Texas Southern University has earned the prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, making it the first historically Black college or university in Texas to receive the designation. Fewer than 10 percent of the nearly 4,000 degree-granting institutions in the United States hold this classification, which recognizes universities that integrate community partnerships into their real-worldteaching, research, and service. The Carnegie Community Engagement Classification requires a detailed application process that evaluates how institutions build sustained and reciprocal relationships with the communities they serve. Texas Southern partners with schools, health organizations, government agencies, and nonprofits across Greater Houston to provide hands-on learning for students while expanding services
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