Life at Lauder Archives

Spring 2023 Lauder Intercultural Ventures

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In Spring 2023, The Lauder Institute held four Lauder Intercultural Ventures (LIVs) in Kenya, Peru, Thailand, and Tunisia. LIVs are an intrinsic part of the Lauder 2-year International Studies degree program. Led by a faculty expert, these week-long cultural immersions in countries around the world take place every Spring and…Read More

Lauder Intercultural Ventures in India & Switzerland

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In October 2022, The Lauder Institute held two Lauder Intercultural Ventures (LIVs) in India and Switzerland. LIVs are an intrinsic part of the Lauder 2-year program and provide an opportunity to road test lessons on intercultural leadership in the context of a week-long off-site immersion and related academic work. Each…Read More

Catching Up with Jacobson Global Venture Award Winners

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The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies established the Jacobson Global Venture Awards in 2017 thanks to the generosity of Andrew Jacobson, WG’93, and Lauder alumna Marina Kunis Jacobson, G’93, WG’93. Venture Awards provide Lauder students with resources to focus their energies on their entrepreneurial venture during…Read More

Lauder Summer Immersions Resume After Pandemic

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First-year Lauder students from the Class of 2024 spent the month of July participating in the first Lauder Summer Immersions since 2019. The 2022 4-week summer immersion program took students around the world to study language in informal and formal contexts, visit landmarks, businesses, community and government organizations, and learn…Read More

2022 Jacobson Venture Awards Winners Announced!

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The Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies established the Jacobson Venture Awards in 2017 thanks to the generosity of Andrew Jacobson, WG’93, and Lauder alumna Marina Kunis Jacobson, G’93, WG’93. Venture Awards provide Lauder students with resources to focus their energies on their entrepreneurial venture during the…Read More

CultureQuest 2021 Visits Egypt

In late December, Lauder Institute students and guests participated in their annual CultureQuest adventure, an Amazing Race-style program that enables students to vote each year on a quest location and travel in teams to explore a different region of the world. This program allows students to experience foreign cultures in…Read More

Lauder Students Put Language Skills into Practice

When the Lauder program was unable to run the in-country summer immersion program last summer, the Lauder Institute incorporated community engagement projects that connected students with both local and international communities. This virtual experience allowed Lauder students to safely develop their language and cultural skills, while also working on meaningful…Read More

Lauder Class of 2021 Graduate Profiles

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Jonte Boysen, Africa and General “After graduation, I will be joining Verdox, a young Direct Air Carbon Capture (DAC) startup in Boston, as Head of Business Development. I was introduced to the industry by a Lauder alumna at the beginning of my first semester and spent next year and a…Read More

Teddy Shih (G’21, WG’21) Featured in Poets & Quants

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Recent Lauder graduate Teddy Shih (G’21, WG’21) was chosen as one of Poets & Quants “Best & Brightest MBAs”. In this interview, he shares about his Wharton and Lauder journey, and his plans for the future. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3fV1N6G

Lauder Graduation 2021 Recap

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The Lauder Institute congratulates the Class of 2021 on graduating in these extraordinary times. Despite the many challenges presented by COVID-19, this class has demonstrated resiliency, flexibility, and leadership in trying times. The virtual ceremony’s alumni graduation speaker was Lauder alumnus Erik Moore (G’96, WG’96), who gave a heartfelt speech…Read More