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Wharton School Professor Cait Lamberton Named Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division
PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2025—Wharton School Dean Erika James has announced the appointment of Cait Lamberton, the Alberto I. Duran President’s Distinguished Professor of Marketing, as Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division, effective July 1, 2025. Professor Lamberton succeeds Vice Dean Diana C. Robertson who, having served two successful terms, will return to the ...Read More
Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists To Hold Flagship October 2025 Program in Philadelphia
Applications now open with all-expenses-paid fellowships available, deadline to apply is September 3 What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program, held on Wharton’s Philadelphia campus. There are several funding opportunities available for journalists, including an all-expenses-paid fellowship for U.S.-based journalists offered by ...Read More
Wharton School to Convene Top Business Visionaries at Global Forum in San Francisco, June 26-27
500 alumni, faculty, and global business leaders will explore challenges and opportunities at the business conference What: The 57th Wharton Global Forum will return to San Francisco from June 26-27. Hosted by the world’s first collegiate school of business, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the business conference will bring together more than 500 ...Read More
Wharton in the News
How Ozempic’s Maker Lost Its Grip on the Obesity Market It Created
Wall Street Journal | May 28, 2025
Professor Americus Reed speaks about the logic behind product launches.
‘A bit of a mirage’: How the megabill undercuts promises of growth
POLITICO | May 23, 2025
Professor Kent Smetters explains why recent tax changes are unlikely to drive lasting economic growth.
What Capital One must do to realize its payments ambition
American Banker | May 22, 2025
Professor Paul Nary shares his insights on what Capital One’s acquisition of Discover means for the future.
There are more houses for sale in the U.S., but not enough buyers that can afford them
Marketplace | May 22, 2025
Professor Susan Wachter explains why a once-balanced U.S. housing market is now out of reach for many middle-income buyers.
2025 Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors: Samir Nurmohamed, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Poets & Quants | May 21, 2025
Professor Samir Nurmohamed has been named to Poets & Quants’ list of the world’s best 40-Under-40 MBA professors for 2025.
What the new China tariff flip-flop means for brands
Ad Age | May 14, 2025
Vice Dean Patti Williams discusses how inventory shortages are prompting brands to rethink performance marketing.
Tariffs have already made mattresses, strollers and power tools more expensive
CNN | May 13, 2025
Professor John Zhang emphasizes the high stakes of pricing decisions.
Those Credit Card Ads Aren’t Just Annoying – They’re Costing You Money
U.S. News & World Report | May 12, 2025
Professor Itamar Drechsler discusses credit card companies and their advertisements.
Ireland’s Former Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Country’s Corporate Future
Bloomberg | May 11, 2025
Penn Wharton Budget Model’s Director of Policy Analysis Alex Arnon discusses the complex history of corporate tax in Ireland.
What’s in store for the future of self checkouts? How retailers are pulling back.
USA Today | May 9, 2025
Professor Santiago Gallino shares insights on the evolving role of self-checkout in retail.