Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

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How Latin Culture Got More Gay

The New York Times, May 17, 2013

New York Times Op-Ed by Radcliffe fellow Hector Carrillo on the expansion of same-sex marriage in Latin America and the U.S. 

Radcliffe Institute Announces 2013–2014 Fellows

Harvard Magazine, May 8, 2013

Harvard Magazine article features Radcliffe Institute 2013-14 fellows and the fifteen Harvard faculty members chosen to be fellows. 

Radcliffe Opens Doors of Discovery

Harvard Gazette, May 8, 2013

Harvard Gazette announces 2013–2014 Radcliffe Institute fellows to engage in science of toys, comedy of tragedies, design of destruction, and more. 

Making Poetry Sing

Harvard Gazette, May 1, 2013
[Photo by Rose Lincoln]

Radcliffe fellow Tsitsi Jaji is fascinated by what songs can teach literary specialists about how to read poetry. She calls art songs—vocal compositions typically arranged for one voice with piano accompaniment—"the perfect texts to explore the dynamic relationship between music and poetry in my new Radcliffe project."

The Price of Women’s Immigration

Harvard Gazette, May 1, 2013
[Photo by Jon Chase]

A performance by Quetzal, the Grammy Award-winning East Los Angeles band, kicked off "Crossing Borders: Immigration and Gender in the Americas," a two-day conference at Radcliffe. 

Lawrence M. Krauss: A Universe from Nothing

@ The Radcliffe Institute, April 26, 2013
[Photo by Tony Rinaldo]

Publicly, Krauss is well known for making science cooler than science fiction in his book The Physics of Star Trek. But scientifically, Krauss is better known for asking the ultimate question: why is there something rather than nothing? During his lecture at Radcliffe, "the universe," Krauss answers, "sprang from nothing."

A Toast to the Future, Sidney R. Knafel Creates $10.5M Fund

Harvard Gazette, April 25, 2013
[Photo by Tatiana Blanco]

The Radcliffe Gymnasium was renamed the Knafel Center in honor of Sidney R. Knafel ’52, M.B.A. ’54, and in recognition of the center’s increasing role in promoting intellectual exchange across Harvard’s Schools and with the public.

Radcliffe Announces Knafel Center and Fund

Harvard Magazine, April 25, 2013
[Photo by Tatiana Blanco]

Harvard Magazine breaking news reports that the Radcliffe Institute announced that the Radcliffe Gymnasium has been renamed the Knafel Center in honor of venture capitalist Sidney R. Knafel '52, M.B.A. '54, whose most recent gift—the $10.5-million Knafel Fund—will support Radcliffe programs. 

Insignificant, With a Lousy Future

Harvard Gazette, April 24, 2013
[Photo by Jon Chase]

Krauss, a noted theoretical physicist from Arizona State University, brought his brand of popular science to the Radcliffe Institute, addressing a crowd gathered for a talk that was often humorous despite dealing with subjects that can be dry and technical.

Confronting Evil, Embracing Life

Harvard Gazette, April 23, 2013

"Confronting Evil: Interdisciplinary Perspectives," sponsored by the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard was about the rhetoric and psychology of evil, what it is like to witness it, and how society should respond to it. The conference featured panelist and Radcliffe Fellow Gazmend Kapllani, a novelist who grew up in the state-terror regime of Iron Curtain Albania.

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