UMB Earns National Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement Efforts
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has earned the Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national designation recognizing colleges and universities for having deep, sustained, and reciprocal partnerships with their communities.
Administered by the American Council on Education in partnership with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the designation is awarded through a rigorous, evidence-based review process. Institutions must demonstrate that community engagement is embedded across teaching, research, and service, and that their work produces meaningful benefits in partnership with community members and organizations.
UMB also is designated as a Research 1 (R1) Institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Less than 2.5 percent of all U.S. universities hold both the R1 and Community Engagement classifications.
Learn more about why UMB was recognized for its community engagement efforts.