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.
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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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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“UNDIVIDE US” challenges the idea that citizens who disagree are not capable of civil conversation and demonstrates the truth that, even in our differences, the American experiment is still alive and well. The film has been an official selection of over a dozen film festivals including The Morehouse College Human Rights Festival and the Big Apple Film Festival and was a winner of the Through Women's Eyes International Film Festival and Anthem Libertarian Film Festival.
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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.