A Temple education starts in the classroom, but for many Owls, it extends into the lab or field, where our students are making important discoveries through innovative research. For nearly a decade, Temple has been recognized as an R1 research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The classification is given out only to institutions
As a top research university, what is our obligation to our undergraduate students and ultimately our society? It is a big question but one that the members of the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) undauntedly pursue. Their answer, in fact they call it their imperative, is that our institutions need to offer both access and excellence.