Wharton School Receives $25 Million Gift from Nicolai Tangen and AKO Foundation to Establish Transformative New Tangen Hall and International Student Scholarship Fund

Nicolai Tangen W92 Tangen Hall will house a new Venture Lab and, for the first time, centralize student entrepreneurship at Penn Nicolai Tangen, W'92 PHILADELPHIA, October 25, 2018 — The University of Pennsylvania announced today a $25 million gift that will spearhead construction of a transformative new campus building to be named Tangen HallRead More

Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen Named Inaugural Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor at the Wharton School

Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen,Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor Philadelphia, PA, January 31, 2018 — Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen has been named the inaugural Luddy Family President’s Distinguished Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Thomas M. Luddy, WG’76 and Janice Hotra Luddy, WG’77 generously endowed the Luddy Family President’sRead More

Ingrid M. Nembhard Named Inaugural Fishman Family President’s Distinguished Associate Professor at the Wharton School

Ingrid Nembhard, Fishman Family President’s Distinguished Associate Professor Ingrid Nembhard, Fishman Family President’s Distinguished Associate Professor Philadelphia, PA, January 30, 2018 — Penn President Amy Gutmann and Wharton Dean Geoff Garrett are pleased to announce the appointment of Ingrid Nembhard as the inaugural Fishman Family President’s Distinguished Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania,Read More

Johnson & Johnson Gift Provides Undergraduate Financial Aid and Serves Communities through the Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program

Alex Gorsky, WG’96, Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson Alex Gorsky, WG’96, Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 15, 2018 – The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a gift of $1 million from Johnson & Johnson to the School of Nursing and the Wharton School. This investment launches the Nursing/Wharton Impact Scholars Loan Program, aRead More

Penn Launches Strategic Collaboration with Ripple to Accelerate Innovation in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Blockchain digital graphic Penn Launches Strategic Collaboration with Ripple to Accelerate Innovation in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 4, 2018 — The Wharton School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania today announced the launch of The Ripple Project at Penn. This joint-school effort is supportedRead More