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Radcliffe Day 2012

Margaret H. MarshallMay 25, 2012
This year’s Radcliffe Day is dedicated to exploring the law and social change. Margaret H. Marshall will receive the Radcliffe Institute Medal. 
10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard
Registration is required by May 18.
Register now.

Tayari Jones Knows Why She Sings

Tayari Jones_photo by Tony Rinaldo

May 8th was a big day for Tayari Jones RI '12. That is when her third novel, Silver Sparrow, which deals with the two families created by a single man, came out in paperback. To kick-off the whirlwind of reading and speaking engagements, her publisher has released the first chapter. More

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Announces 2012–2013 Fellows

Featured 2012–2013 Radcliffe Institute fellows

From novel scientists to novel writers, 51 women and men—from across the University and around the world—will convene as next year’s Radcliffe Institute fellows. More

Overexposed: Breastfeeding in America

Woman breastfeeding_courtesy of Schlesinger Library

A daguerreotype from the Schlesinger Library is featured prominently in Jill Lepore's response to the Time magazine cover about breastfeeding. More

A Time Out from Your Regular Life

Benny Shilo_photo by Tony Rinaldo

Benny Shilo, a molecular genetics professor, has been peering through a camera lens during his tenure as a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute, where he is working on a project that uses scientific images and photographs of everyday people to explain concepts in developmental biology to the public. More

Apply to Be a Fellow

We are now accepting individual applications for the 2013–2014 fellowship year.

Making Drinking Water Clean

Economist offers insights on how to purify global supplies.

Finding a Place in Research

Harvard College student sees Radcliffe work as pivotal to her development.

Fellows Explore the Schlesinger Library

Researchers travel from around the world to use the collections at the Schlesinger Library. Radcliffe Institute fellows are no exception.