This ambitious $1 billion campaign is a roadmap for Wharton’s future, planting a flag at the intersection of analytics, entrepreneurship, and finance. Thousands of individual donors have pledged their support — here are some highlights of gifts that will transform Wharton for years to come.
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The largest gift in Wharton’s history is an investment in professors who are leaders in their fields, pursuing groundbreaking research and inspiring generations of students.
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Students with entrepreneurial spirit will soon have access to state-of-the-art maker spaces, a pop-up retail shop, test kitchen, and co-working spaces at Tangen Hall.
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An infusion of financial aid for international students will place within closer reach Penn’s goal of need-blind admissions for students from around the world.
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Wharton’s faculty is the world’s best for research, and our professors are superstars in the classroom, too. The Teaching Excellence Initiative provides mentoring to faculty and incentivizes innovative teaching.
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Two new programs will strengthen Wharton’s renowned finance curriculum with the latest knowledge and insights in technological innovation and alternative investments.