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Dean Erika James with Hettie Simmons Love

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Telling the Story of a Wharton Pioneer

A new book and a visit with Dean Erika James to honor Wharton's first African-American MBA graduate, Hettie Simmons Love WG47

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How Can Academic Research Reach the Masses?

Wharton management professors offer three strategies for translating faculty research to broader audiences.

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Making Medical Expenses More Transparent

Penn alumna Tobi Bosede C11 is tackling the issue of high health-care costs through a new comparison-shopping startup.

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Alumni Book Roundup: Spring 2021

Stories of perseverance and self-discovery, guides to improve business practices, resources for one's personal life, and more from Wharton authors

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Historic Bitcoin Gift to Support Innovation in Finance

The $5 million Wharton gift is the largest cryptocurrency donation ever received by Penn.

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SPACs Under Regulatory Attack

Three public statements from the SEC show increased and perhaps even hostile new scrutiny

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Moving Social Services Beyond Government

How not-for-profits, corporate innovation, and public service developments can meet the changing needs of citizens in the Arabian Gulf.

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Building Diverse Boards

Microsoft executive Tereza Nemessanyi C92 G97 WG97 discusses diversity and inclusion strategies and tapping into the Wharton network

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New Telehealth Services for Underserved Communities

21 teams of MBAs from around the world bring innovative new ideas to a Wharton-sponsored health care competition

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Master Your Digital Body Language

Three ways to foster better communication in a virtual business world

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GM’s Marketing Chief on Going All-In on Electric Vehicles

Deborah Wahl G92 WG92 talks about the automaker’s goals for reducing emissions and strategies to earn consumer buy-in.

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The Surveillance State of Education

Many colleges and universities turned to AI-based proctoring software to prevent cheating on remote-learning exams. But to overcome privacy concerns and other problems, technology providers need to listen to the students.

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The End of Surprise Medical Bills?

Health care industry CEO Patrick Quigley WG03 dissects a highly contested measure in the latest COVID relief package.

Passanger airplane flying above clouds in evening

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Climate Change's Effect on Flights

How a data-based approach can help airlines prepare better for challenges brought on by extreme weather

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On a Mission to Make West African Food an American Staple

The inspiration behind a Wharton grad’s new fast-causal restaurant concept and its community-focused vision

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SoLa Impact

The mission of Martin Muoto C93 W93 is clear: to level the housing playing field for Black and brown communities across the United States. Muoto founded SoLa Impact in a garage in 2015 and has since seen the company grow into Los Angeles’s largest Section 8 landlord. Today, SoLa Impact runs $180 million in affordable housing and commercial real estate funds in minority neighborhoods around the city. And with the announcement of SoLa Impact’s new Black Impact Fund, which aims to raise $1 billion to invest in and near designated opportunity zones, Muoto is looking to establish one of the largest commercial real estate funds ever to focus on minority neighborhoods.

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