Radcliffe Magazine
Spring 2024

Radcliffe Magazine Summer 2024
Ruth Teischman's pink plastic diary was found in the trash. Now it lives in the Schlesinger, where it has become part of Kathryn Allamong Jacob's The Diary Project. Photos by Kevin Grady/Harvard Radcliffe Institute; graphic by Melissa Rico/Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Portrait of Rob Verchick leaning against a handrail.

Amid Climate Disaster, a Ray of Hope

After experiencing Hurricane Katrina’s devastation firsthand, Rob Verchick devotes himself to promoting climate adaptation.

Why Verchick Is Optimistic

“Dear Diary”: American Lives in First Person

The Schlesinger Library is home to more than 3,000 volumes of personal diaries. One former curator is on a mission to read—and describe—as many as she can.

In Their Own Words
An older woman stands behind a chair, her hands on the back of it, and looks off to the side, smiling.

Who + Why

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Okafor sits in front of a book shelf, looking to the side.

Chika Okafor

What If We're Telling the Wrong Story about Climate Change?

“What I’m trying to see in my research is if there is a different way of talking about climate change that could have a much greater impact on generating the amount of public support that is required to mitigate the worst effects.”
Hazeledwards 07 By Kyala Batalha

Hazel Ruth Edwards

Place Making at Howard University and Beyond

“I envision producing a manuscript about the Howard research—as well as a playbook of sorts that could help other HBCUs or any type of institution uncover their connections to the indigenous people, slavery, and the disposition of their land.”
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Radcliffe Day 2024 in Photos

On Radcliffe Day 2024, our community gathered to honor a distinguished jurist with a fierce commitment to the ideals of due process and equal protection under the law.

Considering the Long Arc of Justice

Books

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Omar Dewachi and Ieva Jusionyte at BornCurious podcast recording

BornCurious: Wounds across Borders

Author Q & A

What do bodily injuries tell us about borders, violence, and our society? In this episode of our podcast, Born Curious, Omar Dewachi and Ieva Jusionyte—whose recent book Exit Wounds: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence across the Border is reviewed in this issue—talk about the role of ethnography in answering that question.
Illustration of an aAmerican flag flying over the sun setting on a moatly red river that has guns floating in it.

Following the “Iron River”

Reviews

Books by Isabel Galleymore, Lynne Jones, Ieva Jusionyte, and Cynthia Zarin
Following the Iron River

Vision and Impact

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Portrait of Rob Shapiro in Radcliffe Yard

Connecting through Learning

A man and a woman smile in front of the Schlesinger Library's elaborate iron-wrought staircase.

Investing in Knowledge and Community

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Newsmakers

In Newsmakers, read about the extraordinary achievements of Radcliffe alumnae, faculty, and fellows—including awards, publications, and other accomplishments.

Spring 2024