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April 1, 2015
Smith presents Kermit the Frog with honorary MBA degree

It’s easy being green at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. At least for Kermit the Frog, who was presented with an honorary MBA degree at a special ceremony this spring. 

Didn’t know a puppet frog could get an MBA from Smith? Where have you been?!

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March 31, 2015
How to Replace the Income Tax

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Personal and corporate income tax laws are complex and expensive. The collective cost of tax filing, record keeping and the like is least $170 billion a year, says professor Peter Morici at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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March 31, 2015
Crowdfinancing: Will It Lead to a New Tech Bubble?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Soon, you won't have to be a multimillionaire VC “angel” to help get a hot new company off the ground: The SEC is allowing ordinary investors to put money into start

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March 26, 2015
Smith Brain Trust Delivers Bite-Sized Business Insights

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (March 26, 2015) — Working professionals with an interest in the Washington, D.C., region have a new source for bite-sized business insights, delivered weekly to their inboxes from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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March 26, 2015
CEO@Smith: Indra Nooyi, Pepsico

Organizations of all sizes need more of the entrepreneurial spirit that pervades the University of Maryland, PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi said March 25, 2015, during CEO@Smith at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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March 26, 2015
Tax Reforms

In early February, President Obama proposed a 14 percent tax on U.S. multinationals’ overseas earnings, plus a 19 percent minimum tax rate on future foreign profits. The proceeds would fix roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

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March 25, 2015
Ten Rules for a Kinder Workplace

By Andy Burness, MBA ’81

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March 25, 2015
A Hidden Quota for Women in Top Management

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Companies work fairly hard to place one woman -- but only one -- in a top management position, according to research by

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March 25, 2015
Analysis Group Taps Russ Wermers

Russ Wermers, professor of finance at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, will provide expertise, as an affiliate, to one of the largest economic consulting firms in North America.

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March 25, 2015
Solutions for Too Few Supply Chain Pros

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- A talent shortage threatens the global automotive industry.

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