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How bankruptcy bias contributes to the racial wealth gap
How bankruptcy bias contributes to the racial wealth gap
The wealth gap between Black people and white people is widening, and a new study from Wharton shows how racism plays a key role in keeping minorities from reaching financial equality.
Penn concludes landmark fundraising and engagement campaign with extraordinary results
Penn concludes landmark fundraising and engagement campaign with extraordinary results
The Campaign exceeded its initial goal, making this fundraising and engagement effort the most successful in Penn’s history.
Students immersed in place-based learning in Alaska
Students immersed in place-based learning in Alaska
During a trip to Alaska in late August, students of the Lauder Institute explored the environments of Southeast Alaska and got to know the culture of the Tlingit people.
How language boosts customer satisfaction
How language boosts customer satisfaction
Wharton’s Jonah Berger talks about his new research on how using more concrete language can improve customer satisfaction.
The pros and cons of remote work
The pros and cons of remote work
Wharton professor and author of “The Future of the Office: Work from Home, Remote Work, and the Hard Choices We All Face,” unveils the tradeoffs employers and employees may have to accept in his new book.
Lauder students put language skills into practice
Lauder students put language skills into practice
In lieu of its in-country immersion program, which was canceled because of the pandemic, the Lauder Institute incorporated community engagement projects that connected students with communities in Philadelphia and beyond.
What’s behind the rise in prices?
What’s behind the rise in prices?
Wharton finance professor, Itay Goldstein, talks to Penn Today on inflation report, and supply and demand.
Arthur van Benthem on new cars, old cars, and air pollution today
Arthur van Benthem on new cars, old cars, and air pollution today
The associate professor of business economics and public policy at Wharton discusses key findings from his research on vehicle air pollution and emissions standards.
Two decades after 9/11, a conversation with a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Two decades after 9/11, a conversation with a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In a Q&A, Joseph Westphal, a senior global fellow at the Lauder Institute and former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, talks about post-9/11 Saudi Arabia.
Exploring extracurriculars at the Fall Student Activities Fair
Exploring extracurriculars at the Fall Student Activities Fair
For the first time Penn’s annual Fall Student Activities Fair was both in person and online over a three-day period. Nearly 600 groups registered to participate this year, and thousands of students signed up for organizations.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
What’s it like to come home from prison? Reentry simulations let people experience it firsthand
With support from the STAR program, Aslam Ashari was able to enroll in an entrepreneurship course at Penn after his release from prison.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
He started college in prison. Now, he is Rutgers-Camden’s first Truman scholar
Tej Patel, a third-year in the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences from Billeria, Massachusetts, was one of 60 college students nationwide chosen to be a Truman Scholar.
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The Wall Street Journal
Meet the AI expert advising the White House, JPMorgan, Google and the rest of corporate America
Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School is profiled for his knowledge and expertise in generative artificial intelligence.
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BBC
Boycotts aren’t the only way to hold companies accountable
Maurice Schweitzer of the Wharton School says that calls to boycott companies are complicated by the sister brands and different platforms of large corporations.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Should you be friends with your coworkers?, update from the polls, jazz trumpet player Terell Stafford
Nancy Rothbard of the Wharton School explains how to manage the upsides and downsides of workplace friendships.
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