Press Releases: Elective Classifications

July 17, 2024
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 …

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June 14, 2024
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 …

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January 26, 2024
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 …

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January 8, 2024
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 …

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November 29, 2023
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 ›

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June 29, 2023
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 …

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