Snider Center News
January 31, 2025
Smith Research Uses AI to Showcase the Role of Pivots in Startup Performance
Startups must pivot strategically to succeed, not just reactively. New research by Smith’s Rajshree Agarwal uses AI to show how theorization and experimentation drive purposeful pivots, offering insights for entrepreneurs, incubators, and policymakers.
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Smith Research Uses AI to Showcase the Role of Pivots in Startup Performance
January 27, 2025
Fostering Discussion of Critical Issues
The Fact-Based Discourse Initiative (FBDI), led by Rajshree Agarwal and Rellie Derfler-Rozin, fosters critical thinking and open dialogue on business challenges. Events explored trade, polarization, taxation, and social media's influence, promoting intellectual curiosity and respectful discourse at Smith.
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Fostering Discussion of Critical Issues
November 11, 2024
Former World Bank President Delivers Thoughts on Current World Economic Issues
David Malpass, former World Bank president, joined the Smith School’s Rajshree Agarwal to discuss global debt, economic policies, and the Federal Reserve’s role. Hosted by the Ed Snider Center, the event promoted fact-based discourse and encouraged critical, meaningful dialogue.
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Former World Bank President Delivers Thoughts on Current World Economic Issues
November 2, 2023
Smith School Hosts Fifth-Annual Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour Debate
Addressing grand challenges requires expanding viewpoints, seeking out new perspectives and engaging in rigorous dialogue. To do that, the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business once again welcomed the Steamboat Institute’s Campus Liberty Tour to campus.
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Smith School Hosts Fifth-Annual Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour Debate
August 9, 2023
High Schoolers Earn Entrepreneurial Stripes in SELF Summer Session
It’s never too early to start reaping the benefits of the Maryland Smith experience. Look at how these driven high school students spent part of their summer break. In July, 43 high school students convened for the ninth-annual Snider Enterprise and Leadership Fellows (SELF) Experience at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
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High Schoolers Earn Entrepreneurial Stripes in SELF Summer Session
April 24, 2023
Faculty Member Appointed to Maryland House of Delegates
Through courses and workshops, Sarah Wolek ’01 teaches self-leadership and flourishing. The Smith School faculty member helps students work toward full and authentic lives informed by purpose, community, nature and prosperity. As a newly appointed member of Maryland’s House of Delegates, she hopes to do something similar for her constituents in District 16 and residents across the state.
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Faculty Member Appointed to Maryland House of Delegates
April 7, 2023
UMD Recognizes Smith’s Rajshree Agarwal for Research Excellence
Rajshree Agarwal was recognized for her “insights into how innovation and entrepreneurship impact the evolution of industries, firms, and individuals,” as part of the recent 2023 Maryland Research Excellence Celebration.
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UMD Recognizes Smith’s Rajshree Agarwal for Research Excellence
March 29, 2023
Research.com Ranks 17 Maryland Smith Professors Among World’s “Best Scientists”
Research.com named 17 scholars from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in its latest “best scientists” ranking. The Smith School ranked No. 4 in the United States and No. 5 worldwide in the 2023 Business and Management university ranking, with 11 scholars on the list.
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Research.com Ranks 17 Maryland Smith Professors Among World’s “Best Scientists”
February 27, 2023
Hisaoka Speakers Series Event Sees Smith EMBA Alumni Share Successes
Five Executive MBA alumni from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business returned to Van Munching Hall to offer their insights from their entrepreneurial journeys.
December 16, 2022
25 Maryland Smith Professors Named Among Top 2% Worldwide
A study of the world’s top researchers identifies 25 from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in the top 2% of the most-cited scholars and scientists worldwide.