What is the Wharton School? Kamala Harris, Donald Trump name-drop UPenn business school
Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris name-dropped the Wharton School during Tuesday's presidential debate against former President Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Here's what you need to know about the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
What is the Wharton School?
The Wharton School is the University of Pennsylvania's undergraduate business program.
"Wharton offers a comprehensive undergraduate business program together with extensive study in the liberal arts and sciences, enabling students to pursue highly customized business degrees," read the Wharton School's admission website. "We’re one of just a few business schools with a curricular flexibility that offers students the opportunity to study abroad.
"Wharton faculty are committed to teaching a global perspective in business practice. Our world-renowned business faculty teaches undergraduate, master’s, and PhD candidates."
The concentrations at the Wharton School range from accounting and behavioral economics to real estate and statistics.
What did Kamala Harris, Donald Trump say about the Wharton School?
During Tuesday's debate, Kamala Harris said that several economists at the Wharton School warned of the fiscal dangers a Donald Trump presidency would bring.
Countering, Donald Trump said he knew most of those professors and economists, and said that many of the one the former president spoke with endorsed his fiscal approach.
Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist reporting on trending topics across the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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