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Eclipsed by Virus, Addiction Still Shadows the Land
A single N95 face mask along with several prescription painkillers. Image credit skhoward"COVID-19 detrimentally impacts people with addiction and people in pain, making vulnerable people even more vulnerable," says sociologist Liz Chiarello.
Before the Feminist Revolution, This "Messy Experiment" Nurtured Female Talent
Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin were friends and early fellows at the Radcliffe Institute, which supported ambitious creative women at a time when few institutions did.
New Book "The Equivalents" Follows Emergence Of Second Wave Feminism From Radcliffe Institute
Maggie Doherty’s new book explores the significance of the institute’s mission and how it prefigured the women’s liberation movement that would become a defining hallmark of the 1960s.
Health of Democracy Faces Daunting Test
Voters observe social distancing guidelines as they wait in line to cast ballots in the presidential primary election in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 7, 2020. Image source: AP Photo/Morry Gash FileHistorian Liette Gidlow RI '20 speaks on the tension between in-person voting and public health as American states scramble to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tracing an Institute of One’s Own in "The Equivalents"
The poets Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin were already best friends when they applied for fellowships in the inaugural year of the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study.
Ideas for Flattening the Hunger Curve
A sign at a retailer tells customers they accept SNAP. Image source: jetcityimage“There is no question that COVID-19 will drive food insecurity into the mainstream,” says Harvard public health policy researcher Sara Bleich.
Birth of a Sleuth
For four years, Jordan Villegas '20 participated in the Radcliffe Research Program. He is pictured here at his parents' home in Cicero, N.Y. Photo courtesy of Jordan VillegasHarvard College senior Jordan Villegas hears the call of the archives as a Radcliffe Institute researcher.
Harvard Government Professor Carpenter Calls for Federal Job Guarantee in White Paper
Daniel P. Carpenter is the Director of Social Sciences at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. Photo by Soumyaa MazumderDaniel Carpenter calls for the US government to adopt a number of public policy measures to redress economic losses suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brown-Nagin, Faust Set for Radcliffe Day Discussion
Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Drew Gilpin FaustOn May 29, Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin will be joined by Drew Gilpin Faust in a conversation exploring Radcliffe’s strategic direction and its role in catalyzing change.
The Pandemic's Unequal Toll
Mary T. Bassett and Khalil Gibran MuhammadThe Radcliffe Institute hosted an online discussion with Mary T. Bassett and Khalil Gibran Muhammad about the disproportionate toll of COVID-19 on poorer Americans and communities of color.