Clifford Rossi, professor of the practice and director of the Smith Enterprise Risk Consortium at the Smith School of Business, said restricting large institutional investors would do little to improve housing affordability, arguing supply shortages and homeowners locked into low mortgage rates remain the market's primary constraints.

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. 

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.

University of Maryland’s Smith School joins the American Bankers Association Partner Network, expanding industry-aligned coursework, boosting career readiness and connecting students with banking employers through credentials, expert insights and greater visibility to recruiters seeking job-ready finance graduates.

The University of Maryland’s Smith School hosted its 23rd Wikler Finance Case Competition on April 17, 2026. Twenty-seven students across seven teams analyzed a real-world case, presenting to industry judges in a long-standing program blending academic rigor with practical financial decision-making.

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.

H. Kent Baker’s career was shaped at Maryland and transformed finance through behavioral research. His legacy includes decades of scholarship, a major gift to Smith and hands-on student experiences, as the school advances finance education, policy impact and industry-ready training.