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New Data Challenges AI Job Loss Narrative

A University of Maryland white paper analyzing 155 million U.S. job postings finds no evidence AI reduces labor demand. Instead, AI hiring is rising and entry-level opportunities are growing, challenging claims that artificial intelligence is broadly displacing workers.

World Class Faculty & Research

Derfler-Rozin Named University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher

Rellie Derfler-Rozin received the University of Maryland’s 2025 Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award and delivered a March 26 lecture on zero-sum mindsets. Her research, teaching and service focus on how workplace behaviors can shift when individuals rethink competitive assumptions and decision-making dynamics.

Smith Fraternities Tackle High-Stakes Investment Challenge With KPMG

Smith School students participated April 2 in an interfraternity case competition hosted by the Center for Social Value Creation with KPMG, analyzing athletic apparel companies and presenting investment recommendations. Phi Chi Theta pledges won first place among more than 100 participants.

Smith Celebrates New Campus in Baltimore Peninsula

The University of Maryland’s Smith School opened a new Baltimore Peninsula campus for its Flex MBA program, offering modern space for working professionals and strengthening connections with Baltimore’s business community through partnerships, networking and proximity to major employers.

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Innovative Teaching: Justín Reyna

Clinical professor Justín Reyna uses AI, a custom-built online game and student collaboration to make business law more engaging, helping undergraduates study course material creatively, stay motivated and deepen understanding through interactive tools and competition.

World Class Faculty & Research

Kyle’s 1985 Econometrica Paper Still Shapes Finance, Four Decades On

Albert “Pete” Kyle’s landmark 1985 paper on insider trading was honored at a University of Maryland conference, where scholars and industry experts examined its lasting influence on market structure, liquidity and asset pricing more than four decades later.

2026 Smith School Spring Commencement to Feature Distinguished Alumni Beatriz “Bea” Perez ’91 and Göran Espelund, MBA ’87 as Speakers

Beatriz “Bea” Perez ’91 will keynote the University of Maryland’s May 19, 2026 undergraduate commencement. MBA alumnus Göran Espelund ’87 will address the graduate ceremony. Both built distinguished careers in global business, marketing leadership and investment management.

Announcing the Reappointment of Dean Prabhudev Konana

The Smith School is excited to announce the reappointment of Prabhudev Konana as Dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business through June 30, 2031.  Konana has spent the past five years growing the impact of the school inside and outside of the classroom.

Disrupting Traditional Media Through Innovation and Creation

Entrepreneurs are redefining disruption as creation, not destruction, panelists said at a Snider Center event, highlighting how solving personal problems, building new business models and using AI as a tool are reshaping media and publishing industries.

Experiential / Reality-based Learning

Smith Students Turn Cutting-Edge Analytics into Real-World Financial Insight

With spring semester past midpoint, University of Maryland Smith School students are completing experiential and capstone projects with industry partners, applying AI and data analysis to financial market questions, producing research on mortgage risk, banking trends and private credit exposure.

Experiential / Reality-based Learning

QUEST Students Explore Innovation in Silicon Valley During Spring Break 2026

Twenty University of Maryland QUEST Honors students visited Silicon Valley over spring break, touring major tech companies, meeting alumni and exploring careers in AI, engineering and product development during the program’s Design and Innovation elective.

Smith Professors Make Sense of March Madness Marketing Trends and AI-Involvement in Bracket Building

Despite few upsets, the NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments remain compelling, with millions tracking brackets. One perfect bracket remains. Smith professors Henry C. Boyd III and Daniel McCarthy discuss AI, marketing trends, NIL and fan behavior.

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