Achieving R1 Status

[BeauCajun]

Does anyone know the status of the Lourdes property acquisition? Is there still discussion about a possible medical school at UL once that property is acquired?

It's still being discussed in the Nursing school.

[ZoomZoom]

Interesting that she implies that admission standards were not a key factor.

They had a PC trump card, it’s right there in the article. How many R-1 universities serve a minority population?

A huge selling point for UTEP. And a door opener for their future grants. A golden egg for UTEP when it comes to minority set asides. Kudos to their admin for their achievement.

[Cajunfanatico]

The University of Southern Mississippi Takes Its Place Among Nation’s Leading Research Universities

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the pre-eminent classification of top doctoral research universities.

USM’s inclusion in the “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” category places the University in the distinguished company of institutions like Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and others. Only 130 institutions in the nation are classified as R1, which represents the highest level of research activity for universities.

http://news.usm.edu/article/universi...h-universities

[cajun_lannister]

The University of Southern Mississippi Takes Its Place Among Nation’s Leading Research Universities

The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading research institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the pre-eminent classification of top doctoral research universities.

USM’s inclusion in the “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity” category places the University in the distinguished company of institutions like Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and others. Only 130 institutions in the nation are classified as R1, which represents the highest level of research activity for universities.

http://news.usm.edu/article/universi...h-universities

Huge momentum boost for them we better get our act together

[Cajunfanatico]

Huge momentum boost for them we better get our act together

Yup, we focus on athletics here, which no doubt is very important. But university presidents focus on academics and like to rub elbows with their peers.

[cajun4life]

Huge momentum boost for them we better get our act together

We’ve been close forever.

[CajunVic]

We’ve been close forever.

Close to what?

[Turbine]

Close to what?

R1 status

[CajunVic]

R1 status

If we have been so close for so long, can someone who knows point out exactly what we are missing?

[cajun_lannister]

If we have been so close for so long, can someone who knows point out exactly what we are missing?

Number of doctoral students