Best of CASE District II Award
 

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Title of entry: “Urban Doom … Or Boom?" — Wharton Magazine

About this entry: An example of Wharton Magazine's ability to spotlight faculty research on pressing societal issues, this feature examines the post-pandemic challenges facing cities around the world like San Francisco, São Paulo, and New York. Philadelphia-area freelance writer Janine White dug into the details with Wharton professors on topics such as affordable housing, empty office buildings, and hybrid work impacts.

The story — proposed by Wharton Magazine Editorial Board member and Vice Dean of Wharton's Executive MBA Program, Mauro Guillén, and featuring insights from faculty at initiatives such as Wharton's Center for Human Resources and the Penn Institute for Urban Research — demonstrates the interdisciplinary spirit of the Wharton School and the wider University of Pennsylvania.

An indicator of the piece's success, the article was positioned as the lead story on the University of Pennsylvania's homepage for a week. Penn's official daily online publication, Penn Today, also shared the story in its newsletters to alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the university.