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Education, Business, & Law
Estate planning is vital during the pandemic
Estate planning is vital during the pandemic
Penn Law expert discusses how an estate attorney is your best option, but online resources are better than nothing and very important, especially during the coronavirus.
Rebranding the NFL: How the league shifted its message on racial justice
Rebranding the NFL: How the league shifted its message on racial justice
The new football season brings a change in how NFL management is responding to Black Lives Matter and protests on and off the field for racial justice.
The striking shift in climate politics in a post-Sandy New York City
The striking shift in climate politics in a post-Sandy New York City
Analysis of conversations with 75 disaster responders, social activists, and others revealed that immediately following the superstorm, the city moved away from cutting greenhouse gas emissions and toward adaptation.
Criminal Defense Clinic students protect the rights of the accused
Criminal Defense Clinic students protect the rights of the accused
Penn Law’s Criminal Defense Clinic, taught by experienced practicing attorneys at the Defender Association of Philadelphia gives students the opportunity to represent clients who have no legal resources.
How foreign purchases of U.S. homes impact prices and supply
How foreign purchases of U.S. homes impact prices and supply
According to a new paper authored by Wharton researchers, a lack of affordable housing in cities with job growth is exacerbated by foreign buyers.
How immigrants expand the U.S. economy
How immigrants expand the U.S. economy
Wharton’s J. Daniel Kim discusses his research, which draws on census data to draw an accurate picture of immigration and entrepreneurship in the U.S.
To build community this fall, think of your class as a team
To build community this fall, think of your class as a team
Before COVID-19, it was easier for teachers to build community within their class. How can teachers do that meeting virtually?
Mediation Clinic students as ‘problem-solvers and warriors’
Mediation Clinic students as ‘problem-solvers and warriors’
Students at Penn Law’s Mediation Clinic learn to exercise unbiased lawyering judgment by facilitating real mediation sessions, which offer an alternative to litigation, and bring a more holistic and thoughtful process to legal issues.
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.
Raymond Pace Alexander: A history of righting the wrongs
Raymond Pace Alexander: A history of righting the wrongs
The Wharton graduate of the Class of 1920 went on the become one of Philadelphia’s leading civil rights lawyers, and had a lasting impact on the city.
In the News
Associated Press
Mars drops Uncle Ben’s, reveals new name for rice brand
Americus Reed II of the Wharton School spoke about the recent Uncle Ben’s rice rebrand and efforts to redefine who “Ben” is. “You don’t want to step in it twice,” Reed said. “I think what you might see is a very watered-down, safe creativity. Let’s not step on anyone’s toes. You’ll see that for a while.”
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Marketplace (NPR)
AI is reshaping the way we buy, sell and value homes
Christopher Geczy of the Wharton School was interviewed about digital advancements in real estate. “The advent of computer technology, especially with respect to artificial intelligence—computer vision—is that it can compare what it sees to hundreds of thousands of other examples for reference points,” he said. “The scale of the intelligence can potentially add where humans can potentially lack.”
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Bloomberg
Ginsberg’s death injects new doubt into fate of Obamacare
Dean Theodore Ruger of the Law School said of efforts to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, “Whoever wins the presidential election will have much more to say about the success or failure of the act than the court. If it’s Trump, there are many administrative ways he could stifle it.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Ruth Bader Ginsburg made the impossible look easy
Serena Mayeri of the Law School wrote an op-ed about the life and accomplishments of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “To honor Justice Ginsburg’s legacy, we, too, must accomplish what may seem impossible, so that others might enjoy the world of possibilities she made,” Mayeri said.
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The New York Times
50 years of blaming Milton Friedman. Here’s another idea
Research by Tyler Wry of the Wharton School found that companies that signed a revised Business Roundtable statement about corporations’ obligations to employees and the broader world were more likely than other big companies to lay off staff in the early months on the pandemic.
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