Education, Business, & Law

Tapping into current affairs: ‘The World Today’

The weekly conversation series at Perry World House allows time to examine global affairs amidst an overwhelming media landscape.

Janet Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve

Janet Yellen: What the Fed has learned since the financial crisis

Former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen reflected on regulators’ missteps in preventing the 2008 financial crisis during a recent interview with Wharton finance professor Jeremy Siegel.

Penn Law receives $3 million gift to expand public interest programs

A generous gift from Robert and Jane Toll will help increase access for Penn Law students to pursue impactful public service careers.

Increasing access for first-generation, low-income students

When Amy Gutmann was appointed president of the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, only one in 20 students at Penn identified as the first in their families to attend college.

Penn senior Kevin Chen awarded Churchill scholarship

Penn senior Kevin Chen will study abroad at the University of Cambridge's Churchill College with a scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation.

Undergraduate seminar takes students to India

Nearly 8,000 miles from the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia, eight students immersed themselves in “The Performing Arts of Modern South India” through a year-long course that included a 12-day visit to India and continues through the spring.

An ‘honest broker’ for Washington

Since its inception, the Penn Wharton Budget Model has been at the forefront of informing the nation’s budget, providing fast, in-depth, and transparent analysis for policy makers, the media, and the general public alike.

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