The African American Policy Forum is hosting an emergency “Under The Blacklight” event featuring Devon Carbado, Alicia Garza, Robin D.G. Kelley, and Maria Moore.
Moderated by Executive Director Kimberlé Crenshaw, the live event will dive deep into the violence, history, frustration, politics, and ideology defining this crisis.
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The University of Maryland will virtually host a world-class panel of experts who will discuss the anticipated increase of white-collar crime and financial fraud surrounding the likely fallout from the aftermath of COVID-19.
Panelists include:
Bruce G. Dubinsky, MST CPA CVA CFE MAFF CFF CAMS
Managing Director, Duff & Phelps
Sally S. Simpson, PhD
Distinguished Professor and Director of C-BERC, University of Maryland, College Park
Bridget Rohde, Esquire
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This moderated teach-in focuses on the recent killings by police of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade. Panelists will discuss the history of U.S. police lynching of African Americans, current information about these and other recent murders, and organizing actions individuals and communities can take in support of #BlackLivesMatter, #SayTheirNames, and other anti-racist coalitions. Coordinated by Community and Justice Studies at Guilford College.
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Remote Work & Emotional Intelligence: Tackling Difficult Conversations
Nicole M. Coomber, Associate Clinical Professor, Management and Organization
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Future-Proof Your Career: Strategies for Succeeding in a VUCA Economy
Smith MBA Career Coach, Julie Neill, will discuss the changing world of work and the skills and mindsets needed to stay competitive in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment. The webinar will discuss the importance of both hard and soft skills (i.e. analytics and leadership) as well as a growth mindset, and outline three concrete strategies to be successful.
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Celebrating Our Spring 2020 Graduates
While we can’t celebrate in person this spring, the University of Maryland is committed to honoring the accomplishments of our resilient graduates! Tune in on Friday, May 22, 2020, at 1 p.m. to watch the university's virtual commencement ceremony live followed by the Smith School's virtual commencement.
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The Center for Global Business and the MAPIT Alliance invite you and your company to join us for a webinar to learn about current trends related to incoming and outgoing cargo, current shipping challenges and opportunities, and information on resources available for Maryland companies.
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Minimizing the Impact of a Pandemic: Smart Operations Management
G. “Anand” Anandalingam, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Management Science
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Learn about the Smith student experience from part-time MBA alumni from each Smith satellite campus.
- Derek Davis, MBA '18, CAPM - Performance and Strategy Manager at Exponential
- Pooja Sampathi, MBA '18, Senior Marketing Specialist at Deloitte
- Kevin Vineski, MBA '17 MFin, Strategy and Insights Associate at Fannie Mae
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Maryland Smith professor Rebecca Ratner will draw from her own research to answer the question: Are there upsides to time alone? Ratner has been studying how people make decisions about which activities to do alone vs. with others, how much they enjoy activities that they do alone vs. with others, and how they think about other people who do activities alone.
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