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Smith School to Lead Statewide Feasibility Study on Supporting Family Caregivers

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will play a central role in a statewide initiative to evaluate how Maryland can better support the more than one million residents who provide unpaid care to aging adults and individuals with disabilities.

TechFest 2026 Spotlights Alumni Expertise, Student Innovation and Outstanding Seniors at Smith

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business hosted TechFest 2026 on April 22 in Van Munching Hall, bringing together alumni, faculty, and students for an evening of discussion, project showcases and student recognition. Presented by the Department of Decision, Operations & Information Technologies (DO&IT) and the Business & Information Technology Society (BITS), this year’s theme—“Why Choose Information Systems at UMD Smith? The Bridge Between Technology and its Business and Social Contexts”—highlighted the program’s focus on preparing students to lead at the intersection of technology and real-world impact.

Alumni

A Missed Bus Led To A Meet Cute

It was a Maryland connection meant to be. Despite Lauren Niffenegger Lumpp ‘09 and Nick Lumpp ‘09 both studying at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, Lauren in accounting and Nick in finance, it was a bus that never showed up during their first few weeks in College Park that brought them together. 

Smith Celebrates its Class of 2026 at Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business celebrated its newest graduates on May 19, 2026, at the XFINITY Center, honoring 2,082 undergraduate students, 475 business master’s students, 403 MBA students, 12 PhD students, and 38 EMBA students. Across two ceremonies, keynote speakers and student leaders highlighted resilience, purpose and the power of expectations.

Smith Research

From Classroom to Publication: Smith Tech Management Capstone Project Becomes Published Research

A collaboration between a unique nonprofit and a tireless group of Smith Technology Management students has resulted in the program’s first published research.

Renowned Author and Finance Journalist Talks New Book, Bitcoin and AI As Part of Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series

In his latest book, 1929: The Inside Story of the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History, Andrew Ross Sorkin couldn’t help but notice some modern parallels.

Smith Student, Interdisciplinary UMD Team Take Top Honors in Global Business Ethics Competition

A team of University of Maryland undergraduates, including a student from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, achieved an exceptional result at the International Business Ethics and Sustainability Competition (IBESCC), hosted by Loyola Marymount University (April 13–17, 2026).

OpenAI Taps Smith’s Daniel McCarthy to Help Evaluate ChatGPT’s New Personal Finance Tools

OpenAI’s latest expansion of ChatGPT—new personal finance features now available in preview for U.S. ChatGPT Pro subscribers—marks a significant step in the company’s push toward specialized AI assistants. And Associate Professor of Marketing Daniel McCarthy at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business had a front-row seat. As a member of OpenAI’s early testing group for the new tools, McCarthy provided feedback on how consumers might use conversational AI to navigate complex financial decisions.

An Easy Way to Recruit More Women in Your Organization is to Ask for More Names

Increasing the number of women, especially in the upper echelons of management, is a challenge many companies want to address. But when diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives became politically charged, it left many organizational leaders unsure of how to pursue this goal without risking backlash or legal challenges. New research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has an easy fix: Widen the pool of qualified candidates for open roles by asking for more referrals.

Why Smith’s Anuj Yadav is Among Poets & Quants' Best and Brightest MBAs

Smith MBA student Anuj Yadav was named among Poets & Quants’ “100 Best & Brightest MBAs: Class of 2026” for his leadership, supply chain experience and classroom contributions. After interning with Amazon, he will return as a pathways operations manager.

IB Agility Labs Return with Global Collaboration and Real-World Impact

The Center for Global Business revived its International Business Agility Labs in 2026, bringing nearly 50 students from four universities together virtually to solve a global business challenge for Tanzania-based Kasole Secrets while gaining cross-cultural consulting experience alongside business leaders.

CEO at Smith: Jay Sunny Bajaj, UMD ’99, Talks Business Roots and Big Wins

At the CEO at Smith event, Jay Sunny Bajaj, UMD ’99, shared lessons from building and selling DMI and launching DigiCap, emphasizing purpose-driven entrepreneurship, defining exit goals, supporting others, disciplined leadership and using AI as a tool, not a substitute for innovation.
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