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Wharton Online Launches Leading an AI-Powered Future
Self-Paced, Online Executive Program Is Designed for the Next Generation of AI Leaders PHILADELPHIA, July 9, 2025 – Wharton Online today announced the launch of Leading an AI-Powered Future, a self-paced online executive program designed to equip professionals at every stage of their careers with the practical skills and confidence to lead in an era defined ...Read More
Wharton School Professor Cait Lamberton Named Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division
PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2025—Wharton School Dean Erika James has announced the appointment of Cait Lamberton, the Alberto I. Duran President’s Distinguished Professor of Marketing, as Vice Dean and Director of the Wharton Undergraduate Division, effective July 1, 2025. Professor Lamberton succeeds Vice Dean Diana C. Robertson who, having served two successful terms, will return to the ...Read More
Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists To Hold Flagship October 2025 Program in Philadelphia
Applications now open with all-expenses-paid fellowships available, deadline to apply is September 3 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 fellowship for U.S.-based journalists offered by ...Read More
Wharton in the News
‘America’s Deficit Reckoning’: How the U.S. debt spiral could spark a crisis
CNBC | July 7, 2025
Professor Kent Smetters discusses Penn Wharton Budget Model’s analyses on the federal debt crisis.
Napster is back—and it’s betting big on holographic avatars
Fast Company | July 7, 2025
Professor Stefano Puntoni speaks to the future of AI companions.
Influencing Without the Influencers
The New York Times | July 6, 2025
Professor Jonah Berger provides perspective on the effectiveness of the creator economy.
Why you might be paying Uber more money for slower pick-ups, according to a new study
Business Insider | June 29, 2025
Professor Gad Allon’s research sheds light on the earning dynamics of ride-sharing drivers.
Against the odds, Gen Z is breaking into the housing market
CNN | June 29, 2025
Professor Susan Wachter discusses the housing market for first-time buyers.
AI Makes Research Easy. Maybe Too Easy.
The Wall Street Journal | June 26, 2025
Professor Shiri Melumad’s research finds that people who use ‘large language models’ to research topics had a weaker understanding of those topics afterward.
A.I. Might Take Your Job. Here Are 22 New Ones It Could Give You.
The New York Times | June 17, 2025
Professor Ethan Mollick explains how AI will impact jobs.
Annuities are looking good right now. So why aren’t people buying them?
MarketWatch | June 17, 2025
Professor Olivia Mitchell’s research supports making a partial annuity a default option in 401(k) plans when participants retire.
Favorite Business Professors Of The Class Of 2025
Poets & Quants | June 15, 2025
Professor Henning Piezunka was named to the list.
How to better brainstorm with ChatGPT in five steps
The Washington Post | June 13, 2025
Professor Christian Terwiesch discusses the implications of research he co-authored with Professor Gideon Nave and predoctoral fellow Lennart Meincke.