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Congratulations to the Wharton MBA Class of 2026!

Congratulations to the Wharton Undergrad Class of 2026!

Congratulations to the Wharton MBA Program for Executives Class of 2026!

Congratulations to the Wharton PhD Class of 2026!

Happy Commencement Day to the University of Pennsylvania Class of 2026! 🎓🎉

Watch the livestream of this year's ceremony, taking place at the historic Franklin Field, at the link below.

Penn's Commencement University of Pennsylvania Commencement

Welcome to the family, Undergrad and MBA Classes of 2026. 🎓

W’26 and WG’26, congratulations on graduating – we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish next!

Congratulations to our 50th graduating class!

We were thrilled to celebrate our MBA Program for Executives Class of 2026 by bringing together the Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Global cohorts here in Philadelphia. ❤️💙

A $20 million gift from The Wharton School alumnus Greg Mondre and his wife, Alexandra Mondre, will advance financial aid and opportunity for middle-income students by supporting the Quaker Commitment. “This gift is an acceleration of a vision to make higher education accessible to all, and it will help us set a new national standard for supporting middle-income families,” says President J. Larry Jameson.

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Meet the Class of 2026 Wharton PhDs! 🎓

Congratulations to this year’s Doctoral Program graduates, who celebrated their hooding ceremony this morning on our Philadelphia campus.

🎓 week is here! We’re celebrating the Class of 2026 this Friday through Sunday with ceremonies for our Doctoral, WEMBA, Undergrad, and MBA graduates.

Join the celebration by posting on social media using to be featured on our social media channels, on the graduation website, or on the big screen at the Palestra.

Visit whr.tn/graduation for ceremony details and livestream access.

In honor of , we’re spotlighting Lauren Gonzalez (WG’26), a mom to three young boys and a soon-to-be graduate of our MBA Program for Executives.

A Project Manager at Shell, Lauren started the program with a 3- and 1-year-old, knowing she and her husband hoped to grow their family. “I never saw school and family as taking turns,” she says.

Her first experience with Wharton set the tone. Knowing that she would need to pump breastmilk at orientation while her baby was home in Texas, she notified the administration in advance.

“When I arrived, there was a mini fridge in my room and a map of lactation rooms on campus,” she says. “That level of thoughtfulness made everything feel more manageable from day one.”

When she welcomed her youngest child during her second year in the program, it brought her closer to her classmates – especially the other women in her cohort who also had babies during the program.

“We supported each other,” she says. “My classmates would ask for updates and were genuinely excited for us.”

Thanks to a supportive partner, encouraging classmates, and strong sense of organization, Lauren was able to balance her career, education, and family life. Throughout the program, she was able to participate in immersive experiences like Global Business Week, Global Modular Courses, and Block Weeks while building deep relationships across WEMBA cohorts and classes.

“As a parent, you’re already managing a thousand moving parts,” she says. “Wharton builds on that strength. It’s one more thing to plan for — but parenthood doesn’t hold you back here; it prepares you. And if it’s something you truly want, you’ll find a way to make it happen.”

As Kampton Kam (W’26) prepares to graduate next week, he’s weighing a major choice: accept a job offer in mergers and acquisitions or pursue his chance to join Team Singapore at the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics.

A high jumper on the University of Pennsylvania’s Track & Field team, Kampton is a First Team All-American. He has broken the Singapore National Record six times, is a back-to-back Penn Relays champion, and is a three-time Ivy League Conference champion.

In addition to his athletic prowess, Kampton is also, in true Wharton fashion, very good at finance. While practicing for more than three hours a day, managing coursework, and breaking records, he also found time to prepare for a career in investment banking and holds a return offer in M&A after completing a summer internship last year.

The resources available to Kampton as a Penn student – Penn Athletics' training and Wharton's finance education, clubs, and industry connections – have in many ways helped place him in his current position. They also may provide a solution.

Inspired by Kampton’s determination to follow his dreams, some faculty have helped him explore whether there is a potential path that challenges the notion that he must choose between the two.

“I have this institution backing me,” he said. “My friends here, the faculty here: They’re all seeing me chasing this dream, and then also helping me. It’s a privilege to represent Wharton.”

As he navigates the next steps in his journey, Kampton reflects on the support and encouragement he’s received from his on-campus community: https://whr.tn/4tk376E

A group of students recently participated in an Industry Immersion Pop-Up Project with The Philadelphia Orchestra, working with students from the Curtis Institute of Music to tackle a defining challenge for many classical music institutions: how to remain viable in a world shaped by speed, novelty, and fragmented attention without compromising artistic integrity.

Over the course of two days, student teams worked together to redesign the Orchestra experience in ways that maintain the strengths of the institution and help it to adapt in a changing cultural environment.

They gained insight into the industry’s current landscape through lectures and panel discussions with Ryan Fleur, President & CEO, Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts; David Bahanovich, Associate Provost of the Curtis Institute of Music; Cait Lamberton, Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division; Simon Woods, CEO and President of the League of American Orchestras; Yumi Kendall, Philadelphia Orchestra Assistant Principal Cello; and other orchestra leaders.

At the project’s end, student teams presented to a panel of judges, including Prof. Jerry Wind, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Peter Dobrin, and the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Geoff Cohen and Jeremy Rothman. The winning team will continue developing its idea during a short internship.

Thank you to the more than 550 runners and walkers who joined us for a morning of fun, fitness, and food at Shoemaker Green and Penn Park for the 14th annual Wharton 5k!

Hosted by Wharton Council and the Wharton Run & Tri Club, this year’s race benefited Kesem, a non-profit that supports children through and beyond their parent’s cancer diagnosis with free summer camps, day programs, and virtual gatherings.

🌍 The Wharton Global Youth Program welcomed students from Brazil, India, the United Kingdom, and across the United States to our Philadelphia campus for its annual Global High School Investment Competition finals.

Students from the competition’s finalist teams heard from Dean Erika James and MBA Program for Executives Vice Dean Mauro Guillen and pitched their investment strategies for competition client Connor Barwin (WG’23)’s Make The World Better Foundation, Inc.

Student team FigCapital from Stuyvesant High School in New York City ultimately took home first place in a competition that started in September with more than 5,400 teams from around the world.

Special thanks to our incredible competition judges: Chirag Jain, Sachin Khajuria, Kristerfor Mastronardi (WG’04), Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee (WG’03), and Mukund Rao (C’94, MS’97).

Spring has sprung on campus, painting Locust Walk in stunning colors. 🌷🌸🌿