AASCU Celebrates Howard University on Becoming the First HBCU to Earn R1 Status
Statement by AASCU President and CEO Charles L. Welch
Contact:
Kellee Edmonds
(202) 478-4662
edmondsk@aascu.org
WASHINGTON, February 13, 2025 – “Among the impressive list of higher education institutions earning new Research One (R1) Carnegie Classifications, Howard University (DC) became the first historically Black college and university in the nation to achieve this distinction. An R1 is the highest research activity designation awarded.
While Howard is a private institution, it is an affiliate AASCU member.
Howard University’s impressive research portfolio includes the Howard University Center for Sickle Cell Disease and the Howard University Cancer Center.
Congratulations to Howard University President Ben Vinson III and the dedicated members of the research team on this remarkable achievement. We are celebrating this historic milestone with the HU community.”
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The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association that represents the sector of over 500 regional public colleges, universities, and systems whose members share a learning- and teaching-centered culture, a historic commitment to underrepresented student populations, and a dedication to research and creativity that advances their regions’ economic progress and cultural development. These are institutions delivering America’s promise.
