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September 17, 2009
For seven special public universities out there — and you know who you are — it's all about the quest for national research (aka "Tier One") status. Like an academic Rorschach ink blot, most any big exciting news these days can be seen through the Tier One lens. Consider these new fall enrollment reports, in which every university says it has the Most Students Ever. (Sound familiar?) Your job is to match the quote or statement with the correct university. 1. This enrollment includes an 11 percent increase in graduate students, which is important to the university's continued development as a national research university. 2. "Of course, this is good news any time, but it's particularly significant now as we're pushing toward national research university status." 3. The record, the greatest year-to-year jump since 2006, reflects awareness on the part of students that they are receiving a quality education at the emerging research university, one of seven in the state striving to attain Tier One status. 4. "This growth at the graduate level contributes to (the university's) strategic goal of becoming a premier public research university and demonstrates that (the university) continues to be an institution of first choice." A. UT-El Paso press release, (preliminary fall enrollment of 21,011, up 2.7% from 2008) Keep reading for the answers and winner of TO bonus points.  Comments (1) Leave comment
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