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Education, Business, & Law
The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation makes landmark gift to Penn Graduate School of Education
The $16.25 million will create a new center for educational leadership and continue the McGraw Prize.
Higher education’s role in democracy
Experts from across the University share their thoughts on how their research, departments, and centers help foster democracy.
Novel practices on how businesses relate to customers
In a new book, Peter Fader, a professor of marketing at the Wharton School, shows business leaders the path toward understanding the health of their overall customer base.
Affirmative action in higher ed
Cara McClellan of the Law School’s Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic explains what’s at stake in the Supreme Court case over Harvard’s affirmative action policy.
From Super Bowl champion to championing mental health
Brandon Brooks retired from the NFL in January 2022. He is now at Wharton, pursuing a “major passion for increasing financial literacy in my community.”
Closing the tenure gap for business faculty of color
Founded by two professors and Wharton alumni, The Tenure Project is on a mission to help more underrepresented junior business faculty receive tenure across the country.
The high cost of being a sports fan
Adi Wyner of the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative explains the impact of sports on finances.
Why presidential influence over monetary policy should be checked
Wharton’s Christina Parajon Skinner says that over time, Congress has granted significant power to the president to influence monetary policy, which could erode the Federal Reserve’s autonomy and weaken the fight against inflation.
Justice Kagan discusses her path to the Court, building ‘common ground’
Capping off a festivities-filled inauguration day, President Liz Magill and Kagan had a wide-ranging conversation about the law, Kagan’s career, and building congeniality on the current Court.
Where political views and fundamental beliefs intersect
Research from The Penn Primals Project debunks the idea that conservatives think the world is more dangerous than liberals, findings with implications for future research and productive political debate.
In the News
Monopoly case pits Justice Department against Apple’s antitrust winning streak
PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that the government has an uphill climb to convince a court that Apple’s policies result in higher prices and hurt consumers, rather than protecting them.
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Is the shorter workweek all it promises to be?
Peter Cappelli of the Wharton School says that one way to handle the problem of overwork could be improving enforcement of the FLSA for all eligible workers.
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No labels, no candidate: Rejections pile up as time runs short
William Ewald of Penn Carey Law says that a contingent presidential election would be a disaster in the current political climate.
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The line between two- and four-year colleges is blurring
Robert M. Zemsky of the Graduate School of Education says that higher education needs to do something to make the product better, more relevant, and less costly to students.
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The success of women’s college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that women’s college basketball needs to cultivate more superstars and superstar matchups like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to keep investors bought in and fans engaged.
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