Wharton’s Majoring in Woke Capitalism. Some Are Taking an Elective in Dissent. | RealClearInvestigations

Skeptics, including former faculty and alumni of the school, many of whom spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of recriminations, fear the MBA program could serve as progressivism in business sheepskin clothing. One recent graduate warned against a one-sided presentation of left-wing politics used to justify increasing the power of the state in markets and firms while demonizing capitalism.

Observers suggested the school s embrace of ESG could not only presage similar curriculum changes at business schools nationwide, but also change the character of the corporate C-suites that the school s graduates tend to populate. The thinking is that ESG-focused students will matriculate to ESG-focused executive positions in an already socially conscious corporate America, creating a feedback loop that could have an indelible impact not just on U.S.-style capitalism, but on America itself. 

By creating a major [in ESG] at Wharton you are helping to legitimize it, said another graduate. 

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