Smith Business Magazine
Spring 2026 Issue
Smith Snapshot: Inspiration on Display
On campus: Notable and quotable
- Nigerian Ambassador Visits Smith to Build New Partnership
- Former Deputy Treasury Secretary Shares Candid Views on Economic Policy
- Schanwald Sports Management Program Dedicated at Smith
- Smith Partners for Statewide Banking Fellows Program
- Smith Helps Students Dress for Success
- Entrepreneurial Vision Celebrated in Center Renaming
- Fifth Annual Sustainability in Business Conference Attracts Records Attendance
- Alumnus Who Coined ‘AI Revolution’ Talks Tech and Stocks
- Smith Partners With Maryland to Quantify Impact: Students Take Closer Look at the Impact of Federal Spending in Maryland
- UMD Students Create AI Bot for Public Good
- Smith Launches Out-of-this-World Opportunities
- Snider Center Launches Social Media Market Dynamics Lab
Careers
Research: News you can use
- Rooting Out AI Bias in Healthcare Data
- Having an Egomaniac CFO Brings a Company High Valuations
- Using AI for Customer Conversion
- Gender Bias in Workplace Abuse Reporting
- Groundbreaking Report on Logistics Tech Investment
- How Doing Things Alone Can Curb Loneliness
Cover story
- Paying It Forward: How Smith is Influencing the Future of Finance
- In Memoriam
- H. Kent Baker Center for Behavioral Finance
Profiles
- Why I Give: A Career of Giving Back, Bill Longbrake, DBA ’76
- Making a Difference: Lexy Kessler ’85
- Building Strong Relationships; Wealth Management Advisor Mentors Finance Students: John Bates, ECON ’83
- Dialing in the Dollars: Johannes Thorsteinsson, MS ENGR ’05, MBA ’07
- Investing in the Future: Isa Farhat ’96
- Never Bogged Down: Monisha Dabek, MBA ’06
- A Knockout Career; Former Terps Linebacker’s Career Has One-Two Punch as a Boxing Referee and Sales Exec: Jimmy Santa ’76
- 50,000+Boost AI Skills with Free Online Course
- In Memoriam: Joe Perfetti

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