Media report on UMaine earning R1 Carnegie Classification
The Bangor Daily News, Spectrum News, News Center Maine, WABI (Channel 5), WVII (Channel 7), WMTW (Channel 13 in Portland) and Mainebiz reported on the University of Maine receiving an R1 designation from the prestigious Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The R1 designation signifies “very high research activity” in recent years and is the highest possible tier a doctoral research university can achieve in the Carnegie Classification.