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  • First cohort of Jacobs Education Impact Prize Fellows receives funding to develop impact ventures

    In 2022, Penn GSE launched a new partnership with the Jacobs Foundation to support the next generation of education entrepreneurs. The project seeks to create lasting change in the lives of learners worldwide by establishing a new education innovation model pipeline and accelerator. The prize’s first recipients are Aqeela Allahyari, Sidra Alvi, Psacoya Guinn, Neha Gupta, Heidi Mitchell, and Natalia Rodriguez.

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  • New books from Penn GSE professors focus on free speech on campus

    Two prominent free-speech experts and Penn GSE professors, Sigal Ben-Porath and Jonathan Zimmerman, have each published new books that explore the current “cancel culture” phenomenon and how it impinges on students’ learning, American culture, and constructive discourse.

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  • The brewing backlash over rewards programs

    Customers are unhappy when their favorite retailers make it harder to earn rewards, as Starbucks, Dunkin’ and Best Buy have recently done. But firms have to walk a fine line between customer loyalty and profits, says Wharton’s Raghuram Iyengar.

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  • What will Biden’s income-driven repayment plan cost?

    The Biden administration’s effort to make student loans affordable with the latest Income-Driven Repayment plan will cost the government more than double its estimates, according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model.

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  • How national politics are impacting DEI in the workplace

    In this episode of Leading Diversity at Work, Wharton’s Stephanie Creary and guests explore how major legal and policy decisions, including Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, are affecting diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

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  • Advocating for and protecting the democratic process

    Through the Cozen Family Voting Rights Fellowship, Penn Carey Law graduates will spend two years using their law degrees to safeguard and promote voting access, protection, and rights.

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  • How analytics can boost competitiveness in sports

    Wharton’s Eric Bradlow and FanDuel CEO Amy Howe discuss how analytics can benefit teams, players, and customers while ensuring the necessary data protections.

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  • Penn GSE renovation and expansion project celebrates a significant milestone

    In a topping off ceremony last month, the final piece of structural steel was lifted into place and secured to complete the new connector between 3700 Walnut and Stiteler Hall. The $35.6-million project is scheduled for completion in fall 2023.

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  • How climbing Mount Everest led this advocate for girls’ sports to pursue a Wharton MBA

    MBA student and extreme adventurer Deeya Bajaj grew up in Delhi and worked for her family’s adventure tourism business after graduation. Now at Wharton, her goal is to scale up her impact to bring empowerment and access for girls in adventure activities.

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  • How this psychological effect skews home prices

    People list homes at a premium to avoid selling a house for less than they bought it, thereby reducing market liquidity, according to research co-authored by Wharton’s Lu Liu.

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