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AcademicsLearning at Harvard can happen for every type of learner, at any phase of life.
1. Degree programsBrowse all of our undergraduate concentrations and graduate degrees.
  1. Undergraduate Degrees
  2. Graduate Degrees
  3. Other
2. Professional and Lifelong Learning
3. Harvard Online
4. Visit each School for information on admissions and financial aid.Explore more
  1. Harvard College
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. Harvard Division of Continuing Education
  4. Harvard Divinity School
  5. Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  6. Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  7. Harvard Graduate School of Design
  8. Harvard Graduate School of Education
  9. Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  10. Harvard Kennedy School
  11. Harvard Law School
  12. Harvard Medical School
  13. Harvard Radcliffe Institute
  14. Harvard School of Dental Medicine
  15. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard's CampusGet tickets to our next game, hours and locations for our libraries and museums, and information about your next career move.
1. Explore our libraries
  1. Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library
  2. Baker Library and Special Collections
  3. Biblioteca Berenson
  4. Botany Libraries
  5. Cabot Science Library
  6. Countway Library
  7. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library
  8. Ernst Mayr Library
  9. Fine Arts Library
  10. Frances Loeb Library
  11. Fung Library
  12. Gutman Library
  13. Harvard Divinity School Library
  14. Harvard Film Archive
  15. Harvard Law School Library
  16. Harvard Map Collection
  17. Harvard University Archives
  18. Harvard-Yenching Library
  19. HKS Library and Knowledge Services
  20. Houghton Library
  21. Lamont Library
  22. Loeb Music Library
  23. Robbins Library of Philosophy
  24. Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
  25. Tozzer Library
  26. Widener Library
  27. Woodberry Poetry Room
2. Explore our museums
  1. The Arnold Arboretum
  2. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
  3. Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments
  4. Graduate School of Design Exhibitions
  5. Harvard Art Museums
  6. Harvard Forest
  7. Harvard Museum of Natural History
  8. The Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
  9. Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
  10. Harvard University Herbaria
  11. Mineralogical and Geological Museum
  12. Museum of Comparative Zoology
  13. The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
  14. Warren Anatomical Museum
3. Athletics
4. Work at Harvard
5. Events
6. Commencement
Explore and understand the world with HarvardIn Focus is a curated examination of Harvard's research, scholarly work, and community. Recent topics include:
1. The SensesOur senses help us experience the world around us. Harvard researchers are working to understand, improve, and replicate these sensory organs.Feed your sense of curiosity
  1. What's inside
    Read Harvard Medical School's exploration of our senses
    Learn the science behind why we itch
2. Physical FitnessExercise—from gentle stretching to high-intensity training—is not only important for physical health, but Harvard experts are finding benefits for stress, memory, mood, and more.On your mark, get set, go
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  CS50: Introduction to Computer Science Opinion: Harvard’s backtracking on DEI highlights a bigger problem | CNN Courses Page | Harvard Online What Harriet Tubman did with the rest of her life — Harvard Gazette
  1. What's inside?
    Explore different types of exercise
    Learn how short bursts can make a big difference
3. Celebrating the Class of 2024Join the celebration for Harvard University’s 373rd Commencement and explore the amazing scholarship of our graduates.Explore the ceremony and our graduates
  1. What's inside?
    Meet the Class of 2024
    Learn about Commencement speaker Maria Ressa
4. Explore the In Focus archives
Visit HarvardIdeas and assistance for your trip to our campus.
1. Tours
2. Maps and directions
3. Tour Providers
About HarvardLearn how Harvard is structured, explore our long history, and discover our extended community.
1. History of HarvardHarvard is perhaps best-known because of its enduring history of innovation in education. But even die-hard Harvard buffs are not likely to know all of these Harvard firsts and historical snippets.Learn more
  1. History timeline
  2. Nobel Laureates
  3. Honorary Degrees
  4. Harvard shields
2. Learn about our Leadership
  1. President
  2. Officers and Deans
  3. Harvard Corporation
  4. Board of Overseers
3. University Professorships
4. Diversity and Inclusion
5. Endowment
6. Harvard in the Community
7. Harvard in the World
The Harvard GazetteOfficial news from Harvard University about science, medicine, art, campus life, University issues, and broader national and global concerns.
1. Read more news
  1. College sees strong yield for students accepted to Class of 2028Financial aid was a critical factor, dean says
  2. When your meet-cute happens at T.H. ChanShe worked for Pfizer in Turkey; he was neurosurgery resident in Canada. And graduation and wedding are not far off.
  3. Good genes are nice, but joy is betterHarvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps us live longer, and be happier
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