June 24, 2005
New Carnegie Classification System Introduces Matrix of Characteristics
Preliminary versions of a new Carnegie system for classifying institutions of higher education will be released for review and comment this summer, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced last week.
The new system's six "schemes" will replace the single-classification system developed in the early 1970s and revised several times since then. The current review is a "fundamental reconsideration" that will result in "a more flexible system that will permit
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