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January 5, 2024
Smith Mourns Passing of Alumnus, Former Lawmaker Doug J.J. Peters
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business mourns the passing of Doug J.J. Peters, 60, a 1985 finance graduate and former Maryland senator.
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December 20, 2023
Conference Brings Future Female Business Leaders Together

Roughly 160 high school students from all over the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area came to Van Munching Hall for the Future Women in Business Conference on Nov. 17, 2023. The annual event has been bringing future and current female business leaders together at Smith for a day of empowerment for the past decade.

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December 15, 2023
The High Five: December 2023

As we close out 2023, we are feeling truly grateful here at the Robert H. Smith School of Business. We’re grateful to celebrate the 25th anniversary of receiving the gift that named the school and look forward to remimaging learning for the next 25 years.

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December 8, 2023
MSIS Industry Seminars Bridge Classroom Learning With Insights From Leaders

New for the fall 2023 semester, students in the Master’s in Information Systems program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business participated in an Industry Seminar course, where they got to hear from leaders in the field. The six-part series featured professionals from top companies – Marriott, Nestle, Wayfair, 3DHoudini, System Pavers – and a former U.S.…

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December 7, 2023
The Future is Global for IEW 2023
International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education “to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.”
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December 6, 2023
The University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business and UMD’s School of Medicine Partner to Expand Business Education Opportunities for Medical Students and Faculty

With rapid technological changes and growing financial and management challenges in today’s healthcare industry, physicians and hospital executives will increasingly require business, entrepreneurial management and analytical skills to navigate the new landscape of medicine and patient care.

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December 5, 2023
Supporting Experiential Learning
As the year draws to a close and you reflect on the things that have made an impact on you in 2023, we want to thank you for making an impact on Smith students.
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December 4, 2023
Undergraduate Student Competition Puts Business Analytics into Action
Working on a real-world project and interacting with business professionals can bring out the best in students, and things get even more interesting when a prize is up for grabs.
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November 27, 2023
Smith’s CSVC Hosts Global Gathering of Leaders to Address Grand Challenges

Industry leaders and academics from around the world gathered in Van Munching Hall recently to exchange insights into individuals and organizations creating value in their communities.

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November 27, 2023
CEO at Smith Welcomes Donald Graham Back to Van Munching Hall after 14 Years
As CEO at Smith’s first-ever featured guest in 2009, Donald Graham offered a glimpse into the state of the newspaper industry amid the Great Recession. Almost 14 years later, Graham returned to Van Munching Hall to reprise his guest appearance and talk about what’s changed since then.
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