Ayodele Casel. Photo by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe InstituteNow That She Has the Floor
Tap dancer Ayodele Casel swings into the spotlight—and brings her predecessors with her.
From EJ Hill's The Lily League. Photo by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe InstituteAt Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute, an Artist Asks High-Powered Schools to Rethink Vulnerability
EJ Hill, a gay black artist from Los Angeles who went to public schools, turns a clear eye on what and whom educational institutions value.
Illustration by Oliver BurstonThe Good, Bad, and Scary of the Internet of Things
Radcliffe fellow Fran Berman explores ways regulation can minimize online risk, maximize safety, control environmental impact, and help society.
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, a career diplomat and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks about the current geopolitical environment at the Knafel Center. Photo by Amanda Y. SuFormer United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Discusses Challenges to Global Human Rights Order
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein drew upon his experiences to discuss the challenges and outlook of human rights.
Melinda Gates. Photo by Jason BellMelinda Gates to Receive Radcliffe Medal
Melinda Gates—a philanthropist, businesswoman, and best-selling author—will receive the Radcliffe Medal on May 29 during Radcliffe Day 2020.
In this illustration, the "Radcliffe Wave" data is overlaid on an image of the Milky Way galaxy. Image from the WorldWide Telescope, courtesy of Alyssa GoodmanThe Giant in Our Stars
Interconnected stellar nurseries, named the Radcliffe Wave, form the largest gaseous structure ever observed in the Milky Way galaxy.
Alaskan Native poet Joan Naviyuk Kane is teaching her two sons, John and George, the Qawiaraq dialect of the Inupiaq language. Photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff PhotographerTo Serve Better—Speak, Memory
Poet Joan Naviyuk Kane RI '20 is fiercely dedicated to sustaining her Alaskan Inupiac language: "I think being attentive to loss doesn’t have to be devastating. It can really inform people to take action and to participate."
Photo by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe InstituteAt Radcliffe, Students Connect with Angela Davis’ Activism
TechBoston Academy high school students studying equity and activism deepen their understanding of Angela Davis with a visit to the Schlesinger Library.
"I was about to be outed in a country that hates homosexuals," said former teacher and current Radcliffe fellow Neal Hovelmeier, who hopes to one day to return to Zimbabwe. Photo by Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff PhotographerA Flight from Homophobia
Fearing for his safety after being outed, educator and novelist Neal Hovelmeier RI '20 flees Zimbabwe to become Harvard Scholar at Risk.
Joao Alves speaking at Radcliffe about the rise of the Milky Way. Photo by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe InstituteBehind the Radcliffe Wave, Creative Inspiration
Artist Anna Von Mertens’s vision guided astrophysicist João Alves and colleagues' discovery of the Radcliffe Wave.
Chanan Tigay during his talk at Radcliffe. Photo by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe InstituteThe Hunt for a Lost Book of Moses
Radcliffe scholar Chanan Tigay tried to track down what could be a forgery, or the oldest Bible in the world.
"As a scholar of law, inequality, and the long Civil Rights movement, I am deeply interested in issues related to slavery and its legacy," said Tomiko Brown-Nagin, who will lead the committee. Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff PhotographerA Renewed Focus on Slavery
A new University-wide initiative deepening the exploration of Harvard’s historical ties to enslavement is difficult but vital work, says the program chair, Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin.
Photo of Angela Davis' class at Claremont College, 1975 (detail). Courtesy of Schlesinger LibraryAngela Davis in Black and White and Gray
A new exhibit at Radcliffe, curated from Angela Davis's personal archive, chronicles the life of a complicated activist and scholar.
Reviewers have praised Chaya Czernowin's opera, "Heart Chamber," describing it as "overwhelming and touching in an unfamiliar way." Czernowin is the Rieman and Baketel Fellow for Music at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Photo by Christopher McIntoshGiving Voice to the Heart
A new opera by Harvard professor Chaya Czernowin RI '20 voices the conflicted inner thoughts of a couple falling in love.
Christina Warinner, who was recently appointed assistant professor of anthropology, considers calcified plaque a DNA "time capsule." Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff PhotographerThe Archaeology of Plaque (Yes, Plaque)
Radcliffe Professor Christina Warinner says studying ancient teeth offers insights into diets, disease, dairying, and women’s roles.
Photo by Tony RinaldoRadcliffe Fellow Talks Technological Advancement, Privacy, and Ethics
Computer scientist Francine Berman RI '20 discussed the need for data policy that promotes the public good and protects consumer security.
Shawon Kinew leads a first-year seminar where students study portraits of indigenous American leaders to learn about art, identity, and the history of indigenous peoples. Photo by Jon Chase/Harvard Staff PhotographerArt and the History of Indigenous America
Radcliffe Professor Shawon Kinew's first-year Harvard College seminar focuses on the 19th century oil portraits of 25 Native leaders captured in an era of forced relocation.
Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin has a new strategic initiative to connect with Harvard and the community beyond Harvard's gates. Rose Lincoln/Harvard file photoBrown-Nagin on Her Own Path and Radcliffe’s
Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin discusses her priorities for Harvard’s institute devoted to interdisciplinary study and research.
Photo by Stephen Foster/UnsplashBrokering an Opioid Settlement
Alexandra D. Lahav RI '20 discusses how global settlements of thousands of lawsuits against drug companies and distributors by those ravaged by the opioid epidemic operate.
"When I saved all the material I had no way in imagining that it would culminate in something like this," said Angela Davis, adding, "I just knew that I shouldn't throw it away." Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff PhotographerAngela Davis Looks Back
The iconic scholar and activist reflects on her life's work and why she remains inspired at a Radcliffe conference celebrating the acquisition of her archive.
Among those at Radcliffe's event, "Making the Cut: Promises and Challenges of Gene Editing," were Charmaine Royal of Duke University (from left), Sylvain Moineau of the Universite Laval, and Jonathan Kimmelman of McGill University. Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff PhotographerPower and Pitfalls of Gene Editing
With thousands of new academic papers on CRISPR science publishing each year, experts examined the rapidly advancing technology at Radcliffe's "Making the Cut" symposium.
Judy Chicago. Photo by Steve S. LiA Feminist Intervention into Art
Judy Chicago has spent her life working to write women into history, and now she is trying to ensure that her carefully documented work of the past sixty years does not disappear.
At a recent Radcliffe talk, biographers Robert Reid-Pharr (from left), Tomiko Brown-Nagin, and Imani Perry explored how their subjects helped shape conversations around black politics, community, identity, and life. Photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Staff PhotographerWriting Black Lives
At a recent Radcliffe talk, biographers Robert Reid-Pharr, Tomiko Brown-Nagin, and Imani Perry explored how their subjects helped shape conversations around black politics, community, identity, and life.
Photo courtesy of Harvard Public Affairs and CommunicationsMichael Kremer Wins Nobel in Economics
Michael Kremer RI '14 and his MIT collaborators pioneered the use of field experiments to determine the effectiveness of world poverty programs.
Photo by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe InstituteRadcliffe Welcomes Boston Students for Justice-Focused Workshop
The Radcliffe Institute was one of seven Boston-area higher education institutions to host Boston Public School students as part of the Summer of HOPE Institute.
Photo by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff PhotographerThinking Like a Magician
At his Radcliffe talk, magician Joshua Jay demonstrated techniques involving perception, attention, and surprise that he insists have practical applications well beyond the realm of magic.