WVU reaches the "pinnacle of higher education"

[Vernon]

I noticed this yesterday and thought I would share. President Gee is quoted in the article as well.

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Dartmouth’s elite standing in higher education is secure. Founded in 1769, the Ivy League college in New Hampshire is esteemed worldwide for teaching and research. But this week it fell out of a college club many want to enter: A group of roughly 100 research-focused schools that insiders call “R1.”

Among the 15 schools that climbed into the R1 group were West Virginia, Northeastern and George Mason universities.

So what is R1 and why does it matter? This label — denoting schools with “highest research activity” — is part of a crucial sorting exercise that occurs once every five years, called the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

To many insiders, R1 is considered “sort of the pinnacle of higher education — a shorthand for institutions to identify themselves,” said Kevin Kinser, an associate professor of educational administration and policy studies at the State University of New York at Albany. He is on the advisory board of the Carnegie initiative. (Albany, by the way, is an R1.)

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...e-group/?postshare=2211454607910468&tid=ss_tw

 

[xgunnx]

Im curious to know how many Land Grant Universities are classified R1. Its great to know that West Virginia University is now considered R1, low admission standards be damned.

 

[VaultHunter]

This is great news for WVU! Wonder what the blowhards on Tobacco Road think. But....but... their students burn couches [pfftt]

 

[Buckaineer]

Its great to see WVU is moving up in academic standings with Carnegie -that's a true indication of the academic successes. Hopefully USNWR will take note of that and stop dropping WVU, when clearly they are making many academic strides.

 

[HurdyGurdyEer]

This is great news. But let's be a bit more discerning about this news.

This designation concerns "research" and not "academics." There is a difference. It means that WVU is stepping up to the plate in some significant areas of research. But it doesn't necessarily mean that the overall academic standing of WVU has improved.

But this certainly can, and should, be a part of the larger process of improving academics. One thing can lead to another ... and another ... and ...

 

[Buster68]

Great news. Like Gee's comment about success on and off the field.