BB&T Event to Offer Business Perspective on Free Speech Zones COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Sept. 22, 2016) — Is freedom of speech under threat on college campuses? Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), will discuss safe spaces, trigger warnings and outrage culture in higher education during the BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics and Leadership. The free event, “Assault in the Ivory Tower on the Market for Ideas,” will start at 5 p.m. Sept. 27 in Frank Auditorium at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The Fitbit-led fitness wearable market has been growing worldwide by more than 65 percent a year, and Apple is looking to gain a piece of the action. It’s been highlighting the fitness functionalities in its forthcoming Series 2 Watch.

UMD Smith School-Hosted Workshop on Health IT and Economics set for Oct. 21-22 in D.C.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Southwest Airlines has long swiped left on online travel agencies. But now a trio of matchmakers is pushing the airline into a forced marriage of sorts in the name of consumer protection.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Finance professor Clifford Rossi at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Demand outstripping supply in North America prompted LEGO to curb promotional activities in the world’s biggest market for toys. First-half sales in 2016, reported on Tuesday, slipped to about $524 million from about $533 million last year.

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is happy to welcome six new full-time faculty members for the 2016-2017 academic year. New faculty joined the Smith School in August in following areas: Decision, Operations and Information Technologies Wei Chen, Visiting Lecturer, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (PhD) Courtney Paulson, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California (PhD)

The Center for Excellence in Service (CES) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business welcomes Bloomberg, Inc. to the Professional Services Leadership Initiative (PSLI). The PSLI is a unique, cross-sector executive development program designed to prepare high-performing mid-level marketing managers for promotion to executive positions.

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO Warren Buffett’s 86th birthday on Tuesday prompted a CNBC writer to explore Buffett’s interpretation of luck as a success factor in business. Buffett discussed the topic in a 2013 meeting with MBAs, including a group led by professor

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Borrowing a newspaper from a neighbor might have been the extent of social media as recently as 20 years ago, says professor Anil K.