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April 22, 2024
Early Insights from Our Work to Design a New Social and Economic Mobility Classification
By Kyle Whitman College and university leaders, faculty, funders, and policymakers routinely and rightly cite social and economic mobility as a core goal. Unfortunately, existing data and analyses often fail to account for the distinct missions, unique student populations, and complex operating environments of institutions. These gaps make it difficult for higher education leaders and stakeholders to understand how effectively schools ... Continue Reading
February 1, 2024
Rethinking Higher Education Classifications For Today’s Institutions
By: Alison Griffin This piece originally posted on Forbes on January 27, 2024. My 16-year-old son has a piece of paper, thumbtacked to his bedroom wall: a list of about 30 colleges and universities, carefully ordered alongside checkmarks and crosshatches. Upon first glance, the list wouldn’t make much sense to anyone, but perhaps another teenager. The way in which he has ... Continue Reading
Press Releases
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 ... Continue Reading
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 ... Continue Reading