A 50-year project starts in the US with work underway here

In the US the Carnegie classifications will change to help address “address the national imperative to improve social and economic mobility.” The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council of Education are combining to build a new classification of HE institutions for the next 50 years.

As of 2023 a social and economic mobility classification,  “will reflect an institution’s commitment to and success in achieving those goals while effectively serving a diverse, inclusive student populace.”

An Australian iteration can’t be far away. Charles Sturt U and UTS coordinated a pilot of the Carnegie community engagement classification, with Australian Catholic U, CQU, Curtin, Flinders, Southern Cross and Sunshine Coast universities participating (CMM November 26 2018).  It completed last June and word on a process for accreditations is expected in coming weeks.