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Report indicates strong recruiting season, 99% job offer rate for Wharton MBA graduates
Among various career paths, financial services continued to be the most popular with 38.6% of graduates taking a job in the sector, with private equity as the most pursued subfield at 12.6%.
ABA panel votes to drop LSAT requirement for law school admissions
Lawyers, administrators, and professors compose the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, which voted 15-1 to eliminate the testing mandate.
PLTV shifts focus to Georgia runoff, spring elections following Nov. midterm
The group is aims to facilitate voter registration and education, particularly for students registered to vote in Georgia ahead of the state's upcoming runoff election on Dec. 6.
Penn student performing arts groups to perform in annual showcase at Carnegie Hall
“A Toast to Dear Old Penn,” which will be held on Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. this year, is organized every year by the Platt Student Performing Arts House.
Wharton professor Peter Fader explores the "Customer-Base Audit" in new book
The book — titled "The Customer-Base Audit: The First Step on the Journey to Customer Centricity" and co-authored by Michael Ross, the chief retail scientist at EDITED, and Bruce Hardie, a professor of marketing at London Business School — was published in early November by the Wharton School Press.
Wharton faculty members win awards at Association for Consumer Research Conference
Professor Shiri Melumad, Professor Emeritus Wesley Hutchinson, and Professor Wendy De La Rosa all won awards at the Association for Consumer Research Conference.
Penn Nursing study finds speeding and handheld cellphone use put teens drivers in danger
Researchers used a new cellphone application to track teen drivers and found that adolescents, regardless of sex, tend to adopt dangerous behaviors on the road which lead to car crashes.
Two recent Penn graduates create career learning platform for students
The mentors on the platform range from Nick Hamburger — founder and CEO of Quevos, who was featured on Shark Tank and Forbes’ 30 Under 30 — to recent college graduates working in tech and investment banking.
Penn juniors launch Road2Research, a student-run initiative aimed at high schoolers
The program partnered with Vaux Big Picture High School and Paul Robeson High School to amass a pilot cohort of 15 students.
Widespread Twitter employee resignations, layoffs follow Penn graduate Elon Musk’s acquisition
1997 College and Wharton graduate Musk presented employees with an online form in which employees could either agree to stay for the new work culture or to leave the following day.
Brother of 1985 MOVE bombing victims sues Penn, City of Philadelphia for mishandling of remains
The suit, which was filed in the Common Pleas Court, accused the city and University of tortious interference with a dead body and inflicting emotional distress.
Penn's Quechua Language Program seeks to expand campus presence, increase resources
While Penn is the only Ivy League institution to offer the language in such a capacity, the program suffers from lack of resources and currently has no full-time faculty members.
Pew Charitable Trusts report finds pandemic job loss in Phila. impacted low and middle-wage jobs
According to the report, the largest job losses during the pandemic have been in the office and administrative support sector.
Penn Children Center announces new executive director, Heather MacDermott-Havey
The announcement comes after Teri Windisch, who was named the Center's executive director last year, stepped down from the position. MacDermott-Havey will oversee approximately 45 individuals affiliated with the Center.
Penn Master of Liberal Arts candidate becomes youngest Black person to hold office in Ann Arbor
While taking his MLA classes virtually and working full-time at Google, 23-year-old Aidan Sova competed against six other candidates for three open spots on the Ann Arbor District Library Board of Trustees.
Former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch talks spotlighting governmental abuse
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down for an interview with Kenneth Roth after his recent talk at Perry World House.
Penn Student Government’s judicial branch declares support for FFP protestors’ open expression
The NEC reiterated its commitment to "misrepresented and underrepresented" student groups as motivation for supporting FFP’s fight for access to interface with University administrators.
Philadelphia approves Powelton Village as a historic district
Now that it has been given the historic district designation, its buildings will be protected from further demolition and exterior modification.
Penn professor Michael Mann wins 2022 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence
Mann leads various efforts to tackle communication challenges related to climate change and sustainability to the general public and policymakers.