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April 2, 2015
Cupid’s Cup Goes Global for 10th Anniversary

Cupid’s Cup is turning 10, and Under Armour founder Kevin Plank ’96 is celebrating with an expanded entrepreneurship competition starting 6 p.m. April 22, 2014, at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. For the first time, student teams from outside the United States will join the field vying for $115,000 in cash prizes.

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April 2, 2015
Two Tales of Capitalism: Potential Third Option Emerges at BB&T Colloquium

People love or hate capitalism, but a potential third option emerged Sept. 30, 2014, at the BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics and Leadership.

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April 2, 2015
Smith Brain Trust Delivers Bite-Sized Business Insights

Busy professionals have a new source for bite-sized business tips and hot topic alerts, delivered weekly to their email in-boxes from the Smith School.

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April 2, 2015
Raising the Ceiling With Experiential Learning

Research shows that creativity rises with ceiling height.

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April 2, 2015
Alumni Spotlight: Villanova Dean Builds On Smith Phd Experience

Patrick Maggitti, PhD ’06, has always had a lifelong passion for learning — a passion he uses daily as dean of Villanova University’s School of Business. 

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April 1, 2015
Hot or Not?
It Makes a Difference in Job Interviews — Just Not in the Way You Think

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- It’s a truism in the workplace: Psychology studies show that physi

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April 1, 2015
Dean to Participate in 2015 Mba Charity Auction: April 2

It has become a beloved tradition in just two short years for the MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business: the Charity Auction.

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April 1, 2015
Smith presents Kermit the Frog with honorary MBA degree

It’s easy being green at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. At least for Kermit the Frog, who was presented with an honorary MBA degree at a special ceremony this spring. 

Didn’t know a puppet frog could get an MBA from Smith? Where have you been?!

Read more about this and other exciting Smith news: 

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March 31, 2015
How to Replace the Income Tax

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Personal and corporate income tax laws are complex and expensive. The collective cost of tax filing, record keeping and the like is least $170 billion a year, says professor Peter Morici at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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March 31, 2015
Crowdfinancing: Will It Lead to a New Tech Bubble?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Soon, you won't have to be a multimillionaire VC “angel” to help get a hot new company off the ground: The SEC is allowing ordinary investors to put money into start

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