Until recently, Maine was among only a few rural states without a single top-tier research university.
That changed last week, when the University of Maine received an “R1” designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
R1 is a coveted distinction that signifies “very high research activity by a doctoral university,” according to Carnegie. Read more
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