Washington Commanders safety Nick Cross returns home to the DMV, where the Bowie native, DeMatha graduate and former Maryland football player is continuing his NFL career while giving back to his community and planning to complete his Smith finance degree.

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.