TROY to YOU: Carnegie doctoral classification, New on-base partnership, Trojan Patriot Academy
June 20, 2025
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NEWS
Troy University recognized as Doctoral University in 2025 Carnegie Classifications
Troy University has now achieved Doctoral Classification in the modernized 2025 Carnegie Institutional Classifications.
The Institutional Classification is a descriptive tool that organizes the landscape of American colleges and universities into groupings of similar types of institutions. To reflect changes in higher education over the past 50 years, the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching modernized the classification structure for the 2025 Carnegie Classifications.
In 2021, TROY was classified as a Master’s College and University. Now, TROY is designated a Mixed Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate University. Just 3 percent of colleges and universities across the nation received this classification.
TROY partners with Shaw AFB to offer on-base classes
Troy University is now offering classes on-site for Airmen at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina, as part of a new educational partnership.
The agreement, signed last fall, paved the way for TROY to begin teaching classes on base in January. The partnership was formally celebrated on Tuesday, June 17, with a signing ceremony at Shaw, featuring officials from both TROY and the base leadership.
At Troy University, we take great pride in our service to America’s military men and women and their families. Because of our long history of military support, TROY understands the unique needs of military students, and we remain committed to helping them succeed in their educational and career pursuits. We look forward to working with the leadership at Shaw to provide convenient access to TROY degree programs right here on base.
- Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., Troy University Chancellor
Trojan Patriot Academy, Cultivating the Next Generation of Civic Leaders
Eighty-six rising high school juniors and seniors from across Alabama gathered at Troy University June 8–13 for the second annual Trojan Patriot Academy, a leadership program designed to forge civic strength through the lens of history.
William Graham IV Becomes First Graduate of TROY’s Sport Psychology Master’s Program
William Graham IV has made history last summer as the first graduate of Troy University’s Master of Kinesiology in Sport Psychology program, and he’s already using his platform to advocate for mental health in athletics, medicine, and the military.
Graham’s passion for sport psychology stems from personal experience and a desire to address the growing mental health crisis among high-performing individuals.
Graduation day at Pike County Jail marks a new chapter for Women in Entrepreneurship program
A sense of celebration filled the air at the Pike County Jail as a group of women walked across a classroom space not usually known for applause. But on this day, they were recognized — not as inmates, but as aspiring business owners.
The event marked the culmination of “New Start Up,” a five-session entrepreneurship program led by Troy University’s Small Business Development Center, in partnership with the Pike County Sheriff’s Office and the Sorrell College of Business.
VIDEOS
Why TROY?
Senior Director of Enrollment Services Gus McKenzie Talks to current or incoming Troy University students to find out why they chose TROY.
New Nursing Podcast
"The Rounds: A Troy University Nursing Podcast" is helping listeners learn and understand what life is like working in the medical field. Alex McCartha talks to one of the podcast's creators to learn more.
PODCASTS
From Caring for Children to Caring for Her Own – The Rounds – June 2025
Today’s episode is much bigger than just nursing education. We’re talking to Olivia Thurman, a nurse who previously worked in hematology and oncology, or HEMOC, at Children’s of Alabama.
Olivia’s daughter was born with a genetic condition that caused her to spend nine months in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU.
We’ll talk to Olivia about how she’s doing and how her experience as a nurse has helped her care for her daughter.
The United States of Europe: Integration 30 Years Post-Maastricht – Speaking Globally
In 1993, the Maastricht Treaty formally established the European Union—an ambitious step toward deeper integration across the continent.
The goals were bold: a single currency, open borders, free trade, and above all, stability in Europe.
More than three decades later, the results are mixed.