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\u201cResearch 1,\u201d the term the classification system attached to universities with the strongest research base, has in some quarters become synonymous with the \u201cbest\u201d institutions, just as the most selective colleges are often assumed to be at the top of the heap. Governing boards, state legislators and ambitious campus leaders often make pursuing (or sustaining) R-1 status central to their strategic plans\u2014sometimes prioritizing it over other goals that might serve their students or communities better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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