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Why divestitures should be a central part of any company’s strategic toolbox
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Wharton professor and author, Emilie Feldman, of “Divestitures: Creating Value Through Strategy, Structure, and Implementation.” (Author image: The Wharton School) (Book cover image: McGraw Hill)

Wharton professor and author Emilie Feldman of “Divestitures: Creating Value Through Strategy, Structure, and Implementation.” (Image: The Wharton School (left); McGraw Hill)

Why divestitures should be a central part of any company’s strategic toolbox

Emilie Feldman, a professor of management at the Wharton School, reads an excerpt from her new book, which is the first and only comprehensive book on corporate divestitures.

Dee Patel

Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place
Connor Barwin (second from right) stands on the field with other members of the Eagles football team.

Connor Barwin (second from right) and members of the Philadelphia Eagles. (Image: Wharton Stories)

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Connor Barwin on the NFL, Wharton, and making the world a better place

The former NFL outside linebacker for the Eagles, and founder of the Make the World Better Foundation, is enrolled in Wharton’s MBA Program for Executives.

From Wharton Stories

‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration
A man speaks at a podium with a woman waiting behind him. The screen says "An Interfaith Commemoration of the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."

Graduate student Ayo Aladesanmi spoke about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. (Image: Damien Townsville)

‘Embodying love’ at the Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Commemoration

At the Interfaith Commemoration and award ceremony, student speakers and performers reflected on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and six Penn community members were honored for working towards positive social change.

Kristina Linnea García

The economic tradeoff: Career or family?
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The economic tradeoff: Career or family?

Research by Wharton’s Corinne Low examines the economic compromises women face in balancing career and family timing, and the need for more gender-equitable policies.

From Knowledge at Wharton

How do customers feel about algorithms?
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How do customers feel about algorithms?

Many managers worry that algorithms alienate customers. New research from Wharton’s Stefano Puntoni looks at how the attitudes of customers are influenced by algorithmic versus human decision-making.

From Knowledge at Wharton

Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women
Clockwise from top left: Ran Barzilay, Elina Visoki, Jonathan Zandberg, Rebecca Waller

Clockwise from top left: Ran Barzilay of Penn Medicine/CHOP, Elina Visoki of Penn Medicine/CHOP, Jonathan Zandberg of Wharton, and Rebecca Waller of the School of Arts & Sciences. (Images: Courtesy of Barzilay (top row); courtesy of Zandberg; Eric Sucar)

Restricted abortion access linked to increased suicide risk in young women

Research from the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia determined that this association exists for women of reproductive age, findings that hold potential clinical, policy, and ethical implications.

Michele W. Berger

The art and science of video game development
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(Homepage image) Students in the Digital Media Design program are interested in computer programming, mathematics, computer graphics, animation, virtual reality and interactive technologies.

The art and science of video game development

In the group UPGRADE, students take an interdisciplinary approach to game creation.

Izzy Lopez

Our 15 favorite stories from 2022
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Our 15 favorite stories from 2022

From interdisciplinary research and life-changing discoveries to a new University president and everything in between, this year at Penn has been one for the books.

Penn Today Staff

Soviet Union’s centenary
One person holds a framed image of Vladimir Lenin and another holds one of Josef Stalin as others wave red flags behind them in Moscow's Revolution Square.

Communist party supporters hold portraits of Josef Stalin and Vladimir Lenin as they gather during the national celebration of the “Defender of the Fatherland Day” near the Kremlin in Moscow's Revolution Square on Feb. 23, 2022. (Image: AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Soviet Union’s centenary

Experts from across Penn share their thoughts on the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet Union.

Kristen de Groot

The Y-Prize: Elevating collaboration and innovation in competition
Valery Yakubovich

Valery Yakubovich, executive director of the Mack Institute. (Image: James Blocker)

  • Q&A

    • The Y-Prize: Elevating collaboration and innovation in competition

    Y-Prize is a competition that sees Penn students working together across schools and disciplines, and directly applying what they’ve learned in classes and real life.

    Dee Patel