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  • Inflation and interest rates: What’s ahead?

    U.S. inflation reached a new 40-year high in June. But if the current economic slowdown gathers pace, the Federal Reserve will likely be less aggressive with the next interest rate increase, according to Wharton experts.

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  • Action, not words: Creating gender and racial equity at work

    Wharton’s Stephanie Creary talks to Tina Opie and Beth Livingston, two management professors who have written a new book on how to tear down the barriers that prevent women and marginalized groups from thriving in business.

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  • Race and Regulation Podcast: Racial Equity and Data Privacy

    In Episode 5, Anita Allen, expert on the philosophical dimensions of privacy and data protection law, reveals how race-neutral privacy laws in the U.S. have failed to address the unequal burdens faced online by Black Americans, whose personal data are used in racially discriminatory ways.

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  • How to build a better relationship at the bargaining table

    Successful negotiators are frequently seen as uncompromising winners, but driving a hard bargain can create more harm than good. In his latest paper, Wharton’s Maurice Schweitzer explains why negotiators need to think about the long-term relationship with their counterparts.

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  • How to hold foreign corporate insiders accountable

    A research paper co-authored by Wharton’s Daniel Taylor forms the basis for a bill in Congress that aims to level the ground on insider trading disclosures.

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  • Race and Regulation Podcast Series

    During the summer of 2022, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School will host “Race and Regulation,” a podcast series that will focus on the most fundamental responsibility of any society: ensuring equal justice, dignity, and respect to all people.

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  • A Penn GSE collaboration creates a mural and a hands-on learning experience

    Philadelphia artist Symone Salib created the 13x14-foot mural in partnership with faculty at Central Montco Technical High School (CMTHS) faculty, the CMTHS Student Equity Crew, which is a group of students that work to promote equity and inclusion in the school's community, and the Penn Consortium for Mental Health and Optimal Development at Penn GSE.

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  • Jonathan Zimmerman wins the 34th annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award

    The Penn GSE professor’s book, “Free Speech and Why You Should Give a Damn,” co-written with editorial cartoonist Signe Wilkinson, has been honored with a gold prize in the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award program’s “Political & Current Events” category.

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  • How will Twitter change?

    Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter will undoubtedly reshape the company. But Wharton experts say Musk’s desire to unlock the platform’s free speech potential may not be a winning business strategy.

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  • Educating civil rights advocates

    This fall, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School will welcome Cara McClellan as the founding director and Associate Practice Professor of the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic, the Law School’s newest in-house clinic, which will provide students with hands-on experience working in civil rights litigation and policy advocacy around systemic racism.

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