The Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award honors senior tenured members of the faculty who combine outstanding scholarly accomplishment with excellence in teaching and personify our image of the professoriate.

The Smith School's Professor of Business Law, T. Leigh Anenson will give her lecture on “The National Pension Crisis and the Constitution.”

Join us for the Finance Grand Challenges Speaker Series on April 2, featuring Sandy Baum, Urban Institute Fellow, and Diane Jones, former Undersecretary for Education. Hosted by Prof. Michael Faulkender, it tackles student loan forgiveness and college affordability.

The banking regulatory agencies recently proposed a new set of capital rules for large banks referred to as Basel 3 Endgame (B3E) that have broad sweeping implications not just for those institutions but also for consumers, businesses and the economy at large. In this webinar, we will examine the key features of B3E and how those proposed rules could impact banks as well as their customers and overall markets.  We are thrilled to have Greg Baer, President and CEO of the Bank Policy Institute as our guest to walk through these topics moderated by Dr.

The Finance Grand Challenges Speaker Series launches on February 12 with a candid

This month we explore some of the latest thinking about cyber insurance including the types of policies available on the market, challenges in pricing cyber insurance, what has worked and not worked in this market as well as how AI might affect cyber risk going forward, among other topics.

Speakers: 

• Janice Englesbe, SVP and Chief Risk Officer, Arch Capital Group, Ltd.
• Dipak Varsani, Vice President – Risk Manager

Moderator: Cliff Rossi, Director, SERC

Featuring: Erik Peterson, Partner and Managing Director, Global Business Policy Council, Kearny

Join us for an exciting CEO at Smith event as we welcome Bennie F. Johnson, CEO of the American Marketing Association, to Van Munching Hall on February 13, 2024. With years of experience in enhancing brand-consumer engagement, Johnson is eager to share how he uses impactful leadership to drive marketing success. Discover how you can make your mark in business with this interactive discussion with the head of the world's largest professional marketing organization.

As Artificial Intelligence transforms the world, business and policy leaders are grappling with high-stakes decisions and questions. This annual AI Symposium brings together policy and industry thought leaders who have built (or are building) high-impact AI solutions in the real world for an engaging day of talks, discussions and networking.

CEO at Smith comes full circle with the return of Donald Graham to the Robert H. Smith School of Business. The former publisher of The Washington Post and former leading executive of the Graham Holdings Company featured as the first-ever headliner for our CEO at Smith event, and he's back to inspire a new generation of Terps.

Registration open, required for Nov. 3 event hosted by UMD, Prince George’s County Police