From the Dean


The Power of Wharton Knowledge

Penn's founder Benjamin Franklin believed that the inclination and ability to serve mankind should be "the great aim and end of all learning." At Wharton today, we hold fast to Franklin's value. The aim and end of all our learning here — whether in the classroom, in our research centers or in our collaborations with government and industry — is to create knowledge with consequence for the world.

Wharton's comprehensive brand and identity initiative certainly revealed as much. Rigorous research and self-analysis has unearthed a powerful, flexible theme of which we can all be proud. Knowledge for Action draws upon the great qualities that have always been evident at Wharton: rigorous research, dynamic thinking, and thoughtful leadership.

Innovation, global presence and social impact still form the foundation of all that we do, but now with this brand communications platform, we have some exciting new ways to tell our distinguished and ongoing story.

Only published comments... Apr 19 2012, 03:52 PM


Thomas S. Robertson

Dean, Wharton School and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise, University of Pennsylvania.
Tom Robertson has long been a champion of international and interdisciplinary education. Since returning to Wharton as Dean in 2007, his focus has been to expand Penn’s global footprint while advancing Wharton as a force for social and economic good.

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