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I just received an article that I'm pretty excited about. It seems Maryland is a pretty good place for graduate school.



"The Department of Counseling and Personnel Services (CAPS) in the College of Education has earned another No. 1 ranking in education in the 2009 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s guide to “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

The Department Chair says, "Our programs work because of our collaborative leadership. Everyone—that includes faculty, students and staff—is focused on working together and gives more than the minimum expectation.”

I'm a big fan of collaborative leadership, so that's music to my ears. I can tell you that I got a real sense of this kind of leadership described in the article when I visited there.

Although I don't put a lot of stock into US News & World Report rankings, it's nice to have some positive ink spilled on the place you've just committed the next four years to.

Should you feel compelled, the full article can be found here.