Wharton Magazine
Collage of popular shows and movies from streaming video services.
People
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Media/Arts
Spring/Summer 2021

This Streaming Life

Advancements in technology plus a captive audience (thanks, COVID) have led to an explosion in streaming video services that could forever change the way we consume entertainment. Wharton faculty and alumni in the $50 billion global industry weigh in on this time of remarkable growth, what’s at stake in the “streaming wars,” and a future filled with great promise and uncertainty.

Illustration of Huntsman Hall with big windows and students in different classes behind each window.
Ideas
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Leadership
Spring/Summer 2021

Anatomy of a Wharton Course

Which subjects really resonate with today’s students? Professors provide a behind-the-scenes look at eight impactful classes that help to define the modern Wharton experience.

What Does the Future Hold?
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Finance
Fall/Winter 2020

What Does the Future Hold?

We asked six Wharton professors to cut through the media (and social media) hype and partisan posturing to forecast the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their areas of expertise (including one sector that, despite some gloomy predictions, may prove to be immune to the coronavirus).

Answering the Call
People
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Leadership
Fall/Winter 2020

Answering the Call

As COVID-19 spread around the globe, Wharton alumni took action, using their talents and resources to help each other, current students, and those in need worldwide. Here are the stories of six graduates who are making a difference — and a roll call of just some of the many others who’ve joined the fight against the pandemic.

Making a Case for Climate Change Adaptation
Ideas
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Management
Spring/Summer 2020

Making a Case for Climate Change Adaptation

Regardless of positions on policy or science, more business leaders are considering the effects of climate change on their bottom lines and long-term financial health. Wharton experts and alumni weigh in on efforts designed to cope with disasters, protect worldwide supply chains, and build investor confidence.

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Entrepreneurship
Spring/Summer 2020

Start Me Up

Allbirds CEO Joey Zwillinger WG10 and nine alumni founders share the ups and downs of their entrepreneurial journeys and reveal their processes, success secrets, and lessons learned.

Snowe founders Rachel Cohen and Andrés Modak
People
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Entrepreneurship
Fall/Winter 2019

Family Business

These Wharton grads who partner professionally and personally say their all-fronts teamwork is a winning strategy.

Inside the Cannabis Boom
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Entrepreneurship
Fall/Winter 2019

Inside the Cannabis Boom

As the United States continues to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana, Wharton alumni are leading the “green rush” to capitalize on a lucrative—and complex—new industry.

20 Years of Knowledge@Wharton
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School News
Spring/Summer 2019

20 Years of Knowledge@Wharton

In the two decades since its launch, Knowledge@Wharton has become an invaluable resource for lifelong learning online, on the radio, and on podcasts. Meet its visionary founder and the team that’s spreading insights and education to a global audience.

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News
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School News
Spring/Summer 2019

A Guide to Wharton's Summer Programs

A primer on some of the programs that bring new faces and fresh ideas to Wharton’s campus in the not-so-quiet off-season.

5 Surprising, Cutting-Edge Wharton Collaborations 4
Ideas
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Innovation/Tech
Fall/Winter 2018

5 Surprising, Cutting-Edge Wharton Collaborations

Global food-crisis solutions, sports leadership, behavior modeling, disrupting education—through new cross-disciplinary partnerships, Wharton is making an impact in some unexpected spaces.

4 Wharton Alumni Transforming Your Digital Life 3
People
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Innovation/Tech
Fall/Winter 2018

4 Wharton Alumni Transforming Your Digital Life

Chances are, Joey Levin ENG01 W01—CEO of Barry Diller’s internet media behemoth IAC—and his companies, including a trio run by Wharton alumni, have impacted your life in ways small (finding a handyman) and transformative (finding your soulmate). Meet these visionaries who are shaping our culture and defining our digital future.

The Blockchain Revolution
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Finance
Spring/Summer 2018

The Blockchain Revolution

The technology behind cryptocurrencies could transform everything from banking to health care to the music industry. Just ask the Wharton pioneers who are building blockchain’s future.

11 Ground-breaking, World-Changing Wharton PhDs
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Alumni News
Spring/Summer 2018

11 Ground-breaking, World-Changing Wharton PhDs

Meet some of the School's doctoral alumni who are shaping the way we do business

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ESG
Fall/Winter 2017

Equity Investment: Improving Opportunities For Women and Minorities in Business

With innovative programs and insightful new research, Wharton’s alumni and faculty are determined to spark fundamental—and long-overdue—change.

Inside the Wharton Global Forums 4
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School News
Fall/Winter 2017

Inside the Wharton Global Forums

With the success of the 50th Forum held in Hong Kong this past June, we look back at the program’s history, its enduring appeal, and that one time with the live boas.