The Institute for Advanced Study Marks Its 86th Anniversary

“I am not unaware of the fact that I have sketched out an educational Utopia. I have deliberately hitched the Institute to a star; it would be wrong to begin with any other ambition or aspiration.” -- Abraham Flexner, Founding Director 1930–39

Flexner’s idea of a research institution where scholars would have free rein captured the interest of Louis Bamberger and Caroline Fuld. A certificate of incorporation for the Institute for Advanced Study was filed on May 20, 1930, with the State of New Jersey. Read more about the Institute’s mission and history here.