Source: John Newsom, GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD, 11/20/20


N.C. A&T puts a lot of emphasis on research. It's winning close to $70 million in annual awards to do research in agriculture, engineering and other science and tech fields. A&T ranks third among UNC System schools — well behind UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State, but well ahead of all the rest. Right now, A&T is classified as an R2 university — one with high research activity. At this month's Board of Trustees meeting, Chancellor Harold Martin said the magic word: "R1."

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