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At Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute, an Artist Asks High-Powered Schools to Rethink Vulnerability
From EJ Hill's The Lily League. Photo by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe InstituteEJ Hill, a gay black artist from Los Angeles who went to public schools, turns a clear eye on what and whom educational institutions value.
Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Discusses Challenges to Global Human Rights Order
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. SuZeid Ra’ad Al Hussein drew upon his experiences to discuss the challenges and outlook of human rights.
Melinda Gates to Receive Radcliffe Medal
Melinda Gates (right) at the Magomeni Health Center in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania. Credit: Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationMelinda Gates, co-chair of the world’s largest philanthropic organization and a passionate advocate for improving the lives of women and girls in the US and beyond, will receive the 2020 Radcliffe Medal.
Philanthropist Melinda Gates to Receive Radcliffe Medal
Photo by Jason BellMelinda A. Gates will receive the Radcliffe Medal in May in recognition of her significant impact on women and girls worldwide through her work as a philanthropist and entrepreneur.
Melinda Gates to Receive Radcliffe Medal
Melinda Gates, the philanthropist who co-founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with her husband, Bill Gates ’77, LL.D. ’07 (the co-founder of Microsoft), will receive the institute’s highest honor, the Radcliffe Medal.
The Good, Bad, and Scary of the Internet of Things
Illustration by Oliver BurstonRadcliffe fellow Fran Berman explores ways regulation can minimize online risk, maximize safety, control environmental impact, and help society.
At Radcliffe, Students Connect with Angela Davis’ Activism
Photo by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe InstituteTechBoston Academy high school students studying equity and activism deepen their understanding of Angela Davis with a visit to the Schlesinger Library.
Nearby Stellar Nurseries Ride a Giant Wave
The Radcliffe Wave (red points) next to the Sun (yellow point) inside a cartoon model of our galaxy in the WorldWide Telescope software. Image courtesy of WorldWide Telescope, Alyssa Goodman et al.Clouds of star-forming gas trace a long, mysterious ripple through the Milky Way, upending our picture of the Sun's neighborhood.
A Flight from Homophobia
"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 PhotographerFearing for his safety after being outed, educator and novelist Neal Hovelmeier RI '20 flees Zimbabwe to become Harvard Scholar at Risk.
To Serve Better—Speak, Memory
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 PhotographerPoet 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."