Wharton
This Wharton Grad Is Challenging Trump for President
If you’ve ever heard Donald Trump speak — and this year, how could you not? — the Republican presidential nominee often mentions he went to Wharton. The […]
More Than 2,000 Wharton Affiliates Want Trump to Stop Name-Dropping Their School
More than 2,000 students and affiliates of Penn’s Wharton school have signed an open letter to Donald Trump. Why? They want him to quit name-dropping their alma-mater. “We, […]
Donald Trump Mentioned Wharton Again in the Debate Last Night
Donald Trump and I have something in common. We are both graduates of the University of Pennsylvania. The similarities end there, I suppose, though Ivanka […]
Wharton Profs: Make Retirement Planning Simpler
There’s a scene in the old Robin Williams movie, Moscow on the Hudson, in which Williams’ character — a newly minted Russian immigrant, freshly defected […]
Penn Students Can Ferment Beer 9 Times Faster
A group of Penn students have a plan to streamline the beer-making process — and it just earned them $10,000. Siddharth Shah, Shashwata Narain and Alexander […]
Wharton Says America’s the (Fourth) Best Country in the World
The United States is the world’s most powerful and most influential country. But is it the best country? Nope, a new report says: The honor […]
A Penn Graduate Was the Inventor of “Bowie Bonds”
After learning the news of David Bowie‘s death yesterday, musicians worldwide expressed their gratitude and called him an inspiration. Banker David Pullman was praising and […]
Retailers Opening on Thanksgiving is a Failed Experiment of Corporate Greed
This is what Walmart looks like on Thanksgiving. (Gray Thursday KF Walmart/Wikimedia Commons) Call me old fashioned, but in my day the retail-blitz called Black Friday […]
Two Philly Business Schools Bring Best Return on Investment, Says Forbes
The MBA class of 2010 was not a happy bunch. Job prospects were scarce, the economy was in shambles and many thought they’d wasted a […]
Daily Pennsylvanian Finally Tracks Down Dude Who Remembers Trump at Wharton
Donald Trump may be making serious hay out of his Wharton degree on the campaign trail — he’s even leading the GOP in Pennsylvania, we […]
Trump on Why He Name Drops Wharton School Non-Stop
Did you know that real estate tycoon/reality star/presidential candidate Donald Trump went to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania? How could you not. […]
New Google CEO Has Philly Roots
He was instrumental in creating the Google Chrome web browser, the Android operating system and the Google search toolbar. Now he’s leading arguably the most powerful company […]
BizFeed: Philly Hosting $1 Million Entrepreneur Competition
1. Forbes Under 30 Summit Giving Away $1 Million The News: The conference that brings you TED-style presentations from the likes of Monica Lewinsky, Malala Yousafzai and Mike Tyson is now […]
Elon Musk Wants to Transport Humans at 700 MPH Through Steel Vacuum Tubes
Elon Musk is at it again. The Tesla and SpaceX founder now wants to transport people at 700 mph through steel vacuum tubes. Seriously. Maybe […]
Wharton Employee Sues Penn Over Million-Dollar Invention
In 1993, Paul Ratnaraj, an information systems specialist at Wharton, helped to create a major database tool that made business research much easier. Called Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS), it simplified the […]