Lauder Institute News

Application Live

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The application for the Wharton MBA/Lauder MA International Studies joint degree program for the 2019-2020 cycle is live! Application Link Our Round 1 deadline is coming up on September 17, 2019! Questions for Admissions? Contact lauderinfo@wharton.upenn.edu.

Lauder Class of 2019 Graduate Profiles

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Medora Brown, Africa/Francophone “After graduation, I will be joining the Nairobi, Kenya, office of Dalberg Advisors, an international-development-focused management consulting firm. I interned at Dalberg last summer, and I was in Nairobi before school, so I am excited to be returning to both a city I know well and aRead More

Welcome to the Class of 2021!

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On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 the Class of 2021 officially joined the Lauder program in Philadelphia! Students came from around the world, across industries and backgrounds, to pursue our regional Programs of Concentration, as well as our Global track. Please join us in welcoming them to the program!  

2019 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 duringRead More