About the Institute
Our Mission
The Radcliffe Yard in fall. by Kevin Grady
Established in the 1999 merger agreement between Radcliffe College and Harvard University, which created today’s Harvard Radcliffe Institute, our mission is broad and ambitious.
The purpose of the Radcliffe Institute will be to create an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work in the academic disciplines, professions, or creative arts. Within this broad purpose, and in recognition of Radcliffe’s historic contributions to the education of women and to the study of issues related to women, the Radcliffe Institute will sustain a continuing commitment to the study of women, gender, and society.