For all of my UMD friends, including my own kids, see the third paragraph of this excerpt. The link to the full article is below. I have been saying this for years - the quality of a UMD education is absolutely comparable to that of UVA, but without the baggage. Congratulations to all you Terps! The full report, obtained by The Washington Post through a public records request, includes comments criticizing U-Va. for appearing “elitist, preppy and homogenous,” a place that doesn’t seem welcoming to racial minorities. The school’s obsession with Jefferson gives the impression that the university is stuck in the past, the report says, and there’s an environment of uncertainty that could scare away top faculty. Perhaps, the report implies, U-Va. doesn’t deserve its sterling reputation. The report attributes to an industry “thought leader” this comment: “It’s interesting to look at, say, Maryland versus Virginia. Thirty years ago, Maryland was inferior. Not anymore. If you were having dinner at a country club, you’d be more pleased to say UVA than Maryland. But that’s historical, not current reality.”
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 13:03:04 +0000
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