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Tina Tallon applied her suite of talents to a book and a chamber opera as a 2020–2021 fellow.
Tina Tallon applied her suite of talents to a book and a chamber opera as a 2020–2021 fellow. Photo by Rose Lincoln

The Fellowship Program annually selects and supports artists, scholars, and practitioners who bring both a record of achievement and exceptional promise to the Institute.

Radcliffe Fellows are individuals at different stages of their careers who come to the Institute from across the United States and around the world and represent a broad range of academic, professional, and artistic fields. Fellows work on an individual project—a novel, a film, a map of the Milky Way—while mining and deepening the knowledge, ingenuity, and talent of the Harvard University community. Projects range from the poetic to the cosmic. Past fellows include Jill Lepore, Samantha Power, Zadie Smith, Elizabeth Warren, and the Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer.

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Meet Our 2021–2022 Fellows

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Portrait of Alisa Bokulich

Alisa Bokulich

Portrait of Caroline Buckee

Caroline Buckee

Portrait of Libusha Kelly

Libusha Kelly

Portrait of Tiya Miles

Tiya Miles

Portrait of Merav Opher

Merav Opher

Portrait of Roger Reeves

Roger Reeves

Portrait of Nancy Rose

Nancy L. Rose

Portrait of Sandra Susan Smith

Sandra Susan Smith

Portrait of Anne Spirn

Anne Whiston Spirn

See All 2021–2022 Fellows

Spring 2021 Radcliffe Magazine

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A man stands, arms crossed, in front of a classroom whiteboard. In the foreground, empty chairs.

A Fact is No Match for a Martian

A woman stands among the lilacs, her face partially obscured by a fuchsia megaphone.

From Math to Polymath

A man in a polo shirt and jeans smiles as he sits outdoors in front of a large glass-fronted building.

Wonders Never Cease

Demonstrators marched in Los Angeles following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu

Streets of Fire

A woman looks at the camera, smiling, as she clutches her wrap closed at the throat.

Lessons in Empathy, and Mourning

Views of Crystal Z Campbell's vibrantly colored window brochures

Crystal Z Campbell’s Haunted Creations

A detail of Sarah Sze's installation

Newsmakers: Spring 2021

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The Story of His Life

An older woman poses, smiling, at a wooden railing; in the distance behind her, people at the beach.

Flash of Genius

Schönberg’s map of Texas, 1866. Courtesy Library of Congress.

On Juneteenth, a Texan Feels at Home

Photo of ZZ Packer.
Julie Orringer
Portrait of Edo Berger

I absolutely loved my Radcliffe experience! I really, truly can't explain how life-changing it was for me. There were so many interactions with others that fed my work in myriad ways—many of which (I'm sure) are not even apparent to me at the moment but will be gradually revealed over time. I'm so incredibly grateful for my time here at Radcliffe.

ZZ Packer 2014–2015 Lillian Gollay Knafel Fellow and writer

We had the freedom to push toward a deep understanding of our subjects. That’s one of the things the Radcliffe Institute does best: It allows for room to grow. As we presented our work and learned about one another's projects, there was a sense of self-consciousness falling away, a developing sense of play and exploration, a sense of listening, of interest across genres and across fields, one that introduced creative energy into everyone’s work.

Julie Orringer 2013–2014 Lisa Goldberg Fellow and fiction writer

The Radcliffe Fellowship Program is by far the most intellectually stimulating experience I have had in my decade at Harvard.

Edo Berger 2019–2020 Mildred Londa Weisman Fellow and a professor of astronomy at Harvard
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Harvard Gazette Coverage

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Lauren Groff smiles during her Radcliffe Fellow's Presentation

Spotted at Radcliffe: A Brain Exploding into Rainbows

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When the US Healthcare System Met the Comic Book

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Solving Disparities in Policing

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Making Higher Education Antiracist

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Uncovering an Ancient World

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The Good, Bad, and Scary of the Internet of Things

Poster depicting "Justice for George Floyd"

Facing the Denial of American Racism

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