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Education, Business, & Law
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.
A fair housing law proposal to promote racial and economic integration
A fair housing law proposal to promote racial and economic integration
A research brief co-authored by Provost Wendell Pritchett proposes the use of fair housing law to work toward the end of segregation, and emphasize that the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing provision of the Fair Housing Act extends to all federal agencies.
Do you prefer cats or dogs? Why self-expression increases giving
Do you prefer cats or dogs? Why self-expression increases giving
Wharton’s Jonah Berger discusses his new research on how giving consumers the opportunity for self-expression can increase tipping and charitable giving.
Wharton professor discusses the economics of racism
Wharton professor discusses the economics of racism
Bernard E. Anderson, the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Professor Emeritus at the Wharton School, discusses how racism hurts the economy and affects all Americans.
In the News
Politico.com
Covid means remote workers can live anywhere. So where’s 'anywhere'?
Susan Wachter of the Wharton School spoke about how the shift to remote work may affect where employees choose to live. “Towns near amenities are the new hot spots now and for some time to come,” she said.
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Axios
Survey: Philly's civil forfeiture program targeted Black residents
Louis Rulli of the Law School said Philadelphia has historically been a “hotspot” for civil forfeiture. "The people most affected by civil forfeiture were poor, they were communities of color, and they were the most vulnerable in our city, who could least afford to lose their property," he said.
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Bloomberg
Biden tackles supply-chain crisis with few tools, clock ticking
Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences said the U.S. supply chain is built on unpaid labor by port truckers waiting to pick up cargo from shipping containers. “The port truck driver, for decades now, has basically been the slack adjuster in the whole system,” he said.
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Bloomberg
Jerome Powell’s swift action on Fed trading may boost his chances for a second term
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School said Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell was remarkably quick to address an ethics scandal at the Fed. “I would hope those who oppose Jay Powell fight him vociferously on the merits,” he said. “I don’t think his trading or management to this process are disqualifying. The Fed is holding itself to a higher standard than the standard held for those critical politicians.”
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Los Angeles Times
Column: Facebook, fooling no one, may be going for a new name
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School said Facebook’s plan to rebrand is both an attempt to distance itself from past controversies and to appeal to the next generation of users. “The big issue for young people is that Facebook is Granny’s platform, your parents’ platform,” she said. “They need to get away from that.”
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