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Diversity
How the dialogue on diversity is reshaping business
How the dialogue on diversity is reshaping business
The final panel discussion in the Beyond Business series, “Race & The Selling of America,” brings together Wharton dean Erika James with professionals in film and sports to discuss how diversity is reshaping businesses and brands.
How health systems can build a culture of anti-racism
How health systems can build a culture of anti-racism
A trio of Black academicians at Penn Medicine discuss how health systems can use their power, might, and resources to foster racial equality in health systems and communities.
Alumni group strives for ‘strength in diversity’
Alumni group strives for ‘strength in diversity’
For the alumni volunteer leaders with the James Brister Society, the mission to improve campus for people of color continues.
‘Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership’
‘Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership’
In the second of 13 conversations in the preceptorial course Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America, a discussion on “The Economic System: Workplace Diversity, Culture, and Leadership.”
Indigenous views of Christopher Columbus
Indigenous views of Christopher Columbus
Members of Penn’s Indigenous community discuss their views of Christopher Columbus and how Indigenous people have suffered from Columbus-style colonialism.
At La Casa Latina, Kareli Lizárraga ensures students are ‘empowered to be vulnerable’
At La Casa Latina, Kareli Lizárraga ensures students are ‘empowered to be vulnerable’
Kareli Lizárraga is the interim director of La Casa Latina, which serves those interested in learning about Latinx culture and the more than 2,000 Latinx students at Penn.
Kellie Jurado on bringing more inclusion and diversity to medicine
Kellie Jurado on bringing more inclusion and diversity to medicine
The Presidential Assistant Professor in microbiology runs the Jurado lab, which studies emerging virus pathogenesis and immunology, while leading and supporting equity and justice initiatives.
Why anti-racism education belongs in business school
Why anti-racism education belongs in business school
The co-presidents of Wharton’s African-American MBA Association discuss leading the Black at Wharton community’s response to the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests and the impacts the demonstrations have had on them and their communities.
Chaz Howard finds common ground in the face of division
Chaz Howard finds common ground in the face of division
The University chaplain, vice president for social equity and community, and head of the University’s recently announced Projects for Progress sees hope in the face of activism invigorated by nationwide racial justice protests.
Why inclusion starts in the C-suite
Why inclusion starts in the C-suite
Wharton’s Stephanie Creary speaks with global diversity expert Gwen Houston about why senior executives must lead inclusion efforts.
In the News
WHYY (Philadelphia)
Tracing Montco’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden
Obed Arango of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about the diversification of Norristown, Pennsylvania. “I am one of the few Latinos, or perhaps the only Latino, who participates in a county commission,” he said, “When you have lack of representation, the agenda that is set will benefit the groups that are represented there. Many times, I’ve had to bring that perspective.”
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
‘We all have a lot more to do’: Del. business leaders get crash course on reducing racial disparities in the workforce
Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School spoke to the Delaware Chamber of Commerce about addressing race and diversity in the workplace. “The more that we actually pretend that race isn’t a factor or that we don’t have different races, what the studies have shown is that we actually tend to engage in more biased behavior,” she said.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
How Serious Are You About Diversity Hiring?
The Graduate School of Education’s Marybeth Gasman discussed the disconnect between universities’ messaging on diversity and the realities of their hiring practices and treatment of faculty of color.
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Times Higher Education U.K.
U.S. Student Enrolment Growth to ‘Decline Over Next Decade’
College enrollment is set to decline, but will see a simultaneous increase in racial diversity, according to Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education. Gasman suggested that most universities are ill-prepared for the shift and will need to diversify faculty to better accommodate future students.
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Christian Science Monitor
Ivy Degree – Now What? Low-Income Grads Struggle with Careers, Status
Low-income first-generation college students met at Penn in February for the fourth annual 1vyG conference, where President Amy Gutmann welcomed the scholars.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Study Reports Wide Gender Disparity Among MSI Presidents
The Graduate School of Education’s Marybeth Gasman commented on the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions’ new report, which advocates for more diversity in higher-education leadership.
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