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October 23, 2026
How Top Colleges and Universities Make Economic Mobility a Reality for Low-income Students
In the last few years, researchers and education leaders have increased their focus on the role of higher education in advancing economic mobility. Organizations such as Opportunity Insights and Third Way have published ratings of institutions based on the degree to which they promote economic mobility for low-income students, and the new Carnegie Student Access and Earnings Classification provides insight into every institution’s performance. Continue Reading
October 9, 2026
Meet the Host Institutions of the Carnegie Elective Classifications
The Carnegie Elective Classifications recognize colleges and universities that demonstrate extraordinary commitments to their public purpose. Unlike the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which includes the Institutional Classification, Research Activity Designations, and Student Access and Earnings Classification, campuses voluntarily pursue elective designations through an evidence-based application process that examines how their institutional policies and practices reflect those commitments. To ... Continue Reading
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Applications Now Open for the Inaugural Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability
Program recognizes higher education institutions that deeply embed sustainability Colleges and universities across the United States are invited to apply for the inaugural Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, a new national framework from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching designed to recognize higher education institutions that embed sustainability and climate action across teaching, research, operations and community engagement. The ... Continue Reading
Carnegie Foundation Selects Colleges and Universities for 2026 Community Engagement Classification, Hosting of CE Moves from ACE to University of San Diego
Washington, D.C. — More than 230 U.S. colleges and universities received the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) 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 endorsement can be found ... Continue Reading
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