Our university’s purpose is found in our teaching, scholarship, and research, which contribute knowledge, understanding, and breakthroughs to society and affirm the tangible connection between our efforts and the everyday lives of people across the nation and the world.
This purpose is expressed most fundamentally by Yale’s core mission of creating, disseminating, and preserving knowledge. Our core mission has enduringly guided our university, and it will continue to do so. In pursuing this mission, Yale’s faculty and students have addressed global challenges, generational opportunities, and perpetual questions about the human condition, aspiring to solve the seemingly unsolvable and answer the seemingly unanswerable.
Celebrating the university’s newest chapter
Maurie McInnis was installed as Yale University’s 24th president on Sunday, April 6, 2025. The ceremony was livestreamed and a recording is available below. Visit Yale News for coverage of all the weekend’s festivities.
Read the inaugural address
President McInnis looks to the future of Yale.
Share your thoughts
What would you like President McInnis to know about your Yale experience?