▁procedures ▁at ▁UN ES CO . ▁In ▁March , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁having ▁received ▁a ▁death ▁threat ▁at ▁his ▁home , ▁Smith ▁offered ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁University ▁College ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland ▁University ▁College ▁announced ▁that ▁Smith ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁two - year ▁term ▁as ▁the ▁Or k and ▁End owed ▁Chair ▁and ▁Professor ▁of ▁In nov ative ▁Pract ices ▁in ▁High er ▁Education . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁Smith ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁ident ifying ▁and ▁implementing ▁measures ▁to ▁improve ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁learning ▁and ▁support ▁services . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁Smith ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁thirty ▁former ▁Republican ▁con gress men ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁letter ▁oppos ing ▁Donald ▁Trump ' s ▁candid acy ▁for ▁President . ▁ ▁Family ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁former ▁state ▁representative ▁Charles ▁P ly m pton ▁Smith . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Smith , ▁Peter ▁P . ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁Your ▁H idden ▁Cred entials : ▁the ▁Value ▁of ▁learning ▁Out side ▁College ▁ ▁Smith , ▁Peter ▁P . ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁The ▁Qu iet ▁Cris is ▁: ▁How ▁High er ▁Education ▁is ▁Fail ing ▁America . ▁An ker ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁educ ators ▁Category : Head s ▁of