Cookies, the small and sweet childhood staple, aren’t usually thought of as a major business and entrepreneurship opportunity. And they usually don’t have names such as Transcendental Triple Chocolate Chunk. However, this treat was the very idea that helped David Botwick-Ries win the Pitch Dingman Competition on February 25. […]

Last year, the Obama administration proposed regulations on for-profit colleges, schools run by private companies or organizations. The Department of Education believed that students leave some schools with a large debt, and are unprepared for the job market. Last year, regulation was drafted that gave for-profit colleges rules on student debt and […]

The south expansion of Van Munching Hall is currently on track for its scheduled completion in early June, the director of operations for Smith Operations at the Robert H. Smith School of Business said Monday.   Lee Comstock said that the project’s main purpose is to create a new […]

The International Economics and Finance Society hosted Dr. Daniel Kaufmann, a leader in world reform who spent years directing the work on governance at the World Bank, Thursday evening for a presentation on corruption and governance around the world. “I was never happy when I had to be a […]

The days of selecting business courses with exceptionally high GPA distributions are coming to an end. The Smith School is looking to balance their grade distributions and make them more uniform across the board. “If everyone is getting an A, the best students are still the best, but there is nothing […]

The University of Maryland’s first Stock Market Challenge is a stock market simulation that will give participants the opportunity to gain financial experience by managing accounts.   Sponsored by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Honors College, Stock Market Challenge is a free competition open to all […]

In early February a team of University of Maryland undergraduates from the Robert H. Smith School of Business took home third place at the 21st annual Wake Forest Summit-Undergraduate Case Challenge. The competition, held Feb. 3, was attended by a handful of the most prestigious business schools in the […]

Dr. Hugh Courtney has recently taken a lead role in the Robert H. Smith School of Business as Vice Dean. His real life practice as a consultant, his teaching experience and his current involvement in economic literature make him a valuable asset to the administration.             Courtney has worked […]

Robert H. Smith School of Business students gathered Thursday to attend the annual Diversity Roundtable to discuss diversity and ways to advance diversity at Smith. LaVern Chapman, the director of MBA planning and the event coordinator, has been trying to resurrect the Diversity Roundtable, which first began four years […]

Route 1 Records, a new record label ran by students in Music Management Fellows, is working to support and promote artists and DJ’s in the area.             “We’re more of a talent agency,” said Zahir Surmawala, president of the new group.  “We want to support the artist on all […]