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This year, Lauder Institute students and guests participated in CultureQuest, 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 have an adventure and to experience foreign cultures in a short period of ...Read More

“I really enjoy and learn from being surrounded by smart people.” Prof. Mohamed El-Erian says he’s learned even more from Lauder Institute students than he thought he would during his first year teaching at Wharton. Read More

As conflict between the US and Iran escalates, the Lauder Senior Global Fellow, Joseph Westphal, former US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and inaugural Chang Sun Professor at Penn’s Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies, shares his expertise. Ambassador Westphal appeared on Wharton Business Daily (WBD), the flagship daily news program on SiriusXM’s business channel, 132, ...Read More

In every corner of the world, change is visible. Governments, businesses, organizations and individuals are pushing for transformation, refusing to accept the status quo because they believe there is a better way that can benefit more people. From the expansion of women’s rights in Argentina and greater financial inclusion Brazil, to closing the digital divide in ...Read More

Register for MBA/MA Lauder Admissions Webinar Join Kara Keenan Sweeney, Director of Admissions Marketing and Financial Aid, for a live webinar on Thursday, November 14th at 10AM EST Your questions will be answered live and the webinar will be recorded. Our recording from our last webinar can be viewed here. Questions? Contact lauderinfo@wharton.upenn.edu. Read More

A chance encounter abroad makes two Lauder alumni realize the power of the Lauder community.  “Once you join the Lauder family, it’s forever!” “This comment came up multiple times during our time in Philadelphia and after two years of academic rigor and many travel opportunities, we still wondered what the long-term connections would hold for us. On ...Read More

This year, Lauder Institute students and guests participated in CultureQuest, 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 have an adventure and to experience foreign cultures in a short period of ...Read More

Easily listen to our most recent Lauder Podcasts below. The podcast highlights Staff, Faculty, and Student experiences at Lauder, especially to inform prospective students about the Lauder Experience. This selection of podcasts focus on the summer immersion experience, admissions, LIVs, and staff highlights. We hope you enjoy listening!   Read More