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March 15, 2017
Daraine Harris '17 Embraces His Experience

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Smith Senior Daraine Harris’17 to discuss how he is “embracing his experience” during his Smith journey.

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March 15, 2017
Why Starbucks Is Dipping into Ice Cream

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Has Starbucks figured out a way to entice its devoted morning-coffee crowd to come back later in the day? The Seattle-based retail chain is rolling out a line of ice cream coffee treats — called affogatos — at 100 stores across the country, betting that a more decade

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March 15, 2017
Scandals Won't Kill Uber, But This Could

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Uber has amassed a string of negative headlines in recent months.

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March 15, 2017
Dennis Zhuo '17 Talks about Lemma Senbet Fund

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Dennis Zhuo, ’17 to discuss his involvement with the Lemma Senbet Fund and how it is part of his SMITH JOURNEY.

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March 14, 2017
Fearless Idea 14: Reduce the Cost of Debt

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Public companies — owned by shareholders with stock — have the advantage of being able to easily tap into financial markets when they need money, either by selling more equity as stock or often by issuing portions of their debt as bonds.

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March 14, 2017
Federal Workers, Spouses Get Tuition Discount at UMD Smith School

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 14, 2017) — Federal employees and their spouses will receive a 30 percent tuition discount when they qualify for select graduate programs at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business through a new agreement with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

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March 13, 2017
Head of Quevera Meets with Smith Business Academy Undergrads

On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the Smith Business Academy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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March 13, 2017
Fearless Idea 13: Play the Underdog Card

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Brands like Nantucket Nectars, Ben & Jerry's, Toms Shoes, Burt's Bees and Lifeway have thrived against bigger, longer-established competitors.

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March 13, 2017
Women Executives to Speak at UMD’s Smith School

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (March 13, 2017) — Two influential women in the finance industry will speak 6 p.m. March 27, 2017, at a women’s conference hosted by the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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March 12, 2017
Fearless Idea 12: Filter Social Media Bias

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Social media users post millions of “likes” and comments every year on brand pages for everything from AAA to Zyrtec. That’s a potentially rich source of information for marketers trying to gauge customer sentiment, but built-in biases create challenges.

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