<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubaltnews-ubalt-earns-carnegie-classification-community-engaged.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>01/13/2026</pubDate><title>University of Baltimore Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement</title><description>The University of Baltimore has received a 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, placing UBalt among the nation’s institutions that are "deepening partnerships, leveraging community assets, and addressing urgent societal challenges," according to the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.</description><author>UBalt News</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/group-certificates-feature.jpg" alt="UBalt students gathered around a laptop"/></image><image-cap>UBalt's 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement places it among the nation’s institutions that are "deepening partnerships, leveraging community assets, and addressing urgent societal challenges."</image-cap><quote/><quote-name/><quote-info/><tags><tag>Alumni</tag><tag>College of Public Affairs</tag><tag>Community Engagement</tag><tag>Main News</tag><tag>Merrick School of Business</tag><tag>School of Law</tag><tag>Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences</tag></tags></item>