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Educator Toolkit: Effective Communications

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Why This Matters Now Communication is the foundation of any relationship, personal or professional. June is Effective Communications Month in the U.S., which is a great opportunity to explore all the ways we express ourselves and build our personal brand, as well as how we can improve relationship building through…Read More

Competitive Do-It-Yourselfers: Do You Agree with This Image of Generation Z?

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David Stillman and his Generation Z son, Jonah Stillman, who is 17 and a senior at Minnetonka High School in Minnesota, have written a book to help sort out the generational gap between younger people. They discussed their book, Gen Z @ Work: How the Next Generation Is Transforming the Workplace, on the…Read More

United World Capital Talks About the 2017 Investment Competition Finale on SiriusXM Radio

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Knowledge@Wharton High School managing editor Diana Drake and rising high school senior Jesper Damberg of the United World Capital team from United World College, RCN in Norway, recently joined host Dan Loney on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM channel 111 to discuss the KWHS Investment Competition and United World Capital's third-place win. We…Read More

It’s Tempting, but Is It Ethical?

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Greek philosopher Socrates is credited with having said, “The more men value money-making, the less they value virtue.” Combine that old-world sentiment with today’s bling-encrusted “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” craze, and it’s difficult to feel hopeful for the future of moral financial behavior. Throw in a Saturday night with HBO’s…Read More

CEO Katlyn Grasso Connects Young Women with Executive Role Models

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Katlyn Grasso is the founder of GenHERation, a network and online platform that seeks to empower young women by, in part, connecting them with companies and mentors. As CEO, Grasso has created the GenHERation Summer Leadership Series, as well as Discovery Days, immersive summer day trips that provide high school…Read More

5 Takeaways from Emmanuel Macron’s Presidential Victory in France

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On Sunday, May 7, Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election by a 32-point gap over opponent Marine Le Pen. Macron has made big promises to overhaul his country’s politics. As the president-elect heads toward office, making such critical announcements this week as his party’s candidates for parliamentary elections in June,…Read More

The First KWHS Investment Competition Learning Day Inspires Students from Around the World

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It was an idea whose time had come. The explosive growth of the Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS) Investment Competition in the past few years had resulted in teams of high school students and advisors traveling to Wharton’s Philadelphia campus from around the globe each spring to participate in a one-day global…Read More

Silver Stone Partners of India Takes Home the Gold

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The 8th floor of Wharton’s Huntsman Hall was buzzing with energy on the morning of Saturday, May 6, 2017. Teams of eager high school students, led by expectant advisors and nervous parents, flooded off the elevator and into Robertson Hall for a quick bite of breakfast and a sip of…Read More

Educator Toolkit: Nurturing an Innovative Spirit

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Why This Matters Now Innovation fuels so many engines these days, from business and the economy to technology and science. Inherent in innovation are related concepts, such as problem-solving and creative and critical thinking. Employers are looking for workers who think like innovators, not just to conceive that one big…Read More

Angel Carter Is a Voice for Financial Fitness and Independence

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April is Financial Literacy Month in the U.S. To honor the importance of personal finance and the power of making smart decisions about the money we earn, KWHS is featuring profiles in April of teenagers from around the world who are champions of financial awareness and money management. Be sure to…Read More

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