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October 16, 2013
Moises Naim Speaks at Smith School

CEOs, politicians, religious leaders and generals can do less with their power today than they could in the past.  This is the central thesis of Moises Naim’s new book, The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battles and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn’t What it Used to Be, and it was the focal point of his remarks at the University of Maryla

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October 15, 2013
Amna Kirmani to Lead Association for Consumer Research

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Amna Kirmani, professor of marketing for the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, has been elected to serve as president the Association of Consumer Research, effective Jan. 1, 2014.

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October 11, 2013
Innovation Fridays: LetsMoveDown

Avid sports fans Derek Shewmon, MBA ’09, and Federico Campbell, MBA ’09, had often found themselves watching games from the “nosebleed section,” and wondering why so many great seats remained empty throughout the game. They were classmates in Smith’s part-time MBA program in Washington in 2009 when that simple observation turned into a business idea.

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October 11, 2013
Yellen No Stranger to UMD Finance Students, Faculty

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Janet Yellen, the nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, may be new to you. But she is no stranger to students in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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October 11, 2013
The Road to the Debt Ceiling Impasse and Beyond - Videos
Curt Grimm, professor and Charles E. Taff Chair of Economics and Strategy for the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, warns of potential court system chaos among other implications from Congress failing to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.
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October 11, 2013
Smith School Honors Walmart’s Logistics Leader

Annual event highlights logistics, supply chain career opportunities for students

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October 10, 2013
UMD Business Experts Available to Comment on Yellen Nomination

Media Alert   Oct. 9, 2013

Attention:  Financial, economics editors and reporters

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October 10, 2013
Announcing The 2014 Do Good Challenge

Brought to you by Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, and The Center for Social Value Creation

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October 8, 2013
Annual MBA "Fall Ball" - Nov. 2

It's a Masked Affair!

The PTMBA and FTMBA Associations of the Robert H. Smith School are hosting the 2013 Annual Fall Ball on Saturday November 2, 2013. 

New Dean Alex Triantis will be the keynote speaker this year. Grab a mask, and join us for a masquerade night of cocktails, dinner, and dancing as we celebrate the Smith Community!

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October 8, 2013
New Professional Services Leadership Initiative

The Center for Excellence in Service (CES) and Smith Executive Programs are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Professional Services Leadership Initiative (PSLI).  This executive education program will be held in two sessions, November 5-7, 2013 and February 25-27, 2014.

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