The U was awarded the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a designation celebrating an institution’s commitment to collaborating with their larger communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources.
Lisa Potter – research communications specialist, University of Utah Communications
The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching awarded the University of Utah the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification. The U joins 277 U.S. colleges and universities that currently hold the designation, which highlights an institution’s commitment to collaborating with their larger communities for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
The classification has been the leading framework for institutional assessment and recognition of community engagement in U.S. higher education for the past 19 years.
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