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June 1, 2012
Prof. Lemma Senbet Recognized for Scholarly, Civic Contributions

Professor Lemma W. Senbet has advice for his students: “I tell them to always do your best, wherever you are and whatever you are doing – you never know who could be watching.

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May 1, 2012
Facebook IPO Update: Q&A with Smith’s Gerard Hoberg

Facebook's recently disclosed price range for its initial public offering anticipated in mid-May indicates the company’s value as just under $100 billion. This development indicates the Internet giant now is well positioned to grow, said Gerard Hoberg, associate professor of finance for the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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May 1, 2012
Smith Students Attend Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting

Several Finance Fellows students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business had the opportunity to travel to Omaha, NE, with Tyser Teaching Fellow David Kass to attend the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting on May 5, 2012.

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April 3, 2012
Top Teachers for 2011 Recognized with Allen J. Krowe Awards

The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland is recognized as one of the top research institutions in the world, but it is also a place where students can learn from some of the best teachers in the business. Allen J.

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March 1, 2012
Thought Leadership Series, Spring 2012

Smith faculty present their latest research on topics that matter to you and your organization. Each presentation is followed by an opportunity to network with alumni and regional business leaders at one of Smith’s convenient local campuses in Washington, D.C., or Baltimore, Md.

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March 1, 2012
Smith Business Close-Up: Facebook IPO

Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 4, 2012, 7:30 a.m.

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March 1, 2012
Multi-billion Dollar Hedge Fund Manager Speaks at Smith

Bruce Richards knows a thing or two about making a hedge fund stand out from the crowd. Richards, co-managing partner and CEO of top-50 hedge fund Marathon Asset Management, spoke at the Robert H. Smith School of Business to an audience of students, faculty, staff and alumni eager to learn his tricks of the trade.

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March 1, 2012
Keeping Risk Management Front and Center: Perspectives from Federal and Industry Leaders

Please join us for a Federal Risk Roundtable Series in downtown, Washington, D.C.

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March 1, 2012
Fed Tabs Smith School's Rossi for Insight to 'Urgent Financial Policy Issues'

Cliff Rossi, Tyser Teaching Fellow and Executive-in-Residence at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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February 10, 2012
UMD-Smith School of Business Experts Available to Discuss Implications of $26 Billion Foreclosure Abuse Settlement

Finance professors Cliff Rossi, Albert "Pete" Kyle and Ethan Cohen-Cole are available to the media to discuss the broad range of implications surrounding the federal government’s $26 billion settlement with five major lenders that allegedly committed foreclosure abuses against homebuyers.

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