Celebrating 25 Years of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study: Opening Program

On September 26 and 27, 2024, we will convene leading Radcliffe-affiliated scholars, scientists, artists, writers, and practitioners—with students, faculty, alumnae/i, and the public—to mark a quarter century of the Radcliffe Institute. Over an inspiring two days in Cambridge, we will celebrate Radcliffe’s distinctive legacy, remarkable impact, and exceptional promise as we look ahead to the next 25 years.

Program

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Join us on Thursday, September 26, for immersive experiences on campus and a keynote conversation featuring Radcliffe’s Nobel laureates in economics, moderated by Alan M. Garber, interim president of Harvard University.

2:30 PM
Radcliffe Experiences
Radcliffe Yard (various locations)

The program begins with a selection of opportunities to return to the classroom and experience the vibrant intellectual life of the Institute today.

• Lecture with award-winning author and former Radcliffe Professor, Annette Gordon-Reed RI ’12, Carl M. Loeb University Professor, Harvard University
• Pop-up exhibit of items from the Radcliffe College Archives at the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
• Excerpt from the Radcliffe first-year seminar Broadway Musicals: History and Performance, taught by Carol J. Oja RI ’17, director of the humanities program, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; William Powell Mason Professor of Music, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

4 PM
Keynote Program: Radcliffe’s Nobel Laureates in Conversation
Knafel Center

Welcome

• Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Daniel P.S. Paul Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School; professor of history, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Keynote Conversation

• Claudia Goldin RI ’06, Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences and Henry Lee Professor of Economics; 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
• Oliver Hart RI ’22; Lewis P. and Linda L. Geyser University Professor, Harvard University; 2016 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
• Moderator: Alan M. Garber, interim president, Harvard University; Mallinckrodt Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; professor of economics, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences; professor of public policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government; professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Register

Free and open to the public.

Join Us in Person

To attend in person, each individual will need to register.

See event and registration information for Friday, September 27, program