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Perspective

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Professors from the Penn State Smeal College of Business discuss the psychology of inflation and how it is impacting consumer preferences and shelter.

With inflation, it is often all in our heads.

With inflation, it is often all in our heads.

By Tony Kwasnica | The United States has enjoyed a 40-year run of low inflation. | Read More

What does inflation reveal about consumer preferences?

What does inflation  reveal about consumer preferences?

By Meg Meloy | The last several years have seen enormous fluctuations in the financial well-being of many Americans.| Read More

The impact of inflation on rent: It’s probably worse than you think.

The impact of inflation on rent: It’s probably worse than you think.

By Jiro Yoshida | Although the United States economy has not experienced hyperinflation, such as doubling prices every 15 hours in 1946 in Hungary, we observed 8.6% annual inflation in the Consumer Price Index in March 2022, the highest rate since 1980. | Read More

News

John and Karen Arnold endow Penn State Smeal dean’s chair

Business leaders and philanthropists John and Karen Arnold made a $5 million commitment in July to endow the John and Karen Arnold Dean’s Chair in the Penn State Smeal College of Business, where John earned his MBA degree in 1987. | Read More

Smeal sets fundraising record

The Penn State Smeal College of Business raised a record $116 million as part of the University’s $2.2 billion “A Greater Penn State for 21st Century Excellence” fundraising campaign. | Read More

14 faculty receive promotions in academic rank

Fourteen members of the Penn State Smeal faculty, which ranks among the best in the world for research productivity, received promotions effective July 1. | Read More

Cameron honored with 2022 Hendrick Award for service to adult learners

Brian Cameron, associate dean of professional graduate programs and executive education, was honored with the 2022 Shirley Hendrick Award, presented by the Penn State Commission for Adult Learners for service to adult learners. | Read More

Three members added to Smeal Board of Visitors

Dean Charles H. Whiteman recently appointed three new members of the college’s Board of Visitors: Henry Ines, JT Marino, and Greg Reed. | Read More

Gioia named Penn State distinguished professor

Dean Charles H. Whiteman recently appointed three new members of the college’s Board of Visitors: Henry Ines, JT Marino, and Greg Reed. | Read More

Carter bestowed two awards by American Marketing Association

Franklin Carter, the William A. Donan Clinical Professor of Marketing, received two awards at the 2022 American Marketing Association International Collegiate Conference. | Read More

Alumni

The Future of Work Is Now

The Future of Work Is Now

The pandemic has demanded that individuals and employers reimagine the future of work, specifically who, where, and how the work is performed. | Read More

Impact Smeal expands to enhance alumni engagement

Impact Smeal expands to enhance alumni engagement.

What began in 2013 as an on-campus event held twice a year has transformed to encompass an array of in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities aimed at a diverse and growing base of alumni. | Read More

Carol McCabe

Congratulations to 2022 Smeal Award Winners!

Smeal College of Business Alumni Award recipients are selected by the executive team of the Smeal Alumni Society Board in recognition of their exceptional career, leadership, and volunteer achievements, as well as the prestige their accomplishments bring to the college. | Read More

Buzz Waterhouse receives 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award

Buzz Waterhouse receives 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award

Lloyd “Buzz” Waterhouse, a founding member of the Penn State Smeal College of Business Board of Visitors, was one of eight Penn State alumni to receive the Distinguished Alumni Award in June. | Read More

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90,000+ business partners for life.

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