2025 Year in Review

2025 Year in Review

The Wharton School’s 2025 was marked by groundbreaking research, bold innovations in business education, and global impact driven by our faculty, students, and alumni. This Year in Review highlights the discoveries challenging convention, the programs and AI breakthroughs expanding possibility, and the alumni achievements that inspire our community. Together, these accomplishments showcase a snapshot of Wharton to advance knowledge, develop leaders, and shape the future of global business.

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1 Historic Gift for Jacobs MSQF Program
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2 13 New Faculty Join
Wharton’s Ranks
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3 57th Wharton Global Forum in San Francisco
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4 Huntsman Undergrad Named Rhodes Scholar
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5 FT Gives Wharton Top Research Ranking
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6 Leadership Change for Undergraduate Division
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7 50th Anniversary for
Black Wharton Association
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8 Wharton Alumni Win at Super Bowl LIX
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9 Executive Education Launches OPC Program
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10 25 Years of Wharton Leadership Ventures
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11 New Books by Wharton Faculty
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12 Prestigious Cox Medal for Two Professors
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13 Wharton Offers Insights in AI Adoption Report
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14 New AI Concentration and Major
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15 Big Wins at Wharton Hack-AI-thon
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16 Future of Finance on Crypto and Digital Money
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17 Alumni Experts Decode Crypto Currency
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18 Sloan Research Fellows at Wharton
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19 5th Anniversary of Global Youth Program
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20 Interdisciplinary Win for Mack Institute Team
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21 Wharton Treks Into Wild Terrain
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22 Wharton Beauty Club Takes on Europe
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23 WEMBA Global Cohort Graduates First Class
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24 Bobbi Brown Visits Venture Lab
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25 Dinan Hall Gets Major Makeover