In the News
Willie Cole, Artist
Willie Cole calls himself a "perceptual engineer." He mines the visual layers of irons, ironing boards, gas hoses, high-heeled shoes, and even plastic water bottles. PBS's State of the Arts goes on location to an exhibit of his Beauties prints at the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard.
UW’s McConigley Chosen for Harvard’s Prestigious Radcliffe Institute
Akcan Wins Fellowship for Study of Post-conflict Societies
Poetic Justice
Mothers Bound by Grief and Forgiveness
In 2001, Janet Connors’ son, Joel James Turner, was stabbed to death in his Dorchester apartment. The grieving mother realized her path forward would be rooted in forgiveness, rather than retribution.
Bringing Art to the People It Depicts
Kasseem Dean (Swizz Beatz) feels strongly about sharing his Gordon Parks collection—and about giving underrepresented artists a chance.
Her Grandfather Was Expelled from School for Asking Why His Textbooks Had No Black People. Today She Teaches at Harvard.
Hala Aldosari Joins the MIT Center for International Studies as Wilhelm Fellow

Saudi scholar, activist, and recent Radcliffe fellow will conduct research on political and civil reforms in Saudi Arabia.
Marking the Centenary of 19th Amendment
Susan Ware, the honorary women’s suffrage centennial historian at the Radcliffe’s Institute’s Schlesinger Library, has written a new book on the history of the women's suffrage movement, one that goes beyond the familiar figures associated with it.