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Statistics Prof. J. Michael Steele named 2008-2009 President-Elect of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
July 16, 2008 -- visit the Institute of Mathematical Studies for more on Prof. J. Michael Steele's appointment.

Wharton School Announces $1 Million Gift from Arthur and Dahlia Bilger to Launch Wharton Interactive Media Initiative
Philadelphia, Pa., June 30, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce a $1 million gift from alumnus Art Bilger and his wife, Dahlia. The gift is to create and support the Wharton Interactive Media Initiative (WIMI). Mr. Bilger is a member of the Wharton School’s Board of Overseers and a Managing Member of Shelter Capital Partners, LLC, a Southern California-based private investment fund.

Groundbreaking Knowledge@Wharton Report on Credit Crisis Offers Range of Interactive Tools and Wharton Faculty Interviews to Provide Answers on Economic Implosion
Award Winning Wharton School Business Journal Provides Users Videos, Glossaries, Timelines and In-depth Articles on the Origins of U.S. Economic Quagmire
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 20, 2008 -- The Wharton Schoolof the University of Pennsylvania announced that its award winning business analysis journal, Knowledge@Wharton, has published “A Knowledge@Wharton Special Report: “Inside the Subprime Crisis,” a deeply layered analysis of one of the most devastating economic challenges to face the US economy in years.

Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Cape Town, South Africa: June 26-27, 2008
Speakers to Include Honorable Ebrahim Rasool, Premier Western Cape Provincial Government; Stafford Masie, CEO Google South Africa; Nkosana Moyo, Partner, Actis; and Malose Kekana, CEO, Umsobomvu Youth Fund
Cape Town and Philadelphia, Pa., June 16, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, June 26-27, 2008, at the Table Bay Hotel. The Wharton School holds Global Alumni Forums in centers of economic importance and business growth around the world, giving alumni the chance to learn about business opportunities and meet regional business and government leaders. Previous alumni forums have been held in such cities as Shanghai, Mumbai, London, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, and Paris.

Stephen J. Kobrin Named Editor of Wharton School Publishing
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 6, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania today announced that Stephen J. Kobrin, the William H. Wurster Professor of Multinational Management, has accepted the role as editor of Wharton School Publishing (WSP).

Wharton Global Family Alliance and IESE Business School Announce Single Family Office Survey Results
Research into Single Family Offices--Organizations that Manage Personal Fortunes, Lives of Wealthy Families--Reveals Insights into Governance, Investment Focus and Geographic Differences
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the IESE Business School, based in Spain, announced that the Wharton Global Family Alliance (Wharton GFA) has completed a survey of the landscape of Single Family Office (SFO), believed to be the largest and most diverse of its kind ever completed in the SFO space. SFOs are professional organizations who attend to wealth management and personal services for wealthy families.

Wharton School to Hold Global Alumni Forum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: May 30-31, 2008
Speakers to Include Pham Viet Muon, Vice Chairman, Office of the Government of Vietnam; Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, Former United States Trade Representative and Current Senior International Partner, WilmerHale; and Jon M. Huntsman, Founder & Chairman, Huntsman Corporation

Ho Chi Minh City and Philadelphia, Pa., May 12, 2008 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world’s leading business schools, will hold a Global Alumni Forum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 30-31, 2008, at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel.