Across Harvard
Harvard University consists of the undergraduate Harvard College, 12 graduate and professional Schools, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Our ecosystem also encompasses museums, affiliations with teaching hospitals, and research institutes.
As individual schools, academic programs, research centers, and administrative offices at Harvard do their part to achieve our mission of academic excellence—whether through knowledge discovery and scientific research or by providing campus support services—we’re right there alongside them.
Thanks to regular engagement with our colleagues from across the University, conversations and collaborations have led to new opportunities for learning, reimagining campus connections, and increasing access to resources.
Community and Campus Life Spotlights
Pulse Survey
Harvard’s 2024 Pulse Survey sought to understand and improve our practices and climate to best support our community inclusion by inviting all of Harvard’s degree-seeking students, staff, faculty, and academic personnel to participate.
Student Engagement and Leadership
Community Life Student Leadership Council is a cross-campus coalition of student leaders and representatives from all Harvard schools, established to advise on the university’s goals of building a community where every student can thrive. This council convenes monthly to serve as a platform for collaboration and dialogue between student leaders.
University-Wide Initiatives
Open Inquiry and Constructive Dialogue Working Group
In spring 2024, the Open Inquiry and Constructive Dialogue Working Group was convened to explore the question of how best to reinforce and nurture a culture of open inquiry and constructive dialogue at Harvard.
University-Wide Rights and Responsibilities
The University-wide Statement on Rights and Responsibilities defines the rights and duties we share as an academic community, ensuring that Harvard’s dual commitment to free expression and mutual respect is honored.
Wellbeing at Harvard
Intellectual growth and academic achievement should not come at the expense of wellbeing. Together, we can create a culture at Harvard that embraces the importance of mental health and wellbeing.
Harvard Initiative for Learning & Teaching (HILT)
HILT serves as a strategic connector that strengthens Harvard’s teaching and learning ecosystem by complementing the work of individual Schools, programs, and departments.
Interfaith Engagement at Harvard
Interfaith engagement programming aims to address critical needs on the Harvard campus related to constructive dialogue and community building.
University Accessibility Committee
The University Accessibility Committee (UAC) is a senior leadership level, cross-School committee that is dedicated to identifying and implementing strategies, approaches, and initiatives to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities in Harvard’s programs and activities.
Building Community Across Harvard
Community connections
In May, 67 College seniors to graduated with a Civic Engagement certificate, helping bridge the gap between academia and civic engagement.
Terrence L. Johnson Begins Tenure as Director of Religion and Public Life
In his new role leading RPL, Johnson aims to broaden the program’s reach by convening conversations across faith traditions, political ideologies, and institutional sectors.
The Civil Discourse Handbook
The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics' Pedagogy Studio has released the Civil Discourse Handbook, a practical guide designed to help educators, facilitators, and communities foster respectful and productive conversations across differences.
Harvard aligns resources for combating bias, harassment
The new office brings together all of the important work happening under the Office for Community Conduct and the Office for Gender Equity and continues it in one place