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Education, Business, & Law
The West Philadelphia Collaborative History Project chronicles a community’s past
The West Philadelphia Collaborative History Project chronicles a community’s past
Sponsored by Penn’s Graduate School of Education, the project is a digital repository of neighborhood, institutional, and community histories.
First-year Gobhanu Korisepati receives a 2024 Legacy Award
First-year Gobhanu Korisepati receives a 2024 Legacy Award
Korisepati, a student in the Hunstman Program at Penn, accepted the 2024 Diana Legacy Award from the Prince of Wales at a ceremony held March 14.
Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals
Want to achieve your dreams? Try subdividing your goals
Breaking down big work goals into smaller components can enhance long-term success significantly, Wharton research shows.
Marking 60 years of New York Times v. Sullivan
Marking 60 years of New York Times v. Sullivan
The Annenberg Public Policy Center commemorates the landmark Supreme Court case ahead of the ruling’s 60th anniversary.
Discussing open expression on college campuses
In a Katz Center talk, education and political philosopher Sigal Ben-Porath offered suggestions for universities navigating tense times.
Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals
Penn students take first at the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court regionals
Penn Carey Law’s Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ty Parks captured first place in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition, and advance to the competition’s national championship.
How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements
How AI tools can help assess verbal eyewitness statements
Quattrone Center Academic Director Paul Heaton’s new paper explores how he and his co-authors trained a large language model to parse eyewitness confidence statements.
A Wharton video series on DEI in industries and the racial wealth gap
A Wharton video series on DEI in industries and the racial wealth gap
A limited four-part series hosted by Wharton’s Kenneth Shropshire called “Opportunity Matters” explores the intersection between diversity, equity, and inclusion in industries, and their influence on the racial wealth gap.
The Supreme Court arguments on social media laws
The Supreme Court arguments on social media laws
Justin (Gus) Hurwitz, academic director at the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition at Penn Carey Law, discusses the pair of cases and the consequential ramifications of a ruling.
Going head-to-head with the new health care AI revolution
Going head-to-head with the new health care AI revolution
Penn LDI senior fellow and Wharton School researcher Hamsa Bastani is the co-director of the Wharton Healthcare Analytics Lab, a new data initiative focused on health care delivery systems.
In the News
Business Insider
The fight over Jerome Powell puts Elon Musk at odds with Wall Street
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that virtually every economist and most members of Congress value the independence of the Federal Reserve.
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Fast Company
The housing market’s home insurance shock, as told by an interactive map
A paper co-authored by Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School finds that home insurance premiums have risen sharply since 2020, concentrated in disaster-prone ZIP codes and driven by elevated reinsurance costs.
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The Washington Post
Diversity will suffer with five-day office mandates, research suggests
A 2024 Wharton School study found that changing job openings to remote work at startups increased female applicants by 15% and minority applicants by 33%.
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National Geographic
When is the right time to start a new habit—and actually keep it?
Katherine Milkman of the Wharton School says that moments of motivation are ideal times to put a plan in place to improve the likelihood of positive long-term results, even after that motivation wanes.
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Education Week
The more students miss class, the worse teachers feel about their jobs
A study co-authored by Michael Gottfried of the Graduate School of Education finds that teacher satisfaction steadily drops as student absenteeism increases.
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