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Education, Business, & Law
‘Ripple Effect’ on the business and economics of the election
‘Ripple Effect’ on the business and economics of the election
The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” follow up with key economic concerns voters brought to the ballot for the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment
Penn GSE dean on meeting and making the moment
Katharine Strunk, dean of the Graduate School of Education, began her tenure in July 2023. This week, she announced the School’s strategic vision, Together for Good.
What happens if an indicted candidate wins the presidency?
What happens if an indicted candidate wins the presidency?
A paper co-authored by Penn Carey Law professor Claire Finkelstein explores three questions that require urgent examination both prior to and immediately after the 2024 presidential election.
Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists
Supporting the next generation of ethical technologists
The Responsible Computing for Just Futures Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Computing Challenge at Penn Carey Law, has ambitious plans for the mindset with which the next generation of Penn students will engage careers at the intersection of law and technology.
‘Ripple Effect’ explores the business and economics of the election
‘Ripple Effect’ explores the business and economics of the election
The latest installments of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” delves into a key consideration for voters leading up the U.S. presidential election: the economy.
How a Wharton undergrad balances dance and business
How a Wharton undergrad balances dance and business
Fourth-year Samica Goel knew she wanted to dance in college, but was drawn to the business side of the arts. She studies finance and business analytics at Wharton and is the assistant choreographer and dancer with Penn Masti, a South Asian Bollywood fusion dance team.
Who, What, Why: Hiro Chiba-Okabe on law and applied math
Who, What, Why: Hiro Chiba-Okabe on law and applied math
Chiba-Okabe explains his transition from practicing law in Japan to pursuing a Ph.D. in applied math and computational science and how those interests intersect.
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow
PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow
Roberts, who has appointments in Penn Carey Law and School of Arts & Sciences, is one of 22 Fellows to be named this year.
Trailblazers in education honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
Trailblazers in education honored with the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education
Edmund W. Gordon, Robert Lerman, and Jody Lewen have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, lifelong learning, and higher education.
First Fed rate cuts in four years
First Fed rate cuts in four years
Wharton’s Peter Conti-Brown, a financial historian focused on central banking and policy, discusses the Fed’s recent, and likely last, key decision before the presidential election.
In the News
The New York Times
A century-old law’s aftershocks are still felt at the Supreme Court
PIK Professor Karen M. Tani says that granting the Supreme Court the power to set its own agenda has caused it to gravitate toward cases that have preoccupied the conservative legal movement.
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Fortune
Inside America’s longstanding financial literacy problem, which is contributing to trillions in student debt—‘You have to teach the teachers’
Michael Roberts of the Wharton School says that financial education is paramount to being an engaged, prosperous, and happy citizen.
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CNBC
Jeff Bezos’ simple 3-step strategy for Amazon’s success can help you become a ‘big leader’ too
Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that the more a leader focuses on doing something to benefit others, the more likely they are to produce something that’s also going to achieve success for themselves.
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Reuters
Trump names Paul Atkins to lead U.S. SEC
Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that SEC nominee Paul Atkins has deep expertise at the SEC and in overall capital markets regulation.
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Bloomberg
Delaware judge who rejected Musk’s payday faces backlash
Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that Delaware Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick has shown a great deal of courage and integrity by not backing down from her rulings against Elon Musk.
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