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February 5, 2019
Being Black: On Building Relationships, Inspiring Conversations

Executive MBA student K.J. Hughes ’14, a veteran of the sports and entertainment industry, learned early that success hinges on one thing: Relationships.

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February 1, 2019
Maryland Smith To Host ‘Being Black’ Speaker Series

The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland will celebrate Black History Month 2019 with a series of events featuring African American business leaders and entrepreneurs.

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January 24, 2019
Carly Fiorina To Speak at Maryland Smith
MBA Alumna Will Be Honored at Women Leading Women

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Jan. 24, 2019) — Business leader and philanthropist Carly Fiorina, a 1980 MBA graduate of the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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September 14, 2018
Faculty and Staff Build Cultural Intelligence

By Victor C. Mullins

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March 23, 2018
9 Tips from Women on Wall Street

To make it as a woman in the male-dominated finance industry, you have to be assertive. And key to that is having – or faking – confidence, says Marguerita M. Cheng, CEO of investment advisory firm Blue Ocean Wealth.

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March 14, 2018
Social Enterprise Symposium Explores Mainstreaming Social Value Creation

Hundreds of students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered in Van Munching Hall on March 9, 2018, to discuss and celebrate trailblazing social value creation initiatives at the 10th Annual Social Enterprise Symposium (#SES18), hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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March 7, 2018
BET’s Donna Blackman Kicks Off Smith Women’s Month

“I’m here because someone lifted me up,” said Donna Blackman, a 2010 graduate of the executive MBA program and senior vice president of business operations at BET Networks. “Once you get to where you are, reach back.

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March 6, 2018
Students Discuss Differences at Diversity Action Forum

Kevin Li, class of 2019 marketing and information systems double major, writes about the Diversity Action Forum (Part II), held on Feb. 26, 2018, at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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February 23, 2018
Smith School Hosts Global Diversity Forum

Sue Townsen, partner and chief diversity officer at KPMG, spoke about the importance of diversity, inclusion and a global mindset at the Global Diversity Fireside Chat on Feb.

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February 5, 2018
BET Executive to Headline Women Leading Women
Event Kicks Off Monthlong Celebration at UMD’s Smith School

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Feb. 5, 2018) — BET Networks executive Donna Blackman will discuss women in business and the #MeToo movement on March 1, 2018, as the honored guest at the seventh annual Women Leading Women.

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