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Gabrielle Fine leads a campus tour with prospective students and their families.

How the Quaker Commitment empowered one student to create her path at Penn

Gabrielle Fine, a fourth year in the Wharton School and recipient of financial aid from the Quaker Commitment, will graduate in May with an interdisciplinary skillset and new perspectives from a global adventure and local engagement.

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Lauder Class of 2026 graduate showcase

Four graduating students in the Lauder MA/Wharton MBA joint-degree program reflect on the challenges and advantages of completing two rigorous degrees in a two-year period.

Recipients of the 2026 Thouron awards are (left to right, top to bottom) Tristen Brisky, Charissa Howard, Jean Kim, Jordan Liu, Caroline Magdolen, Griffin Pitt, Andrew Schmidt, Sriya Teerdhala, and Megha Thomas.

Penn announces nine 2026 Thouron Scholars

Six fourth-year students and three recent graduates will use the scholarship award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom.

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(Clockwise from top left) Mark G. Allen, Sara Cherry, John L. Jackson Jr., Michael E. Mann, and Duncan J. Watts.

Five from Penn elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Mark G. Allen, Sara Cherry, Provost John L. Jackson, Jr., Michael E. Mann, and Duncan Watts are recognized for their contributions to the applied, biological, social, natural, physical, and behavioral sciences.

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How a firm’s ownership structure dictates its pollution footprint

Firms with concentrated ownership are likely to be worse polluters than those where smaller shareholders are in a majority, according to a new paper co-authored by Wharton’s Arthur van Benthem.

Fisher Fine Arts building in the spring with blossoming trees.

Awards, accolades, and honors across the Penn community

A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and one student in six Schools.

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(Top left) Connie Ni, Darlene Leohansson, and Chloe Chang, Darlene Leohansson. (Top right) Justin Wang, Janine Haros, and Eric Lee. (Bottom left) Margaret Zhu; (bottom right) Nhlanhla Mavuso.

Class of 2026 President’s Engagement and Innovation Prize winners announced

Four prize-winning teams will design and implement post-graduation projects that make a positive, lasting difference here in Philadelphia and beyond.

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How homeownership helps build wealth

Mortgage modifications during the Great Recession helped distressed borrowers keep their homes and accumulate more capital gains wealth, according to a new study from Wharton’s Fernando Ferreira.

More money makes people happier, but not at work

In a new study, Wharton senior fellow Matthew Killingsworth finds that people who make more money are indeed happier in their lives—just not while they are at work.

Students at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Gaborone, Botswana.

Spring Intercultural Ventures explore geopolitics and economic change on the ground

The global immersion program enables Penn students from the Lauder Institute to gain a firsthand understanding of how policy, history, culture, and socioeconomic forces shape real-world conditions in various countries.