1. Large research universities that serve multiple functions, including undergraduate and graduate education, research, and public service, often with diverse academic programs and campuses.
Usage: Plural of multiversity; Term coined by Clark Kerr in the 1960s; Primarily used in higher education discourse

Examples

• Many multiversities across the country balance teaching, research, and community engagement.
• The multiversities in the University of California system serve hundreds of thousands of students.
• Multiversities often struggle to maintain quality in both undergraduate education and cutting-edge research.
• These multiversities offer programs ranging from engineering to humanities to medicine.
• The expansion of multiversities in the 20th century transformed American higher education.