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A lesson in grit from Angela Duckworth
angela duckworth in huntsman hall Angela Duckworth has been studying grit for 15 years, including as part of her doctoral work at Penn. In each class session of her new course on the subject, running for just the second time this semester, students experience an interactive section, a lecture, and a conversation with a gritty person, including Penn President Amy Gutmann, retired Yankee Alex Rodriguez, and celebrity chef David Chang, among others.

A lesson in grit from Angela Duckworth

Her new Grit Lab course, part of the Paideia Program, teaches Penn undergrads how to develop more passion and perseverance for long-term goals.

Michele W. Berger

How people of color can navigate racist confrontations
Illustration of a person of color and a white person standing back to back looking in opposite directions.

How people of color can navigate racist confrontations

Managing the stress of racial encounters and navigating everyday microaggressions is difficult. Howard Stevenson and Stew Friedman discuss how to read, recast, and resolve racially stressful moments.

An election night like no other
blurry image of the capitol building The United States Capitol Building at dusk.

An election night like no other

Undergraduates in the Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies worked at NBC helping support its Decision Desk.

Kristen de Groot

Wharton’s Erika James: A leader for this moment and beyond
Erika James

Wharton School dean Erika James.

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Wharton’s Erika James: A leader for this moment and beyond

Wharton’s new dean on the challenges of these times, the limitless possibilities for the Wharton School, and the power of the global alumni network.

From Wharton Stories

How data science can win the debate on police reform
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How data science can win the debate on police reform

Wharton’s Dean Knox discusses his research on racial bias in policing, and how retrospective data analysis can help inform future practices.

From Knowledge at Wharton

The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19
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The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19

Experts across Penn share their insights on how data and data science affect their fields in the context of an ongoing pandemic.

Katherine Unger Baillie , Michele W. Berger , Erica K. Brockmeier

Race and work in 2020
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Race and work in 2020

Wharton’s Stephanie Creary discusses how her LEAP framework is a step to being a better ally and creating equality in the workplace and beyond.

From Wharton Stories

Penn Clubs online platform helps students find extracurricular groups and activities
Nine student faces in a videoconference

The Penn Labs student group created the Penn Clubs online platform to build a comprehensive database for student groups. The new online platform hosted a virtual fall Student Activities Fair. The Penn Clubs team is led by seniors Selina Nie (top right) and Eric Wang (top center). 

Penn Clubs online platform helps students find extracurricular groups and activities

Discovering and joining extracurricular groups and activities is now easier with the new Penn Clubs online platform, developed and managed by students for students.

Louisa Shepard

A post-pandemic path to solving the nursing home crisis
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A post-pandemic path to solving the nursing home crisis

A collaboration of experts across Penn schools has created a detailed, long-term policy plan for nursing homes, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

From Penn Carey Law