In the News
Why Sing a Poem?
A new article on the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's musical setting of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "A Corn Song" appears in the inaugural issue of J19: The Journal of Nineteenth-Century Americanists. Here, the author of the article, Tsitsi Jaji, discusses how she came to sing it as part of her scholarship.
“All Things Considered” Considered
"All Things Considered" Host Talks Radio, Competitive Media Culture
Millions of Americans hear her voice on the radio each week, but members of the Harvard community had a chance to see National Public Radio reporter and "All Things Considered" host Melissa J. Block '83 speak in person at the Radcliffe Institute.
Following the Story
Cohen Granted Tenure at Harvard Law School
The Harvard Crimson reports Radcliffe Institute fellow I. Glenn Cohen will ascend in the ranks of Harvard Law School's faculty this summer as its newest tenured professor, bringing with him expertise on the legal aspects of healthcare and bioethics.
Cohen Promoted to Professor of Law at Harvard
Alpha, Beta, Zeega
Student Art Competition Launched for Radcliffe Yard Garden
Speaking to the Harvard Crimson about the Radcliffe public art compeition, Dean Cohen said, "Our mission as the Radcliffe Institute is to advance work beyond the classroom, beyond the usual curriculum, and so I see the garden as a way of doing that for the arts."
American Academy of Arts and Letters Announces 2013 Music Award Winners
The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced the sixteen recipients of this year's awards in music, including Radcliffe Institute fellow, composer, and performer Kate Soper.
The Annotated Falcon
The Harvard-Yenching Library holds Japanese books on falconry—the hunting of wild quarry using birds of prey—produced before 1800. They were most recently sighted during "Take Note," a two-day conference in November at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.