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The Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education Announce Partnership with Joint Venture of Canadian Postsecondary Institutions to Establish the Canadian Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement

View French language release For nearly two decades, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s Community Engagement Classification has recognized postsecondary institutions in the United States for demonstrating their commitment to their broader communities through engaged learning, research, and partnership practice. Now, a new initiative will bring the classification to a group of Canadian institutions. The U.S.-based classification has been …

Carnegie Foundation Selects Colleges and Universities for Inaugural Leadership for Public Purpose Classification

Washington (June 14, 2024)—Twenty-five U.S. colleges and universities are the first to receive the Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE), the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This classification recognizes institutions that have committed to campus-wide efforts to advance …

Carnegie Elective Community Engagement Classification Announces New Application Process

Building on feedback from colleges and universities across the country, the Carnegie Foundation and ACE welcome institutions to participate in a newly designed application process starting with the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification Washington (Jan. 26, 2024)—The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education (ACE) today released an updated application framework for the 2026 Community …

CARNEGIE FOUNDATION SELECTS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FOR 2024 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION

2024 CARNEGIE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED Washington (Jan. 8, 2024)—Forty U.S. colleges and universities received the 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching that highlights an institution’s commitment to community engagement. A listing of all the institutions that currently hold the Classification …

Inaugural Carnegie Community Engagement Classification Recipients Announced

The Australian Catholic University and the University of Technology Sydney have been named as the first Australian recipients of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Read the full release › Read news announcement from The Australian ›

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 …

ACE, Carnegie Foundation Partner with Rutgers to Encourage MSI participation in the Carnegie Elective Classifications

The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching are excited to announce a new partnership with the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) to promote and raise awareness of the Carnegie Elective Classifications for community engagement and leadership for public purpose among minority serving institutions (MSIs). This partnership will amplify the benefits of engaging …

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 …

Carnegie Classifications Announces Teams of Experts to Advance Innovative New Models