Friends gather to remember deceased student
(11/08/14 5:57am)
The Penn community gathered Friday night in the ARCH auditorium to remember College student Amanda Hu, who died earlier this semester.
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At Wharton, headhunting with a dose of ‘love’
(11/06/14 7:13am)
About a month ago, Eric Bradlow , the chair of the Marketing Department, came across a tenured professor at a peer school that he wanted to hire. In less than 12 hours, he contacted all 28 members of his department, some spread across the globe. It was their job, he said, to show the potential hire the “Wharton love.”
Housing Guide 2014 | The Ten Commandments to living off-campus?
(11/04/14 7:13am)
The Ten Commandments to living off-campus
Trustees approve new degrees, discuss projects at Oct. meeting
(11/03/14 8:14am)
Nearly 30 students protested the University’s investments in fossil fuels outside the Board of Trustees meeting last week.
Wharton is more than finance, says new dean
(11/03/14 8:10am)
In 1881, wealthy industrialist Joseph Wharton gave $100,000 to Penn to establish the nation’s first collegiate business school. Wharton envisioned a school that would “provide for young men special means of training and of correct instruction in the knowledge and in the arts of modern Finance and Economy.” Throughout the Wharton School’s more than 130-year history, it has witnessed the creation of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500, the Great Depression and the dot-com bubble.
Wharton student leaders suggest improvements for curriculum
(10/29/14 5:55am)
As Wharton is poised to begin a review of its undergraduate curriculum, student leaders have differing opinions on what can be improved, though there seems to be a consensus on the value of business fundamentals and other required courses.
Getting hired at Wharton
(10/27/14 6:21am)
Like prospective undergraduates and MBAs , prospective Wharton professors have to stand out in a pool of candidates to score a spot on the faculty roster.
Geoffrey Garrett's first 100 days
(10/20/14 6:43am)
“Just landed in Seoul to visit fantastic @Wharton alums. #Ebola precautions very visible,” Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett tweeted from his account on Sunday. Whether he’s tweeting selfies with students from Philadelphia, open shots with Penn alumni from New York or musings on economics from Hong Kong, Garrett’s tweets — like the man himself — have a global character.
Wharton ponders new approach to teaching business
(10/06/14 5:29am)
Administrators are leaving the goals of Wharton’s undergraduate curriculum review almost entirely up to the members of the review committee.
With new Wharton class, the Skype's the limit
(10/06/14 4:20am)
Andrew “A.T.” Trader’s face is projected across the walls of Huntsman Hall’s room F90 not once, not twice but seven times. Though the Zynga and Madison Reed co-founder sits in his hip office in San Francisco, he maintains a sort of omnipresence in the classroom while he shares his experiences as a serial entrepreneur with the MGMT 265X class.
Witnessing the Hong Kong protests
(09/30/14 5:43am)
After the Chinese government announced that only Bejing-vetted candidates will be allowed to run in Hong Kong’s 2017 elections, protests have broken out in the city. For the vast majority of the Penn community, the tumult is playing out across TVs and computer screens. But a few Penn students, and at least one recent grad, are witnessing the massive protests firsthand.
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel talks 'Zero to One'
(09/23/14 6:21am)
After graduating from Stanford Law School, Peter Thiel took a job at a top law firm in New York. From the outside, it seemed like a highly coveted job, one that many qualified lawyers were trying to snag. After taking the position, however, Thiel developed a different perspective.
Wharton Undergraduate Curriculum under review
(09/22/14 5:56am)
The Wharton School’s undergraduate curriculum will soon be coming under review.
Opening the doors to a new age of biomedical research
(09/12/14 5:31am)
Three years after breaking ground, the Wistar Institute will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday for its newly completed Robert and Penny Fox Tower. The Daily Pennsylvanian toured the $100 million new facilities.
Curbside Care is bringing doctors to doorsteps
(09/04/14 12:41am)
When Wharton MBA student Scott Ames was traveling with his fiancee in Washington, D.C. last fall, a long wait for a simple antibiotic prescription caused a lot of aggravation and sparked the idea for an innovative healthcare start-up, Curbside Care.
Study says health policy researchers steer clear of social media
(06/23/14 4:30am)
In the conglomerate of voices dominating people's Twitter feeds, health policy researchers lack a distinct presence.
M&T Alumnus donates $7.5 million to renovate the home of the Jerome Fisher Program
(06/04/14 11:43pm)
The home of the Jerome Fisher Program in Management and Technology’s is about to get a facelift.
Faculty member helps MTV launch "Look Different" campaign
(06/04/14 1:07am)
MTV launched a new “Look Different” campaign this spring to encourage youth to challenge the racial, gender and anti-LGBT bias in their environments. Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Education and Associate Director of the International Educational Development Program Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher played an active role in launching this campaign. The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Ghaffar-Kucher about her work with MTV and her thoughts on bias in society today.
Consulting for a cause: Alumni group offers pro bono services
(05/14/14 3:27am)
When graduates fill Franklin Field at Commencement, they not only celebrate the culmination of their studies at Penn but join the University's international network of alumni.
Philly Dorm Room Fund adds four new members
(04/28/14 3:56am)
The Philly Dorm Room Fund is taking its largest set of new student investors since its founding.