Knowledge for Business Journalists
Celebrating our 50th year, the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists have provided several thousand members of the media insight from Wharton faculty into topics such as financial markets, accounting principles, corporate strategy and the global economy.
Philadelphia Seminars
Attend a Philadelphia flagship program, held annually on the University of Pennsylvania campus at the Wharton School’s Jon M. Huntsman Hall. Learn business concepts from such renowned Wharton professors as Jeremy Siegel, Olivia Mitchell and Paul Fischer.
San Francisco Seminars
Each year the Seminars visit West Coast locations including Wharton | San Francisco, which draws business leaders to its MBA for Executives program, executive education programs and outreach activities.
Next West Coast Seminar date: TBD
Seminars held outside the U.S. offer journalists access to Wharton faculty who customize their sessions to the locale. Past sessions in Hong Kong and Madrid were held in conjunction with Wharton Global Forums, large scale business conferences, to which Seminars attendees are also invited.
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The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania
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Seminar News
- Applications are now open for our flagship Seminars for Business Journalists program, which will be held on our Philadelphia campus October 20-22, 2025.
- Funding opportunities are available, learn more here.
- The deadline to apply is Wednesday, September 3. View the detailed program agenda here.
- All sessions will take place in person and participants will receive a Wharton School Certificate of Completion.
Alan Rappeport
The New York Times
(Philadelphia, 2017)
“The Wharton Seminars were a valuable opportunity to step out of the newsroom and into the classroom to gain a deeper understanding of the many issues I report on every day.”
Victoria Guida
Politico
(Philadelphia, 2017)
“It’s an incredibly useful program that combines the knowledge of prominent academics with excellent questions from fellow journalists.”