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Education, Business, & Law
Why presidential influence over monetary policy should be checked
Wharton’s Christina Parajon Skinner says that over time, Congress has granted significant power to the president to influence monetary policy, which could erode the Federal Reserve’s autonomy and weaken the fight against inflation.
Where political views and fundamental beliefs intersect
Research from The Penn Primals Project debunks the idea that conservatives think the world is more dangerous than liberals, findings with implications for future research and productive political debate.
The future leaders of the business world
Wharton Global Youth Program is the first business school to engage pre-college students worldwide with online, on-campus, and on-site programs.
The uncertain future of DACA
Sarah Paoletti of Penn Carey Law’s Transnational Legal Clinic sheds some light on a federal appeals court ruling earlier this month.
Do vaccine lotteries work?
Wharton’s Katy Milkman shares the lessons learned from last year’s Philly Vax Sweepstakes, a Penn-funded project designed to evaluate ways of increasing COVID-19 vaccinations in the city.
Penn’s Student Federal Credit Union celebrates its 35th anniversary
The Student Federal Credit Union, the only student-run credit union in the Ivy League, serves the Penn community—students, alumni, and their immediate family members.
Zero tolerance: Family separation and U.S. immigration policy
In the 2022 Dolores Huerta keynote lecture, lawyer Efrén C. Olivares, Class of 2005, spoke on his personal and professional experience with immigration.
Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education winners announced
Cheryl Logan, Barry Dunn, and Roy Pea have been selected for outstanding achievement in pre-K–12, higher education and learning science research.
Wharton students set community values
An undergraduate-led effort at Wharton has identified six core values that students want the school to embody.
Four Hispanic student perspectives at Wharton: The journey to an MBA
Students share their perspectives on what it’s like to be Hispanic in The Wharton MBA Program for Executives.
In the News
U.S. owners of Italian team chose basketball over soccer
The Wharton School’s Connor Barwin and fellow MBA students are investing in Italian soccer team Pallacanestro Trieste to get an early stake in the European basketball trend.
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This Philly-area elementary school saw test scores plummet. Now it’s putting all its resources toward catching up.
Nicole Carl of the Graduate School of Education says that teachers are feeling pressure from administrators to boost test scores.
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Lots of sound and fury on U.S. debt, but not a crisis — yet
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School explains what the government would need to do to stabilize debt near current levels.
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University of Pennsylvania pledges to bolster relations with India at "Penn India Engagement Forum"
PIK Professor Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Dean Erika H. James of the Wharton School, and Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science are quoted on the forum to support India's exceptional growth and specific health care needs.
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What Tyre Nichols’ death at the hands of Black officers says about race in policing
A 2021 analysis co-authored by Dean Knox of the Wharton School found that Black, Hispanic, and female police officers make fewer stops and arrests and use force less often.
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