Obstacle Course
The Penn Athletics Wharton Leadership Academy aims to turn varsity athletes into lifelong masters of team dynamics. Among the obstacles? Snowplow parenting, youth sports, self-reinforcing gender stereotypes, and the culture of leader-worship itself. Oh, and possibly a rattlesnake or a freak mudslide.
The Texas Tax
The Lone Star State fired a shot at banks pursuing ESG policies. Local taxpayers are taking the hit.
Enablers
A business school professor examines the many flavors of complicity.
Choice and Change
We know what we should do when it comes to leading healthier and happier lives. But too often we default to easier, more pleasurable wants. Behavioral scientist and Wharton professor Katy Milkman is determined to help us change for the better—and for good.
Righting the Wrongs
Wharton’s first Black graduate.
The Future Is Coming—Fast!
In a new book, Wharton professor and “globalization guy” Mauro Guillén breaks down the key factors that will combine to radically transform the world over the next decade (and SARS-CoV-2 is only speeding things up).
Navigating Uncertainty
All-star Wharton online course focuses on pandemic ramifications.
Erika H. James Named Wharton Dean
Emory’s Erika H. James named Wharton School dean.
Wharton Dean to Leave for USC
Dean Geoffrey Garrett to leave Wharton for USC in 2020.
Analytics at Wharton Launches
$15 million for Analytics at Wharton to coordinate big data initiatives.
Amazing Scientific Finding! (Wanna Bet?)
Taking bets on research replicability pays off.
$25 Million for Entrepreneurship Center
$25 million for entrepreneurship center Tangen Hall.
Beyond Labor: A Missing Piece in the Immigration Debate
Wharton study: immigrants boost investment and entrepreneurship.
Wharton on Woodland Walk
Construction under way on new Wharton building.
The Mistake Hormone
Testosterone and decision-making: speed over accuracy.
Prophet of Prosperity
Simon Patten, who led the Wharton School during the Progressive Era, was a pioneer of the economics of abundance, theorist of the second industrial revolution, and intellectual godfather of the New Deal. His descent into obscurity poses provocative questions about how the field has evolved.