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World Bicycle Relief wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize
Recipients of the award on stage.

From left to right: Barry Lipman, Marie Lipman, Dave Neiswander, CEO of World Bicycle Relief, and F.K. Day, co-founder and Chairman of the Board, World Bicycle Relief.

World Bicycle Relief wins $250,000 Lipman Family Prize

World Bicycle Relief has been named as the winner of the 2019 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. In addition to $50,000, the organization will receive executive training and support from the Wharton School.

Kate FitzGerald

To help women, find ways to provide equal opportunities
Adam Grant, Melinda Gates and Amy Gutmann

Wharton’s Adam Grant, Melinda Gates of the Gates Foundation, and President Amy Gutmann.

To help women, find ways to provide equal opportunities

Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and author of “The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Can Change the World,” was on hand for a conversation with Wharton Professor Adam Grant on April 25.

Paid family leave: What’s the right model?
infant sleeping on parent's chest

Paid family leave: What’s the right model?

With companies exploring gender biases in the workplace, the issue of parental leave highlights gender inequality and brings all parents into the fold when analyzing family leave policies.

Penn Today Staff

Lump-sum pension payments: Who are the winners and losers?
outstretched hand holding several golden eggs on a table

Lump-sum pension payments: Who are the winners and losers?

Wharton’s Olivia S. Mitchell discusses the Treasury department’s move to allow private companies to pay lump-sum pension payments to retirees and beneficiaries, instead of monthly payments.

Penn Today Staff

How companies are increasing neurodiversity in the workplace
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How companies are increasing neurodiversity in the workplace

Wharton’s Peter Cappelli discusses how companies are increasing efforts to employ adults with autism, but doing so requires a lot of support and training.

Penn Today Staff

It’s a dangerous job, but does someone have to do it?
worker standing in oil field holding walkie talkie wearing a construction hat

It’s a dangerous job, but does someone have to do it?

The Wharton School’s Robert Hughes discusses his new research about the ethical questions facing firms that employ workers in physically dangerous jobs.

Penn Today Staff

Nostalgia is not enough: Why consumers abandon legacy brands
abandoned storefront and empty parking lot

Nostalgia is not enough: Why consumers abandon legacy brands

Legacy brands like Sears, Payless ShoeSource, and Toys “R” Us are shuttering their doors as customers abandon longstanding consumer mainstays. Despite customers having emotional connections to certain stores, “It is more like these brands are breaking up with the customers,” says Santiago Gallino of the Wharton School.

Penn Today Staff