Experience some of the exciting teaching, cutting-edge research, and noteworthy events that define Harvard today.

Founded in 1636, Harvard is America's oldest institution of higher learning. Its mission is to advance new ideas and promote enduring knowledge. Harvard fulfills this mission through the instruction and research carried out by its 10 degree-awarding schools, also known as faculties, and the programs and collections of allied institutions such as Radcliffe, the Harvard University Art Museums, and the Arnold Arboretum.

While unified by a common mission, each school develops leaders and contributes solutions to world problems in its own way.

	Faculty of Arts & Sciences Creating new knowledge of the arts & sciences for a changing world.
	Harvard Business School To educate leaders who make a difference in the world.
	Harvard School of Dental Medicine To produce leaders who advance knowledge and discovery, serve the community through patient care and advocacy, and contribute to improved oral health and the quality of life.
	Graduate School of Design To shape design leaders.
	Harvard Divinity School To educate women and men for service as leaders in religious life and thought.
	Graduate School of Education To prepare future leaders of education practice, policy, and research.
	Kennedy School of Government To prepare leaders for service to democratic societies and to contribute to the solution of public problems.
	Harvard Law School To produce superb legal education and scholarship for the benefit of the world.
	Harvard Medical School To create and nuture a community of the best people committed to alleviating human suffering caused by disease.
	Harvard School of Public Health To advance the public’s health through learning, discovery, and communication.
	Radcliffe Institute To create an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work in any of the academic disciplines, professions, or creative arts.