HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Harvard's Nine Faculties
The expression "every tub on its own bottom" is often used to describe the decentralized organization and financial arrangement of the 9 faculties overseeing Harvard's 12 schools and colleges. Each faculty is headed by a Dean, who is appointed by the President, and each is directly responsible for its own finances and organization. In addition to the nine faculties, Harvard is also home to the new Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, a major research and educational center where men and women pursue advanced work in all fields and disciplines. The University Administration supports the activities of the faculties and other operations on a University-wide basis.
The faculties are:
1) Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Humanities, natural sciences, computer sciences, and social sciences includes: Harvard College
Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Division of Continuing Education 2) Faculty of Medicine
General medicine and medical specialties; medical research
includes: Medical School School of Dental Medicine 3) Graduate School of Business Administration 4) Graduate School of Design
Architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning 5) Divinity School
Theology, world religions, ministerial studies 6) Graduate School of Education
Education, educational practice, human development 7) John F. Kennedy School of Government
Public policy and administration, political economy 8) Law School
Constitutional, criminal, and international law; corporate finance 9) School of Public Health
Public health policy, epidemiology, nutrition, international health
Also at Harvard University there is a interdisciplinary center for scholarship and learning-The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Governance of the University
The University has two governing boards. The Harvard Corporation - known formally as the President and Fellows
