Founded in 1863, Boston College is among the nation’s foremost universities, a leader in the liberal arts, scientific inquiry, and student formation. Grounded in the ideals that inspired its Jesuit founders, Boston College urges students to look inward but always to reach out — to develop their minds and talents to the fullest and use them in service to others. It builds upon its traditions and seeks to be the national leader in the liberal arts; to fulfill its Jesuit Catholic mission of faith and service; to continue to develop model programs to support students in their formation; and to seek solutions — as researchers, educators, leaders, and caregivers — that directly address the world’s most urgent problems.