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2012 Lipman Family Prize Finalists

Final Three Organizations Vying for $100,000 Cash and Ongoing Opportunities with Penn and Wharton By Tracy Simon Last January, the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School announced a $6.5 million gift from Wharton alumnus, Barry R. Lipman and his wife, Marie, to establish the Barry & Marie Lipman Family…Read More

Wharton Leadership Program Integration

On January 29, 2013, the Wharton Leadership Council announced the integration and merger of the School’s leadership development initiatives into one organization, the Wharton Leadership Program, serving all of Wharton’s student constituencies. Building on the expertise and success of the School’s undergraduate and MBA initiatives, this organizational change will spur…Read More

Knowledge@Wharton: Report from Davos

A 'Sigh of Relief' at Davos: Confidence and Caution Shared Center Stage Published January 30, 2013 Wharton management professor Michael Useem, returning from his 11th trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, reports that confidence in the global economy is back "in the world's inner circles of business and…Read More

2013 Lipman Family Prize Finalists Announced

In its second year, the Lipman Family Prize received applications from 115 organizations dedicated to global causes including disaster recovery, economic development, education, environmental sustainability, gender equality, healthcare, housing, hunger/safe water, and poverty alleviation. The finalists below were chosen after rigorous evaluation by a committee of faculty, students, and staff…Read More

2013 Lipman Family Prize Winner

On Wednesday, April 24th The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced the winner of the second annual Barry & Marie Lipman Family Prize – READ Global, an international non-profit bringing together education, enterprise, and community development through libraries that create lasting social change in rural South Asia. Chosen from over…Read More

Lipman Family Prize Announcement

The University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School Launch the 2014 Application Process and Announce Additional Gift On July 19th, the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School announced the launch of the application process for the 2014 Barry and Marie Lipman Family Prize as well as an additional gift…Read More

2013 Conference Update

“The READINESS IS ALL”: RISING UP TO LEADERSHIP 17th Annual Wharton Leadership Conference held on June 19, 2013 by Kristi Ringen How do leaders prepare both themselves and their organizations to succeed during the predictable and unforeseeable future? On June 19th, a standing room only audience came to the 17th…Read More

Global Survivability Studies Program at Kyoto University aims to develop global leaders who will pioneer the future

By Jen Yoshikawa WG ’95, Assistant Professor, MBA, PhD Inter-Graduate School Unit for Sustainable Development and Survival Societies Kyoto University Assistant Professor Dr. Jen Yoshikawa attended the 17th Annual Leadership Conference and spent some time with the Wharton Leadership Program and the Center for Leadership and Change Management. Kyoto University’s…Read More

Wharton’s Mack Institute for Innovation Management Announces Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation

On October 3, 2013 The Mack Institute for Innovation Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania announced an expansion of its research network through the addition of the Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation (PVMI). The integration of PVMI expands the application of the Mack Institute’s expertise…Read More

Wharton Magazine: Leadership Lessons From the C-Suite

Leadership Digest Editor's Note: William Lauder, W’83 Executive Chairman, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and Leadership Advisory Board Member returns this spring to teach the popular MGMT 892 - Decision Making in the Leadership Chair. The class is open to second-year MBAs through a competitive application and selection process of…Read More