from Vidigal
Eight of us piled into the van, the door held shut with a bungee cord, and we began our ascent up the hill of Vidigal as Brazilian funk music hummed from the radio. We weaved through the narrow streets, past electronic shops, art studios, restaurants, schools, and kids playing soccer on the inclined street. The…
Knowledge@Wharton
Why Automation Is Killing the Property Appraisal Business
The number of appraisers is shrinking as software gets more accurate at valuing property and is increasingly integrated into the sale process.
Knowledge@Wharton
The North Korean Crisis: Beyond ‘Belligerent Rhetoric’
Penn’s Jacques deLisle and Stanford’s Richard Dasher discuss the Korean nuclear threat and the implications for the players in this “complicated, tough, high-stakes diplomacy.”
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What Google’s Memo Controversy Means for Gender Diversity
The recent memo controversy at Google may not result in immediate gains for working women, but it casts a harsh light on underlying assumptions, say Wharton experts.
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