<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubaltnews-schaefer-taking-certified-public-manager-applications.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>04/30/2026</pubDate><title>Applications Now Being Accepted for 2027 Cohorts of the Md. Certified Public Manager Program</title><description>Apply now for the Schaefer Center's Certified Public Manager program, a competency-based leadership development program that is nationally accredited and taught by public management experts with an emphasis on real-world applications.</description><author>UBalt News</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/CPMLogo2024bold2lg.jpg" alt="Maryland Certified Public Manager Program logo"/></image><image-cap>Apply today for entrance to the 2027 cohorts of the Maryland Certified Public Manager Program, and join a network of more than 450 public managers who have enrolled in the program in Maryland</image-cap><quote/><quote-name/><quote-info/><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>College of Public Affairs</tag><tag>Main News</tag><tag>career</tag><tag>students</tag></tags></item>