Save the date!
Join the Careers Crossing Borders Trek for a full-day experience featuring site visits to companies and organizations that have global operations across D.C., Maryland, and/or VA regions. Confirmed companies, registration, and more information are forthcoming. Transportation and lunch will be provided.
Date
Location
Contact
Save the date!
Join this Careers Crossing Borders event to hear directly from global business professionals about how AI is changing how global business happens - and the skills students need to succeed. Learn how they are using AI in their day-to-day work, incorporating AI into products and services, and navigating the opportunities and challenges created by rapidly evolving technologies.
Date
Location
Contact
Smith’s Anil Gupta Pushes Back on Bill Gates’ AI Job‑Loss Warnings
Bill Gates warns artificial intelligence incentives could displace workers and backs a token tax to fund retraining. UMD-Smith professor Anil K. Gupta counters that hiring and entry-level data show no disruption, advocating a four-day workweek if displacement grows.
Smith Experts on What the OpenAI-Hugging Face Breach Reveals About AI Governance Failures
Recent AI security lapses, including the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach, highlight limits of AI self-governance, University of Maryland professors Siva Viswanathan and Balaji Padmanabhan say. They argue oversight must be independent, preventive and enforceable because voluntary compliance and internal safeguards cannot reliably stop harmful autonomous behavior.
DBA Program Graduates Members of First Cohort
Takesha Brown and Brendan Dunne became the first graduates of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business Doctor of Business Administration program, launched in 2023. Both completed the information systems track and praised its rigor, collaboration and career impact.
AI Will Transform Careers, Not Eliminate Them, Say 124 Future Business Leaders
Research from Smith graduate students found 98% expect artificial intelligence to transform, not eliminate, their careers. The analysis also found AI raises performance expectations while increasing demand for strategic thinking, AI literacy, ethical judgment and critical evaluation of AI-generated work.
AI Hiring Tools May Favor Their Own Work, Smith Study Finds
New research from the University of Maryland’s Smith School finds that AI hiring systems may favor resumes generated by the same AI model used for screening. The study identifies a new form of AI-to-AI bias and highlights practical strategies to reduce its impact on hiring decisions.
Smith MSIS & AI Students Deliver Real World Systems Overhauls for State Agencies and Industry Partners
For the third consecutive year, University of Maryland Master of Science in Information Systems & AI students partnered with government agencies, corporations and nonprofits to design AI-enabled systems. Fourteen teams delivered projects that modernize workflows, improve service delivery and support data-driven decision-making across sectors.
Smith School Hosts Deans to Navigate the Future of Business Education
Business school leaders from more than 150 Mid-Atlantic institutions gathered at the University of Maryland’s Smith School to discuss higher education challenges, including AI, shifting student demands, and market changes. Conference speakers emphasized AI fluency, curriculum innovation, experiential learning, and adapting business education for long-term sustainability.
Teaching AI Literacy Through Fun and Games
Smith faculty led an AI literacy workshop where students used interactive tools and peer presentations to explore practical applications, emphasizing AI as a collaborative assistant while highlighting its limits and role in improving academic, professional and entrepreneurial outcomes.