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SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Google’s mea culpa for ads appearing alongside extremist video content on YouTube has culminated in promises from the tech giant, including a measure to block ads from channels with fewer than 10,000 views and a new system in which third-party firms will verify ad quality standards.
Smith student Philip Peker ’18 writes about the Third Annual Real Life Real Talk Conference, held on April 6, 2017, at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Bob Milloy ’67 was enshrined in the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame following a career coaching high school football in Montgomery County, MD, including stints at Whitman, Springbrook, Sherwood and Good Counsel.
’70sLouis Pope ’74 was appointed to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents by Governor Larry Hogan.
Financial planner Marguerita Cheng ’93 showed potential at the large firm where she started her career, but her sales manager had a concern.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood for the traveler in Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” Both paths promise adventure, but only one can be chosen.
How does a banker-turned-wedding photographer land a coveted brand management job at beverage behemoth PepsiCo? Mohamed Boraie, MBA ’17 and MFin ’17, happily shares his path.
Is freedom of speech under attack at college campuses with designated safe spaces, free speech zones, trigger warnings and outrage culture? Attorney Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), explored the question on Sept. 27, 2016, at the BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics and Leadership at the Smith School.
Seven Wonders of the World was the theme for the Smith School’s Holiday Gala on Dec. 16, 2016, at Washington, D.C.’s Andrew Mellon Auditorium.
Kevin Good ’02 has used his Smith School finance degree to pursue an unusual career track for a business major: Indie filmmaking.
Women need to recognize their worth, stop apologizing and ask for what they deserve at work, a Smith School alumnae panel told participants Oct. 20-22, 2016, at the annual National Association of Women MBAs Conference and Career Fair in Stamford, Conn.