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Study of all religions and alignment with none
“HDS does not teach you what to think but, rather, how to think. You learn how to get to the heart of important issues and how to identify the difficult but necessary questions. Furthermore, in supporting interdisciplinary scholarship, HDS allows you to work creatively within and across traditional academic boundaries.”—Kate DeConinck, ThD ’15

Diversity is an important value and a growing reality at HDS: greater diversity among students and faculty and a broad, expansive curriculum.
10 reasons you should attend Harvard Divinity School
The deadline to apply to Harvard Divinity School is Tuesday, January 17! In this short video, Dean David N. Hempton offers 10 compelling reasons to attend HDS.
Apply to DivEx
Diversity and Explorations is a three-day introduction to graduate programs at HDS that span religious and cultural divides to prepare ethical leaders to work in a complex world. The deadline to apply is September 15.

Tim Kaine, Mike Pence, and Faith
Professor Francis Schüssler Fiorenza discusses how Kaine’s Catholic faith and Pence’s Catholic upbringing have influenced their careers.

Centuries to Celebrate: Harvard Divinity Turns 200
Two hundred years. Even in an institution as venerable as Harvard University, that's a long time.
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