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The Walden Community is Dedicated to Making a Difference

At Walden University, our focus is on social change. Our students, alumni, and faculty are dedicated to improving the human condition by creating and applying ideas, strategies, and actions to promote the worth, dignity, and development of individuals, communities, organizations, institutions, cultures, and societies.

Social change has been one of the key components of Walden's mission since its founding in 1970. Since that time, we've attracted a community of life-long learners who share a common desire to make a difference.

Walden's Ph.D. students have an unprecedented opportunity to devote their studies to their interests, to join a network of more than 30,000 motivated students and alumni, and to be the change they want to see in the world.