Lauder Institute News

The North Korean Crisis: Beyond ‘Belligerent Rhetoric’

Penn’s Jacques deLisle and Stanford’s Richard Dasher discuss the Korean nuclear threat and the implications for the players in this “complicated, tough, high-stakes diplomacy.”

What Google’s Memo Controversy Means for Gender Diversity

The recent memo controversy at Google may not result in immediate gains for working women, but it casts a harsh light on underlying assumptions, say Wharton experts.

The Business Fallout from Charlottesville

A public rift has opened between Donald Trump and CEOs upset by his comments following the white supremacist rally in Charlottesvile. What are the lessons in branding and leadership?

Language Immersion in Colombia

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A wise Colombian tour guide one said that to speak more than one language is to physically divide oneself in two — and to experience the world as two separate beings. During our time in Cartagena this summer, I couldn’t help but think of the city as having a split…Read More

How America Is Closing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

The weakest link in America’s cyber defenses is the lack of trained personnel. Companies, the government and academia must work together to bridge this cybersecurity skills gap, says this opinion piece.

MBA/MA Students Join Lauder’s First Korean Language Program

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Both Ellen Hahm, C’12, WG’19, G’19, and Amy Kim, WG’19, G’19, grew up in expat American communities and attended international schools in South Korea, but until they came to Wharton and Lauder, neither had experienced immersive Korean language academics. Ellen and Amy are the first two students in Lauder’s Korean…Read More

Using the Blockchain to Clean Up the Niger Delta

A nonprofit is planning to use the blockchain to fight corruption and remedy pollution in the Niger Delta. Will it work?

Lauder Africa Program: Updates from the French Language Component

Our Africa immersion started with a 5-week language program. It was a priceless opportunity to practice French, to experience the business environment and the cultures of Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Morocco. This has been achieved through various classes (French and African cinema/theatre, political economy and sociology), as well as corporate…Read More

U.S. Tax Reform: Will the Math Work?

Finding ways to raise revenue and avoiding excessive government debt are the top hurdles, say experts.

American Science and the Solar Eclipse of 1878

As the U.S. preps for a rare total solar eclipse on August 21, a journalist looks back on the furor surrounding that same event when it happened back in 1878.