For many people, the most compelling aspect of working at Harvard is the sense of mission and community that permeates every school, department, program, and organization on campus. It’s a vibrant crucible of intellectual activity, research, knowledge creation, learning, and teaching. Here, results matter and creativity flourishes. We’re united by a culture that strives for excellence, but also supports us in our work.
As America’s oldest and most venerable institution of higher learning, Harvard’s mission is to advance new ideas and promote enduring knowledge. Since our founding in 1636, Harvard has grown to include 11 degree-awarding schools along with our allied institutions, including the Harvard Radcliffe Institute.
Our faculties are unified by common goals of education and research, but each develops leaders and positively impacts the world in its own way.
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Faculty of Arts & Sciences is dedicated to teaching and learning and fostering cutting edge research and discovery.
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Harvard Business School educates leaders who make a difference in the world.
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Harvard School of Dental Medicine develops and fosters a community of global leaders dedicated to improving human health by integrating dentistry and medicine.
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The Harvard Graduate School of Design shapes innovators in design, united in pursuit of a more just, coherent and beautiful world.
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Harvard Divinity School educates women and men for intellectual leadership, professional service, and ministry in service of a just world.
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Harvard Graduate School of Education prepares leaders in education and generates knowledge to improve opportunities and outcomes for all learners.
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences discovers, designs and creates novel technologies and approaches to societal challenges in service to the world and our society.
- Harvard Kennedy School improves public policy and public leadership so that people can lead safer, freer and more prosperous lives.
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Harvard Law School advances the cause of justice all over the world through excellence and leadership in legal education and scholarship.
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Harvard Medical School creates and nurtures a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to alleviating human suffering and improving health and well-being for all.
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health advances the public’s health through learning, discovery, and communication.