Wharton Executive Education Helps Close the Management Competency Gap with People Management for Emerging Leaders

Open-enrollment, live online program will run September 3–October 15, 2024 PHILADELPHIA, March 12, 2024 – Are all managers adequately prepared to do their jobs? Unfortunately, no, statistics indicate. “Across organizations of all types, manager training is broken,” asserts a 2023 Forbes article, which notes that 59 percent of those supervisingRead More

2024 Lipman Family Prize Winners Named

Grand Prize Winner will be announced April 18 PHILADELPHIA, March 8, 2024 – Food for Education, Seacology, and Simprints have been named as winners of the 2024 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from an applicant pool of 125+ organizations, all three winners are guaranteed an unrestricted financial awardRead More

Wharton Profs. Susan Wachter, Michael Roberts, David Musto and Christina Skinner to Present on the Real Estate Market, Financial Literacy and AI, Share Buybacks and Financial Markets at Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists Virtual Program, April 11

Applications now open, deadline to apply is Wednesday, April 3 What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the next virtual Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists program. The April 2024 program will feature Wharton professors Susan Wachter, Michael Roberts, David Musto and Christina Skinner, who will present onRead More

Jiaoyang Huang, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Named Among 2024 Sloan Research Fellows

126 outstanding early-career researchers honored across seven fields. NEW YORK, February 20, 2024—The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announces the names of the 126 early-career researchers who have been selected to receive a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2024. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor exceptional U.S. and Canadian researchersRead More

New Program from Wharton Executive Education Shows Business Leaders and Investors How to Invest in and Engage with Fixed-Income Markets and Products

Open-enrollment program will run April 2–5, 2024, at Wharton’s Philadelphia campus PHILADELPHIA, February 6, 2024 – Higher interest rates and market volatility are bringing renewed attention to fixed-income investments, with some institutions and investors taking a closer look at the asset class for the first time in decades. Wharton FinanceRead More

Wharton Executive Education Answers Executive Demand with the launch of Generative AI and Business Transformation

Open-enrollment program will run March 4-7, 2024 at Wharton’s San Francisco campus PHILADELPHIA, December 11, 2023 – The emergence of generative AI is triggering a transformative shift throughout the culture, operations, and strategies of organizations everywhere. As executives struggle to understand its implications, many are realizing they simply don’t possessRead More

Wharton Executive Education Announces Health Care Leadership and Management: Leading Through Change

PHILADELPHIA, November 30, 2023 – In response to the myriad of changes revolutionizing the health care industry, the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has launched a new open-enrollment program Health Care Leadership and Management: Leading Through Change. Drawing on faculty expertiseRead More

Wharton Executive Education Launches Executive Influence: Increasing Your Impact with Persuasion and Power

PHILADELPHIA, September 21, 2023 – Many executives are tempted to assume that if they’re smart, hardworking, and creative, corporate recognition and career success will naturally follow. But research shows they must also possess the critical skill of influencing people. That is why the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at theRead More

Wharton Executive Education Launches Leading Today’s Talent: Management Strategies for an Evolving Workforce

PHILADELPHIA, July 18, 2023—The future of work is not “coming”—it’s here. In response, the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has launched a new open-enrollment program for executives, Leading Today’s Talent: Management Strategies for an Evolving Workforce. Created in collaboration with WhartonRead More

Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists To Hold Flagship October 2023 Program in Philadelphia, All-Expense-Paid Fellowships Available

Applications now open, deadline to apply for NPF Fellowship is August 28 What: The Wharton School is pleased to invite business journalists to apply for the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists flagship program, held on Wharton’s Philadelphia campus. There are several funding opportunities available for journalists, including an all-expenses-paid fellowshipRead More

$10 Million Gift from Robin and Marc Wolpow’s Arbour Way Foundation Launches Healthcare Entrepreneurship Opportunities at the University of Pennsylvania’s Venture Lab

PHILADELPHIA, June 8, 2023—Penn President Liz Magill and Wharton Dean Erika James are delighted to announce a $10 million gift to establish the Robin S. Wolpow, PAR’14 and Marc B. Wolpow, W’80, PAR’14 Fund for Healthcare Entrepreneurship at Venture Lab, the center for student entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania.Read More

Resilience Education | Wharton WORKS: An Initiative to Empower Incarcerated Individuals with Business Education

PHILADELPHIA, April 20, 2023—Resilience Education today announced a partnership with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania that will provide business education to incarcerated individuals. The program, called Resilience Education | Wharton WORKS, is an initiative developed in partnership with Wharton’s Coalition for Equity and Opportunity, and is designed to equipRead More

Wharton Global Forum 2023 in Singapore Addresses Challenges and Opportunities Navigating a Volatile Global Economy

SINGAPORE, March 10, 2023—The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today kicked off the 55th Wharton Global Forum at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. The two-day event brings together approximately 700 Wharton alumni and business leaders to explore the most critical issues facing businesses in Singapore and the worldRead More

2023 Lipman Family Prize Winners Named

Grand Prize Winner will be announced April 20 PHILADELPHIA, March 8, 2023—ADES, Build up Nepal, and Healthy Learners have been named as winners of the 2023 Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize. Chosen from an applicant pool of almost 100 organizations, all three winners are guaranteed an unrestricted financial awardRead More

Edgar Dobriban, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science, Named Among 2023 Sloan Research Fellows

NEW YORK, February 15, 2023—The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announces the names of the 126 early-career researchers who have been selected to receive a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor extraordinary U.S. and Canadian researchers whose creativity, innovation, and research accomplishments make them standRead More