{"id":120666,"date":"2026-01-12T16:53:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/?p=120666\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:57:49","slug":"carnegie-community-engagement-classification-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/news\/carnegie-community-engagement-classification-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chicago School Earns Prestigious Classification From The Carnegie Foundation for Its Community-Embedded Partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p>The Chicago School today announced it has earned the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, one of the highest national designations in higher education honoring institutions where community impact is core to its mission. This designation places The Chicago School among 277 institutions nationwide currently holding this classification.<\/p>\n<p>The classification acknowledges The Chicago School\u2019s meaningful engagement in its communities, from community mental health clinics in Chicago and nonprofit capacity-building in Southern California, to more than 1,100 global community partnerships, including community training and practicum sites for current students, volunteer engagement, and professional development initiatives. Each year, The Chicago School contributes more than 1.2 million service hours through long-standing, reciprocal partnerships involving students, faculty, and staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Carnegie Community Engagement Classification reflects decades of purposeful partnership and our belief that education must serve communities, not stand apart from them,\u201d said Michele Nealon, Psy.D., president of The Chicago School. \u201cWe prepare students not only to succeed professionally, but to contribute meaningfully to the communities they serve. This recognition affirms that commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A key element to this impact is community-embedded learning, which is integrated across more than 40 academic programs at The Chicago School. This approach connects academic learning with real-world experience and ensures that education is grounded in sustained, mutually beneficial engagement with communities.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to providing hands-on opportunities, The Chicago School advances mental health education through the Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute for Mental Health Education. Through this work, community members across the Chicagoland area are provided with access to tools, training, and resources to support mental health. Together, these efforts demonstrate the measurable impact of community-embedded learning and The Chicago School\u2019s ongoing commitment to service, collaboration, and community well-being.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago School earns the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for community-embedded learning, global partnerships, and 1.2M service hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":120667,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[198],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1062],"class_list":["post-120666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Chicago School Earns Carnegie Foundation 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