Founded in 1999 as a joint initiative of the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and the Division of the Humanities, the Cultural Policy Center is an interdisciplinary center and nationally recognized leader in the emerging field of cultural policy research and education. Its mission is to provide research and inform policy that affects the arts, humanities, and cultural heritage. Drawing in expertise from across the disciplines, the center's collaborations result in groundbreaking work on state cultural policy, the arts workforce, arts censorship, cultural amenities, and economic impact analyses.