Future of the Business World: Adventures in Group Innovation and E-Learning

A smiling person wearing a blue bucket hat and a red floral shirt stands in the foreground, while a giraffe is visible in the background on a dry, grassy landscape.  On this month’s episode of Future of the Business World, Rylan Robb, a high school student from Mozambique, Africa, shares his experience of launching an entrepreneurial idea as part of a team. While attending the Wharton Global Youth Program’s Future of the Business World online course, Rylan and his co-founders…Read More

Wharton Launches Its First Pre-Baccalaureate Program for High School Students

A person is smiling while using a laptop, next to a backpack and a travel mug on a table. PHILADELPHIA, PA—The Wharton Global Youth Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, is further expanding its dynamic business-education opportunities for high school students worldwide with the launch of its Wharton Pre-Baccalaureate Program. The Wharton Pre-Baccalaureate Program is an academically intensive opportunity for exceptional high school juniors and seniors to…Read More

Future of the Business World: Building an App for the Scoliosis Community

Headshot of a person with long dark hair and glasses, wearing a black lace top, smiling in a grassy outdoor setting.  In the past year, Christine Sinn, our guest on this month's Future of the Business World podcast, took to heart some recent advice about thinking like an entrepreneur in times of crisis. In an article on that topic, Wharton professor Lori Rosenkopf told us: “Being confined during the pandemic is…Read More

Empowerment 2021: Advice from 11 Leaders We Met This Past Year

A collage of six diverse headshots featuring individuals smiling at the camera, representing a variety of backgrounds. While 2020 was a challenging year, it was also a time to reflect – and innovate. The Wharton Global Youth Program at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, did lots of both as our team devised new ways to connect with high school students around the world, even while we…Read More

Hollywood and Pro Football Brands Respond to the Dialogue on Diversity

Four headshots of individuals labeled Erika James, Americus Reed II, Kirk Morrison, and Phillip Sun, with the title "Beyond Business" above them. On Dec. 1, Erika James, dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, hosted the discussion, “Race & The Selling of America,” the third and final discussion addressing the impact of racism on business and society in Wharton's Beyond Business series. Part of the School’s Tarnopol Dean’s Lecture…Read More