Investing in Diversity
A new student group, Return on Equality, brings conversation to the art of empathetic leadership. By Aria Florant and Brian Vo Business school is a bubble. It can be a magical bubble, where skills can...
View ArticleSubmarine to FinTech
MBA student Steve Weiner helps fellow vets navigate the opaque waters of civilian life. For three years, I lived intermittently on a U.S. Navy submarine that dove beneath the surface of the Pacific...
View ArticleGood at Grades, Better at Google Calendar
Was a packed schedule hurting her education? Or was it an education all on its own? By Olivia Nelson As my Advanced Corporate Finance professor reviewed the syllabus, it seemed as if the topics, such...
View ArticleMentoring a Penn President’s Innovation Prize Winning Team
It's almost the stuff movies are made of. A young professor charged with teaching a new university course in health care entrepreneurship meets a brash sophomore interested in taking the class. But...
View ArticleWEMBA 42 Students from Both Coasts Build Bonds While Building Bikes for Local...
The air in Penn’s iconic Palestra was thick with excitement on May 26 as the members of WEMBA 42, Wharton’s newest class of Executive MBA students, piled onto the court for a mystery group activity...
View ArticleNew Documentary Inspires Women in Business to Dream, Girl
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” said Komal Minhas, founder and president of KoMedia, to a group of young girls. The answers came in excited bursts. “Software engineer!” “Doctor!”...
View ArticleWharton Doctoral Students Helping Women in Business Academia
The Wharton Society for the Advancement of Women in Business Academia is off to a fast start. Left to right: Gemma Moran GRW19, Lesley Meng GRW19, Brooke Kelly GRW20, Basima Tewfik GRW18. Not pictured:...
View ArticleHow Yoga Made Me a Better Student
Finding my Zen—on and off the mat By Makena Finger Illustration by Martina Paukova On a cold Tuesday night in December, I rode the 40 bus to Anjali Power Yoga on South Street in Philadelphia, where I...
View ArticleHow to Succeed in Hollywood
Wharton students met with alumni in show business through the Wharton Industry Exploration Program (Photo: Getty Images) Last month, 40 students flew to Los Angeles for a week as part of the Wharton...
View ArticleThree Wharton Students Named Among ‘Best & Brightest MBAs’
The students have been recognized for work in areas spanning real estate, emerging economies, and cutting-edge technology. (Photo: Getty Images) Poets & Quants, a top news outlet for students...
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