MBA students had the upcoming presidential election on their minds as they plotted merger and acquisition strategies and recommendations for big players in the aerospace and defense industries. Teams from some of the country’s top MBA programs went head to head in an intense match to offer the best pitch in the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business 6th annual Mergers and Acquisitions Competition.

Media Alert Nov. 1, 2012  With the year-ending “fiscal cliff” approaching, faculty experts from the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to comment on implications of this impending economic slowdown due to expiring tax cuts plus dramatic spending cuts established by Budget Control Act of 2011.

The Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Professional Risk Managers’ International Association partner to present: PRMIA DC 4th Annual Risk Management and Regulatory Summit Implementation Issues of Regulatory Reform

September 27, 2012 & September 30, 2012

Information Systems, Supply Chain Management recognized in Top 10 College Park, Md. – September 13, 2012 – The undergraduate business program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business ranks No. 21 in the nation in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges,” published yesterday. The Smith School placed 11th among public universities and again ranked highly in a number of business specialty categories.

September 13, 2012 & September 16, 2012 Presidential Election 2012:The Economy and the Stock Market This year’s presidential election may very well come down to the economy and stock market performance between now and Election Day. Is there any way to forecast outcomes, and what will the election results mean for the economy and markets going forward?

As Hurricane Isaac cleanup is underway, experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to comment on topics related to disaster management. Smith faculty and administrators can discuss recent developments in grassroots- and IT-related applications to management and recovery efforts, plus supply chain disruption, including oil and gas production and pricing. The Smith School has an in-house broadcast facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content.

From economic policy positions to the inner workings of the campaign, faculty experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to discuss issues relevant to the 2012 election cycle. The Smith School has an in-house facility for live or taped interviews via fiber-optic line for television or multimedia content. Hank Boyd: Campaign Strategies

The Robert H. Smith School of Business welcomes 14 new faculty members to start the fall 2012 semester. The new faculty members hail from PhD programs and previous posts at top universities worldwide, including two former Smith School staff members who joined the teaching ranks. Smith students will also benefit from a stable of new adjunct instructors who bring their real-world experience into the classroom. The new faculty kicked off the semester at Smith with an orientation and welcome dinner on August 27. Full-time faculty: Accounting and Information Assurance

Lemma Senbet, the William E. Mayer Chair Professor of Finance, has been appointed Executive Director of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), a premier economic policy research institution serving Africa. The Nairobi, Kenya-headquartered not-for-profit corporation is working to build a thriving community of well-informed economics researchers whose work can shape policies and boost economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.