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Education, Business, & Law
How businesses have begun to recognize Juneteenth
How businesses have begun to recognize Juneteenth
This Saturday marks Juneteenth, the oldest known holiday honoring the end of slavery in the U.S. Wharton professor Matthew Bidwell looks at how businesses are recognizing the holiday.
How to get even better at supporting your LGBTQ+ students
How to get even better at supporting your LGBTQ+ students
Teachers, school counselors, and administrators owe it to their LGBTQ+ students, along with the rest of the student body, to provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable.
Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes
Penn teams up with City of Philadelphia to announce vaccine sweepstakes
Wharton Professor Katy Milkman and Mayor Jim Kenney have announced the “Philly Vax Sweepstakes,” which gives vaccinated Philadelphians a chance to win up to $50,000.
From facts to fake news: How information gets distorted
From facts to fake news: How information gets distorted
Wharton’s Shiri Melumad on how news becomes increasingly biased when it’s repeatedly retold.
Journalism, law, and freedom of the press
Law student Peter Jacobs draws on his background as a professional journalist for his forthcoming Comment on freedom of the press in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law.
How customers respond to socially responsible business marketing
How customers respond to socially responsible business marketing
Ike Silver, a Ph.D. candidate in the Wharton Marketing Doctoral Program, discusses his research on customer response to companies’ social impact initiatives.
How foreign work visas benefit the U.S. economy
How foreign work visas benefit the U.S. economy
Wharton’s Britta Glennon discusses what the reversal of the previous administration’s work visa ban means for the U.S. economy.
The key to becoming a better leader? Question your assumptions
The key to becoming a better leader? Question your assumptions
Wharton’s Adam Grant and Dean Erika James share five ways executives can rethink their assumptions about what it means to be a good business leader.
Systemic barriers to college for low-income and nontraditional students
Systemic barriers to college for low-income and nontraditional students
The release of a higher education report reveals that nontraditional students have many risk factors and financial barriers to navigate to successfully complete their educational goals.
The relationship between diversity, equity, and inclusion and the workplace
The relationship between diversity, equity, and inclusion and the workplace
A new study out of Wharton—“Improving Workplace Culture Through Evidence-Based Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices”—examines the relationship between diversity, equity and inclusion practices and a variety of workplace outcomes.
In the News
The Independent
How the stock market could be last guardrails to corral Trump’s wildest whims
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that Donald Trump measured his success in his first term by the performance of the stock market.
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Business Insider
The hidden risk factor investors may be missing in stocks, bonds, and options
A study by Nikolai Roussanov of the Wharton School and colleagues finds that stocks, bonds, and options strategies could have more correlated risk than is evident on the surface.
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The Wall Street Journal
How AI could help bring down the cost of college
Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School explains how AI could bring down prices for more complex and expensive services like higher education.
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CNN
Grocery prices are high. Trump’s mass deportations could make matters worse
Zeke Hernandez of the Wharton School says that the U.S. economy is reliant on the supply of immigrant workers.
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Inc.
Why the return to office workforce is coming back less diverse
A study by the Wharton School found that changing job openings to remote work at startups increased female applicants by 15% and minority applicants by 33%.
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