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Carnegie Classifications to Make Major Changes in How Colleges and Universities are Grouped and Recognized; Set Clear Threshold for Highest Level of Research
The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have announced a series of changes to modernize the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (Carnegie Classifications), the framework used for five decades to classify American colleges and universities. The iteration of the Carnegie Classifications that will be released in early 2025 will revise the Basic ...
New Consolidated Home for All Carnegie Classifications
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education (ACE) are excited to be collaborating on the next incarnation of the Carnegie Classifications. For the first time, overall administration of the Universal and Elective Classifications have been brought together in a single organizational home at ACE.
Future of the Carnegie Classifications to be Explored at ACE2023
The work underway to reimagine the Carnegie Classification system will be highlighted at ACE2023, ACE’s Annual Meeting to be held April 13-15 in Washington, DC. As part of the morning plenary session on April 15, sponsored by TIAA, Mushtaq Gunja, executive director of the Carnegie Classification systems, will moderate a discussion with ACE President Ted Mitchell; Maria Spies, co-CEO and co-founder of ...