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Education, Business, & Law
Penn Students Compete in Final Round of Fels Public Policy Challenge at National Constitution Center
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Lauren Greenfield’s ”Girl Culture” at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA — “Girl Culture” opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on April 9.
Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs’ 2011 Business Plan Competition Chooses 26 Semi-Finalists
PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announces that the Wharton Business Plan Competition has chosen its 26 semi-finalists.
Penn Center for High Impact Philanthropy Issues Special Report on Improving Teaching Quality
PHILADELPHIA –- The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania has released a special report highlighting how donors can improve the single biggest in-school factor affecting students: teaching quality.
Penn Social Policy & Practice and Law Faculty to Present Domestic Violence Research to Legislators
PHILADELPHIA — Susan B. Sorenson of the School of Social Policy & Practice at the University of Pennsylvania will present research about gun policy and domestic violence to state legislators in the “Pennsylvania State Briefing: Domestic Violence,” sponsored by Women in Government on Feb. 15, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Capitol Building in Harrisburg.
Fels Institute of Government Study Shows Positive Effect of Philadelphia Neighborhood Reinvestment
PHILADELPHIA – A report from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania details the ways reclamation and redevelopment of vacant property have improved residents’ quality of life in eastern North Philadelphia. The report, “Neighborhood Stabilization and Safety in East North Philadelphia,” highlights h
'The Obama Victory' Honored With American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence
The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election has been honored with the 2010 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) in the area of govern
Penn GSE Researcher Awarded $1.5 Million to Study “Models of Success” at Minority-Serving Institutions
PHILADELPHIA — Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Lumina Foundation for Education, USA Funds and the Kresge Foundation.
Penn-Based Index Shows Rise of Asian, Latin-American, African Think Tanks; Brookings Is Top Think Tank
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania’s annual rankings of the world’s top think tanks puts the Brookings Institution at the top of the list as 2010 Think Tank of the Year. It was selected from 74 institutions that were nominated.
”Post-Mao Dreaming: Chinese Contemporary Art” at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery
PHILADELPHIA — “Post-Mao Dreaming: Chinese Contemporary Art” opens at the University of Pennsylvania’s Arthur Ross Gallery on Jan. 22.
In the News
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
Local opinion: What is prosperity?
In his book “The Truth About Immigration,” Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez of the Wharton School writes that immigrants bring economic and other benefits to nations even when they’re slow to integrate.
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Axios
Elon Musk’s net worth balloons despite court rejecting Tesla pay package
Jill E. Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that Tesla’s creation of a new compensation plan could come with unintended ramifications like higher costs, greater dilution of shares, and tax consequences.
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Bloomberg Law
Judgment protection insurance is viable even in a hard market
Tom Baker of Penn Carey Law examines when to consider buying judgment protection insurance.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Jay-Z partners with Philly-based program to bring financial literacy to HBCUs
Bridges to Wealth, a financial literacy program created by Keith Weigelt of the Wharton School, will partner with Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation to bring a wealth-building curriculum to historically Black colleges and universities.
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Business Insider
Get ready for weaker returns in 2025 after huge stock gains in the last two years, Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School expects that large-cap tech shares could see flat returns in 2025, though undervalued small- and mid-cap stocks will rally.
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