>“(Reaching R1 status) is something that the president had challenged the deans (to) and the faculty tried to achieve (it),” Creamer said. I'll pay you $100 if you can find evidence of senior leadership at Miami directly telling faculty that R1 status was a goal.

Miami University surpasses R1 status requirementsMiami President Gregory Crawford announced during a Miami Board of Trustees meeting on June 26 Miami spent $57.4 million in 2025 for research and had 82 doctoral graduates this year.www.oxfreepress.com