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Education, Business, & Law
Wharton experts on financial literacy
Wharton experts on financial literacy
The April episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, “Ripple Effect,” mark National Financial Literacy Awareness month, where experts discuss current financial initiatives for innovation, lower-income spending behavior, and how AI may help in financial literacy challenges.
Wharton course helps Philly file taxes
Wharton course helps Philly file taxes
A new Wharton course serves low-income taxpayers and provides students with experiential learning.
With Project SHARPE, Amalia Daché documents reparations in higher ed
With Project SHARPE, Amalia Daché documents reparations in higher ed
Project SHARPE aims to “look at work of reparations and what campuses founded before the Civil War are doing to repair,” surveying students of African descent about their experiences on campus.
NBC’s Lester Holt, Dan Slepian discuss raising the voices of the voiceless
NBC’s Lester Holt, Dan Slepian discuss raising the voices of the voiceless
As part of the Quattrone Center’s spring symposium at Penn Carey Law, the news veterans highlighted their work reporting on issues of mass incarceration, wrongful conviction, and criminal justice reform.
Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values
Penn Carey Law’s Paul H. Robinson’s book explores criminal law and societal values
The Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s new book is titled “American Criminal Law: Its People, Principles, and Evolution.”
Lauder students embark on odyssey through Georgia
Lauder students embark on odyssey through Georgia
As part of the Lauder Institute’s Lauder Intercultural Ventures program, graduate students traveled to Georgia, to the Russian border, and beyond, learning about wine, language, historical reckonings, and more.
Women and leadership at Wharton
The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ explore the gendered workplace, women’s leadership, and equality.
Investing in future teachers and educational leaders
Investing in future teachers and educational leaders
The Empowerment Through Education Scholarship Program at Penn’s Graduate School of Education is helping to prepare and retain teachers and educational leaders.
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.
In the News
USA Today
Republicans loved crypto before Trump jumped on the bandwagon. Here’s why
According to research by David Reibstein of the Wharton School and colleagues, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to invest in cryptocurrency.
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Barron’s
The U.S. can’t grow its way out of debt. Here’s what it can do
A package of 13 major tax and spending reforms proposed by the Penn Wharton Budget Model could reduce the deficit by $10 trillion during the 10-year budget window and generate $59 trillion in net revenue by 2054.
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Good Housekeeping
Six health resolutions that are actually good for your mind & body
Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that combining something tempting with something that feels like a chore helps to do more of that chore.
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Marketplace (NPR)
The economists’ word of the year
Sasha Indarte of the Wharton School says that economic uncertainty can cause people to postpone choices like spending, buying homes, how much to save, and how much to invest.
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CNBC
Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says stock sell-off is ‘healthy’ as cautious Fed gives investors a ‘reality check’
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School expects the Federal Reserve to pare back the number of rate cuts next year, with just one or two reductions.
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